Those clever chaps at FLO have released a shiny new weather site for all us astronomers… Lots of features and a road map of things to come – check out Clear Outside!
Category: Astronomy
Maintenance on the observatory
Well, back from holiday, summer is well and truly under way so time to start the maintenance on the observatory… This weekend (21st / 22nd June) I will be renewing the beading on the window, resealing the decking boards at the bottom of the sides, and re-staining those boards. The sealant I used last year...
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Altitude mod done!
Today (27th Apr) I took the opportunity to do a mod to my EQ6 to make the altitude adjustment easier. Read the step by step guide here or follow the link in the ‘Pages’ menu 🙂
A nice flat field
So, one of the queries I had with the new AtikOne was if would produce a flat field on the ED80 – otherwise it would need a field flattener… Well, pleased to say that after measuring an image from the setup, it appears that a flattener is not required! Good news indeed 🙂 Here is...
Atik One First Light
Well, the forecast held true and I was able to get first light on the new camera! Took a while to get the camera and guider focused properly – the moon was washing out many stars – but once that was done all things were go! I had a bit of a headache when the...