Saturn 20230827 – opposition!
One of the first times that I can remember that I have been able to image a planet at opposition. In theory this would be the closest and best time…
Jupiter 20230724
Attached is the best image of Jupiter from Monday morning’s imaging session. Details are annotated onto the bottom of the image but just in case: Processed with firecapture, autostakkert! registax!…
Saturn 20230724
It has been a month or more? since the last clear morning skies that also worked with my schedule. Monday morning was nice! Details are annotated onto the bottom of…
Allsky1 rebuild
The SCGO Allsky1pi Camera system was rebuilt on June 12th, 2023. The testing of using a raspberry pi Cam F was a failure, so we went back to using the…
Luna 2023May23
The moon last evening, 4 days old, 18% illuminated. This was the 13th imaging session of the year for me and after a kit if basic mechanics/processes, I managed to…
Saturn 2023May17
Outside this morning for my first Saturn Season imaging run.. with the new ZWO ASI585MC camera Saturn was only 19 degrees off the horizon, seeing and transparency was poor, and…
A week of cloud
It’s been a week of cloud since the observatory was moved in place. A little more than that since the replacement observatory computer came along… And not one bit of…
Commissioning a new observatory computer
The existing laptop has been used as a telescope mount control and image capture for a few years. It has had its issues… USB2 only (not USB3 which most astro…
How to move an observatory
The Starlight Cascade Gardens and Observatories Serenity II observatory needed to move. It has been in its current location for approximately two years. In that time some of the thoughts…
Aurora KP8 2023April24
The static image from Google Pixel 6 Nightsight feature… a 4 minute exposure stacked and aligned. below is the video that created this static image. Of course it was cloudy……
The google pixel 6 smartphone and nightsight
Wow! For wide field astrophotography I do not believe I have seen anything better! Attached is a 4 min exposure by nightsight, which stacks the moving bits only. Here you…
Radiojove back in operation
Our Radiojove telescope system went offline on 2023 March 21st. We found the issue… a chewed through in two places audio cable running from the RJ receiver to the USB…
Aurora! 2023March23
Aurora! Big storm! Lots of cloud. This is from the google pixel 6a smartphone on a tripod… nightsight 4 minute exposure, 7MB. We will add some still images later today.…
Comet C/2022 E3 (ztf)
I think I am behind the lot of you, in that last night was my first look at Comet C/2022 E3 (ztf). Kim was also out using the 20cm dobsonian…