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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 8 hours, 9 minutes ago

    I’m working with the Orion StarSeekerIV mount (Randy provided) and it’s built in WiFi and the Windows version of the SynScan Pro app. Using the Stellarium telescope plug in module it is possible to aim (slew) the AT80ED scope by clicking on the interactive sky map. One has to first define the ‘telescope’ configuration. I did this using the ASC…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 9 hours, 24 minutes ago

    Luka B. and Mike C. have provided me with great ways to use the AT80ED refractor with my Canon Rebel T5 camera. I had been unable to reach the focal point except with an eyepiece projection technique. This worked but there was a lot of distortion (curving peripheral field) in the images. Luka suggested using a Barlow lens to diverge the light…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 week ago

    Whoops had a double negative in above post (two ‘nots’ in third line above).  Erase the second ‘not’.  BTW, is there a way to edit our posts (as we had in the legacy forum)?

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 week ago

    Was out at 11 pm and the northern skies were bright with what I could not really distinguish between northern lights and thin clouds with falling precip illuminated by Rochester city lights.  Colors were subdued and some areas seem to obscure background stars and so I was not leaning towards the phenomon not being northern lights.  Today my n…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 weeks ago

    Thank you Jim! Must admit I am taken with the quality of this refractor. I’ve also “revived my old Canon T5 Rebel camera and the eyepiece projection components that had been gathering dust. The spring (looking ahead of course) night sky is great for seeing the most first magnitude stars. Wanting to test that AT80ED telescope further I have…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 1 week ago

    Whoops. I have downsized the image below.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 1 week ago

    Another clear evening and just had to go out with the AT80ED to observe and photograph. Below is a 32 second view of M42 using the recovered refractor and Orion 6.3 MegaPixel camera.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Thanks Josef! Finally, the image below, (while not a true masking effect), shows how combining a previous evening’s longer exposure of M 42 with a shorter exposure highlighting the trapezium allows some detail to be seen in the bright center of M 42 and the “bat wing” appearance of the nebula.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 3 weeks ago

    Absolutely!
    Doing some observing with that small refractor donated to the club last meeting (AT80ED, 3.1 inch F7). After Jay and I cleaned it up I obtained an Orion motorized mount from Randy and got out the last 2 nights to observe and image with the scope and my Orion 6.3 Mpixel camera.
    The file below is an animated gif of the Trapezium area of…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 1 month, 4 weeks ago

    Comet 96P Machholz is back in the SOHO C3 sky swinging around the sun and at perihelium today (see the SOHO gif movie below.  The last visit I believe was around Oct. 29, 2017.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2023 January Meeting Minutes in the forum Meetings 2 months, 1 week ago

    P.S.  The mouse is photoshopped!  A dead mouse was NOT found!

    Bob

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic 2023 January Meeting Minutes in the forum Meetings 2 months, 1 week ago

    Hello Randy

    Minutes reviewed; thanks.  (BTW the last name is spelled Fealey).  Jay and I have done an initial cleaning of the AT80ED refractor.  I have a brief Power Point presentation on our efforts I will send it to you either here as an attachment or via your email.  Haven’t had it mounted for a star diffraction test but have viewed some ter…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 2 months, 3 weeks ago

    The December 30th early evening (6:30 pm) sky was great for observing the moon and Jupiter with the 4.5 inch Starblast telescope. I had purchased the Orion 2x Shorty Barlow and was eager to try it with the Orion 6.3 megapixel camera. Was happy to easily get a sharp focus at approximately 150 magnification. In the photos below the moon was a still…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    And a quick video of Mars occultation at 9:03 pm.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Here’s a image about 8 minutes before Mars disappeared. 10 in SCT and 6.3 Mpixel camera.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Observing tonight? in the forum General Discussion 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Lets observe Mars occultation by the moon tonight. Times are approximately 9:03 pm for disappearance and 10:09 for reappearance. Weather is forecast to be clear skies.

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 4 months, 1 week ago

    Venus, Mercury and delta Scorpii (Dschubba) line up east of the Sun and are joined by a CME from the sun’s west side.

     

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 4 months, 2 weeks ago

    Here is an interesting website that contains cool animations and graphics and data concerning the Moon’s occultation of Mars in December and the total solar eclipse of 2024 https://www.shadowandsubstance.com/

     

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 4 months, 3 weeks ago

    Lunar eclipse photos from early this morning. Fortunately, the sky was still clear and the moon well placed in the Western sky. Had a nice view thru my 7 power finder scope with multiple stars and possibly Uranus in the same field of view. Photos taken during early (Starblast) and late (guide) totality. Stills from Orion 6.3 M pixel camera…[Read more]

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    fealeybob14 replied to the topic Armchair Observations in the forum General Discussion 4 months, 3 weeks ago

    Venus, Mercury and a pair of mini sun-grazing comets in todays (11/6/2022) SOHO C3 video! https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/Theater/

    Both mini comets come in from the 5 o’clock position. Venus is brilliant on the left and Mercury, almost in superior conjunction, on the right.

     

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