But you were pretty close!

Nice shot Stearling (wink wink)!

Big dishes! I went to the Green Banks (VA) star party a couple of times years ago (very nice and recommended) around the 4th of July every year. One of the activities was being able to work with one o

Very nice Don!

Great news James! If possible, hopefully we can also have a zoom connection for virtual broadcast after the planetarium is available for those not able to attend the meeting in person? Regards, Bob

Hello Don: I take dark frames with cooled astrocameras during day at the settings I will be using (temperature, binning, and sensitivity (if CMOS)) for a variety of exposure times. I am currently usin

Thanks Myron. I was happy to see the extent of the outer region. Hopefully I can keep working on this and get a few more hours on the silicon! Regards, Bob

Thanks John. It is definitely low in the sky and foreseeable clouds don’t make it any easier. Planet imaging is a whole new ballgame, for sure! Regards, Bob

I took this a couple of weeks ago with my Hyperion 12.5/8 using a Triad quad narrow band filter, and just did the flats today. 40 one-minute exposures stacked with a ZWO6200 bin2. Unfortunately, prett

Wouldn’t be bad if they would place them on long and lat lines and label them….

Robby: The BAS meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7 pm. I have a notice on all of those days and times on my outlook calendar. Regards, Bob

Don: I have the first version of the 11 inch RASA available for a new home at a very good price, if interested…. It has a funky focuser and not suitable for focus motors (as it is very stiff). The f/2

My 18 UC went over during use when a “breeze” caught the sail… especially when nearly straight up as I was changing eyepieces. No shroud if windy and no issue. After viewing, I cover it and use bungee

Oh my, sorry to hear that Don. I had various scopes blow over (my large binos at Okie Tex on my first light with it and broke the mount, and my 18UC several times until I learned I didn’t need to put

Hello Don. You may be interested in the attached object list I put together for (generally) large objects that may be of interest with your Hyperstar setup. Regards, Bob

Sorry for missing the meeting James; I totally forgot….. Regards, Bob

Still some nice detail!

and here are 3 from last night... Regards, Bob Robert Pitt, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE Emeritus Cudworth Professor of Urban Water Systems Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering

Sounds like you had a great night! Regards, Bob

Thanks Myron and Martin! My processing is mostly trial and error, but hopefully finding what works for me. Regards, Bob