Daily Archives: March 3, 2011

Where I normally image, and the rig with the Orion triplet mounted

Here I am in the middle of a field in Middleburg, VA. Super pretty area. Quiet, peaceful, no one bugs me, and I even get pretty decent 3G reception so I can stay on the ‘net via 3G card in … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophotography and Astronomy | Leave a comment

Wednesday, March 2nd – Leo Triplet

CCDInspector screenshot of the field of the Orion triplet tonight with the Astro-Tech FF. Again, not perfect, but not way off either, so I didn’t mess with it. Here’s a screenshot of Maxim and guiding. Gusts to 30MPH, this was … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophotography and Astronomy | Leave a comment

Tuesday, March 1st – M51

Here’s the AT8RC field of view with CCDInspector tonight. Not bad, I didn’t feel like messing with the position of the camera/FF in the focuser drawtube so I left it alone. Here’s a screenshot of FocusMax, Maxim doing the guiding … Continue reading

Posted in Astrophotography and Astronomy | Leave a comment