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- Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: Battery pack
- Replies: 26
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Battery pack
My old Duracell 28 AH battery pack let me down at Stellafane- I had used it around the house a few times over the last 6 months and it seemed fine, but once it started running the laptop and the mount and camera it was dead in 30 minutes. I can't complain, I've had it for about 20 years. I've decide...
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 7:57 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Stellafane Dew broke records
- Replies: 8
- Views: 836
Re: Stellafane Dew broke records
Great image Frank, spectacular field of view. 2.5 hours- no wonder you had plenty of time to stand around shooting the breeze with everyone!
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:35 pm
- Forum: Astronomical Events
- Topic: Betelgeuce
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1257
Re: Betelgeuce
Welcome back Jerry. You know it will be cloudy that night
- Sat Aug 06, 2022 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Messier 20 - the Trifid Nebula
- Replies: 2
- Views: 373
Re: Messier 20 - the Trifid Nebula
That's an awesome image Pete, motivates me to give the Trifid another try when I get the gear out in a few weeks, well done!
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
- Replies: 7
- Views: 635
Re: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
Sure Pete, perhaps I can drop it off tomorrow morning- I'll text you
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:48 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
- Replies: 7
- Views: 635
Re: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
Pete I have a Baader field flattener, not even sure where I got it- I was fiddling with it at Stellafane and it's too big for a 1.25" EP, too small for a 2" EP. I was trying to figure out what the heck I could use it for as it turns out to be for a DSLR as it has a T2/M42 connection. Long ...
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 8:02 am
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
- Replies: 7
- Views: 635
Re: IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula
Very nice Pete! Have you given up on the hyperstar? The LX? You are getting beautiful images out of that little refractor!
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: World Weather Map
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2525
Re: World Weather Map
Very cool Tom, thanks!
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 8:30 am
- Forum: Galileo's Gabfest
- Topic: The Fourth Moon
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2847
Re: The Fourth Moon
I was about to say I didn't realize Jupiter was following so close to the moon, and how is the moon still up at 4 AM- then I saw the date of your picture. Yeah alignments like this are always nice to see- but 4 AM? A hard "nope"
- Sun Jul 10, 2022 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Imager's Studio
- Topic: Sunday, Funday
- Replies: 6
- Views: 608
Re: Sunday, Funday
Nice Steve, what solar scope do you have?