The Issue When Scheduler is running, clouds can come in and disrupt operations. Obviously the threat of rain applies, but it also seems worthless to…
I have added a couple of new pieces of equipment: Camera: QSI683wsg. Got this used from OPT. It has the OAG and 7 filters (LRGB…
I have been going crazy trying to understand what adapters to use with the FSQ. It only has about an inch (29mm) of focuser travel,…
After the summer, I started firing up the observatory and encountered a few problems:( The Dec belt drive on the PMX failed. Had to install…
I have tried a variety of devices in an effort to have flat panel flats in the dome. All were failures: White cardboard square mounted…
The Davis VantagePro 2 weather system has been running well now for perhaps 5 years. We got actual rainfall the other day, a real soaker…
A few weeks ago I started using a light table to produce flat fields. These units use LEDs to illuminate a large screen. Apparently artists…
My observatory is in the Arizona desert. As such we get a tremendous amount of dust in the air. I’m sure there is a large…
FSQ Have obtained a new-to-me FSQ106EDIII. After some false starts I have the adapters from OPT and Texas Nautical. Built another bracket to attach the…
I have always used single star guiding in Maxim. However, in Maxim version 6 they implemented multi-star guiding. I wanted to test the multi-star compared…