Did some cold weather Seestar imaging under bortal 2-3 clear moonless night. Only hang-up was the wind. Gust between 10 and 20 mph, made for a nasty wind chill given the ambient 24° temperature. Some targets had as many as 30% dropped frames. But here is the California nebula and Andromeda @nightsky45astronomyclub37@Seestar_astro
So it has been a typical Oct. / Nov. Weather week in the PNW with rain, drizzle, intermittent downpour and of course always overcast. We at least got to see the sun for a few minutes today...oh wait it's gone again. And if it is raining all evening and night, the weather likes to trick you by looking like it will be clearing up. There is a reason the fictional characters in Twilight sought out the PNW as a home base. Lots of overcast to hide the stars. I guess I could always subscribe to a remote site but some of us enjoy doing eye to glass time. But I do enjoy seeing all the great posts by those that have clear skys.
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Did some cold weather Seestar imaging under bortal 2-3 clear moonless night. Only hang-up was the wind. Gust between 10 and 20 mph, made for a nasty wind chill given the ambient 24° temperature. Some targets had as many as 30% dropped frames.
But here is the California nebula and Andromeda @nightsky45astronomyclub37 @Seestar_astro
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When the moon is full or nearly so, look to our Sun. Just make sure you have proper filters, so you are eye safe.
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#M101 on #Seestar S30 149 minutes is a combination of several viewing sessions, some with some haze. Compare that to the 99 minutes under rural dry air and the sharpness goes up.
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Orion with exposure variance on Seestar part 1
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So it has been a typical Oct. / Nov. Weather week in the PNW with rain, drizzle, intermittent downpour and of course always overcast. We at least got to see the sun for a few minutes today...oh wait it's gone again. And if it is raining all evening and night, the weather likes to trick you by looking like it will be clearing up.
There is a reason the fictional characters in Twilight sought out the PNW as a home base. Lots of overcast to hide the stars. I guess I could always subscribe to a remote site but some of us enjoy doing eye to glass time.
But I do enjoy seeing all the great posts by those that have clear skys.
Stellae semper tibi luceant
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