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Dyson’s Radio, Free from Friday through Sunday, February 24th, 2019
See the previous post for details on the book. For some reason the originally scheduled sale on Wednesday didn’t fire.
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Published My First eBook!
When an amateur astronomer detects a modulated signal in the flash of a nova burst, the race is on to capture and decode the signal before it’s too late. This science fiction short story is my first self-published eBook through … Continue reading
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I think I’m done!
I started writing this post just over a year ago and then realized I wasn’t done, so I didn’t get much further than a title and a first line that I tossed. However, at this point I think I’m about … Continue reading
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NexStarEquatorial Driver Released for Testing
In my ongoing quest to fully automate my observatory, I’ve been developing a number of ASCOM standard drivers for most of my custom equipment. The one thing I’ve wanted to do for some time is to find an alternative to … Continue reading
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Upgrading my Autoguider Camera
As we progressed through another galaxy season, I was constantly fighting to find a guide star that keeps my target framed. With my remote controlled off-axis guider (OAG) setup, if I can’t find a good star in the guide camera … Continue reading
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A Sad Day for TXMOST!
Today was a sad day for the Texas Museum of Science and Technology as the temporary location in Cedar Park closed its doors. It would have been a great day had that been due to moving into a permanent facility, … Continue reading
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New All-Sky Camera
My original NTSC all-sky camera had degraded to the point where it was useless. The main problem was that the acrylic dome had weathered and aged to a fogged up brown color, but I also decided it was time for … Continue reading
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Introducing 3D Astrophotography
Today I’m introducing another artistic astrophotography processing gallery. Through a rather complicated and painstaking process, it’s possible to convert a standard astrophoto into a 3D image. The actual 3D appearance is artificially created, but it still gives an idea of what … Continue reading
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Introducing “Astro Art”
You may notice that there’s a new folder in the gallery for what I refer to as “Astro Art.” About a year ago I had an inspiration for an image of what it might look like to see one of … Continue reading
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New Print-on-Demand Products
I’ve debated having an option for direct-printing of the various photos on the website here, and while most all of the images can be downloaded full size and printed by individuals, I’ve found an approach that I think will be … Continue reading
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