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So I’ve been helping a new friend out with his new 11″ Celestron Edge HD telescope with Celestron NightScape CCD and NexGuide imaging setup, and about the time he was getting set up to make some progress, he broke his … Continue reading →

It’s been several weeks since I posted them, but I’ve put up a couple of sets of pictures showing the last several months of work to get power and water out to the observatory and animal shed, as well as … Continue reading →

While we weren’t able to see the full annular eclipse from the Austin area, I was able to capture the first 50 minutes or so of the solar eclipse before losing it in the trees.  I’ve posted a couple of … Continue reading →

It’s really happening! After many months of work on the footings and site prep (not to mention the design work to get to that point), I’m finally getting the slab for the observatory poured. I have plenty of pictures to … Continue reading →

I just got back from my hike across the hill from the Union Square area in San Francisco over to the Scope City store near Fisherman’s Wharf. Given that we don’t have a brick and mortar scope store in the … Continue reading →

Hi Everyone, I’ve been working on a 3-D model of the observatory to let me work out all the dimensional issues and make sure I’m happy with it before I start any construction. I’ve uploaded an isometric view and an … Continue reading →

We lucked into scheduling our vacation in Kauai to coincide with the monthly star party of the Kauai Educational Association for Science & Astronomy (K.E.A.S.A.) and were able to enjoy some really nice dark skies.  I’ve posted some pictures from the star … Continue reading →

Well, after months of fiddling with this off and on every few weeks, I finally got a process of the Rosette that both I and my wife like.  Now maybe I’ll work on a few other nebulae shots I have … Continue reading →

You may notice some changes to the layout of the site. I’m going to subdivide the astrophotos a bit. So far I’ve pulled the planetary out of the rest, making a nicer looking first page to the gallery. At some … Continue reading →

Hi all. I just updated both the gallery and blog to the latest versions. Looks like everything is working well, but please feel free to let me know if you find a problem. I’ve also started updating a site of … Continue reading →