A proposal passed, that allowed the Cave 16″ Newtonian telescope to be replaced with a telescope with more advanced features. The new telescope is a Celestron C14, which came with new imaging equipment and a new mount. This would allow members to use the telescope to switch between imaging and visual observations. The first photo taken was on Sunday night by John Rush and Jeff Higgins. It’s of the Crescent Nebula, located in the constellation Cygnus. The photo shows how capable the new tracking is, and the potential the new telescope has. Come join us next Friday on the 23rd, […]
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I have been having issues with my mount balancing and tracking celestial objects. I am working on doing electronically assisted astronomy (EAA) and while I don’t need the precision and long term tracking that people doing astrophotography require, I do want to get a reliable series of exposures and maybe practice some AP before I decide to invest in a better mount. At the very least, I use a program called Sharpcap to run a series of shots while I sleep so I can see what I caught the next day and having reliable tracking is important. The video below […]