Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.
....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.
You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!
Great to see you’re okay.
I was starting to worry about you.
Your setup looks great and I hope the weather holds for you.
Looking forward to seeing your results.
Jim
I take it you got through the HOA B.S.?
nikonshooter wrote:
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.
....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.
You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks sin... (
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Good luck Ed hope to see the results from y'all.
Craig
SonnyE
Loc: Communist California, USA
Woo-Hoo!
Go get-em, Ed!
My chit is packed in the basement of our RV. So of course, nothing but clear night skies here lately.
We're headed for the Daughters in Washington State for a Grandson's HS graduation. And Grandma is flying home.
Then I'm stayin for +/- a month to go fishing and spend time up there with the two youngest Grandkid's of theirs. And camp in their 5 acre backyard.
Then bringing the youngest Grand Daughter down for a Summer vacation visit.
They want to go surf fishing, and Grandpa's got the goods for that, too.
I was going to buy an identical outfit like yours but I elected to put my 3 Daughters thru medical school instead! My wallet smokes just thinking about it!!!
Ed , that looks amazing side by side setups that's awesome !
nikonshooter wrote:
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks since we had a night with limited clouds and no showers predicted. Today - there were none - so I fired up the Vixen with the Quark Chromosphere - along with the ASI174MM-C camera and took close to 30,000 frames of the sun - surface, proms, and flats. So now I have something to process.
....and tonight - if the clouds steer clear - the wide field on the right will be fixed first on the Hercules cluster, M13 - then on to Rho Oph for some narrowband.
You sure can't tell it from the pic but I only have two wires from the scope now....data and power for each. No more snags or worries during an unattended flip!
Give are take a few days...it has been 5 weeks sin... (
show quote)
I have a dopey question: Do you have a weather proof cover over your rig or must you setup everything whenever you need it?
DickC
Loc: NE Washington state
Wow, some great looking equipment!!!
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