Month: September 2011

Okay, temptation overtook me again . I pulled out the IR blocking filter and took an hour’s worth of images, plus enough calibration frames that I should have been able to eliminate the flaws in the previous images. The results, below, are better, but there are a few nagging issues. [G2:41283 class=g2image_centered exactsize=800] This time, …

M31 with a Meade DSI Pro II – reduxRead More

The weather was just too clear last night to avoid the temptation, so I dragged out my equipment and started taking pictures. Admittedly, almost anything done from here in Brooklyn, “pretty-picture” wise, has to be considered practice since it rarely works out unless its the moon or planets. But I thought I would try either …

M31 with a Meade DSI Pro IIRead More