Happy Thanksgiving from Charlie & little MOOSE

Seeing was very good but I had to deal with passing clouds which was frustrating at times. This region shows Mare Sirenum. Solis Lacus is setting on the lower right edge. Olympus Mons can be seen on t

Conditions were perfect today. These images show the region of Mare Cimmerium. Elysium can be seen just below the north polar hood. Sinus Gomer can be seeing sticking out on the left. The bright oval

I had a frustrating imaging run today. Seeing was good but clouds rolled it. I had to image the methane band through sucker clouds. It was overcast after the methane band image! I used the QHY5III462C

Hi all A little weather window =); Setup : AP 155 /F7 - Mach 2 with Flattner QHY268C : 25 x 180s DOF At home : Valbonne - France Have a nice day Alain

Hello, I have an AP130 EDF GT with the 3.5" focuser and I would like to know what is recommended configuration to perform astrophotography with an ZWO2600MM behind the field flattener and reducer. Act

I use a QUADTCC with a TEC 140 and a 92TCC and Field Flattener for the Stowaway. I've always found myself wanting a dust cover for the DoveLocs (for the TEC I've been threading back on the TEC endcap

NGC 7331 and the surrounding field are probably my favorite targets, it's like galaxy season in the fall. This image uses data from 2021 and 2022 for a total of 9 hours, 4.5 Lum and 1.5 each RGB. Shot

These images were taken using the QHY5III200M. Seeing was excellent this evening. Oval BA is well resolved. Note the light orange ring inside Oval BA. There are a lot of details resolved even up to th

I have a 1600AE Mount permanently set up on a pier inside a Pulsar 2.7 m observatory. After completing a 72-point model on the polar axis elevation on the East Side = -7679 & on the West side = -6317.

These images were taken using the QHY5III200M. Seeing was excellent this evening. Oval BA is well resolved. Note the light orange ring inside Oval BA. There are a lot of details resolved even up to th

Hi, Chris— Oh, my goodness! I can see that sending email to multiple addressees may not have been a good idea. Thank you for bringing my attention to the fact that what I was doing was not necessarily

These images of Saturn were taken using the new QHY5III200 camera. Seeing was excellent today. One thing interesting about this camera is that it takes half the time to capture a great image than the

Of course I want to clean the backside of my Traveler’s lens on a weekend — when AP is closed! Would someone here be able to provide the instructions for removing the Traveler’s lens cell? It seems li

Moon emerging from totality; while Uranus (@ 3 o'clock) is emerging from its occultation by the Moon. HDR shot (stack of 3 shots) with Canon 5D Mark IV coupled to an Astro-Physics Traveler with Field

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Cynthia and I are going to have to re-think our decision to make our winter home in Florida… —howard

Hi, I’m using an AP1200 with Skyfi box and Skysafari 6 Pro. I have read Skysafari has been updated to provide Park 3 position amongst other improvements. However when I tap disconnect after a session

Hey, Lowbrows and Astronuts— There was a nice transit of Io and its shadow across Jupiter last night, commencing with the Great Red Spot on display, so I got a few shots. Aperture was only 155mm and t

With Tropical Storm Nicole bearing down on Central Florida, was a bit lucky this AM with clear, though a bit hazy skies for the lunar eclipse. Links to three if the images below including one at dawn.