Near Earth Object Confirmation
More of a note-to-self than a blog post… How to go about confirming NEO’s listed on the NEOCP.
Astronomy
Astronomy
Some astrophotography
I’ve recently tried taking some long exposure images just to see how the observatory handles the light pollution. To make life easier I’m using an Astronomik CLS-CCD filter with the DSLR. The one I currently have is for a t-ring, though since these images have worked out well I think I’ll get the clip in
Astronomy
Using Astrometrica for DSLR Astrometry
Astrometrica is a great piece of software to analyse images to search for and record the positions of objects. However getting it to work with a DSLR image can be a bit tricky. Here’s how I do it:
Astronomy
Z72 Operational Software Setup – October 2013
Before I built the observatory I used to only use the laptop when I was going to try imaging. Now the laptop is almost always used unless I really am only doing visual astronomy and don’t want to bother with planetarium software, in which case the laptop and camera are a distraction to trying to