Messier Marathon Spring 2024: 10 hours, 108 Deep-Sky Objects, an 11-inch RASA, and Friends! скачать в хорошем качестве

Messier Marathon Spring 2024: 10 hours, 108 Deep-Sky Objects, an 11-inch RASA, and Friends!

On this night of April 6-7, 2024, we were able to capture 108 of the 110 Messier Catalog, losing only M74 and M77 in the setting sun. So in this video record of the experience, you'll view all 108 objects through our RASA 11-inch telescope via a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. We operate with an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting. Join us! Astronomy is now a team sport! Note: We did take a (roughly) 90-min. break around 3am. You could fast forward/scrub through that break to save even more time! Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following: Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope Mount: iOptron CEM70G Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2 Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM ScopeCam - TP-Link TAPO C325WB The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub. That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras. Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo) Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck Planetarium, targeting, and logging software: SkyTools 4 Visual Pro Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap Portable operating solution: iron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable 12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio 110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13) Please visit our website at: https://emeraldhillsskies.com/ and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at... http://eaa101.com and our online store at: https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreads... Thanks for joining us! Doug