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Welcome to my Astronomy Blog.  Really, this is just a place for me to journal my thoughts and experiences while observing.

First Session of 2014

May 22, 2014
Well, it's been many months since I've been out in the observatory. Between a bitterly cold winter, the "Polar Vortex", piles of snow, and my laptop being nabbed to use w...
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Fall has come

September 18, 2013
Although my last blog was back in August, I've actually played around with solar since, but have neglected to keep any notes of those observing sessions. I've managed to...
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A quick bit of solar

August 14, 2013
Took a bit of time today to head out to the observatory, get everything up and running again, and capture some solar images. It was partly cloudy so I was shooting in bet...
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More Planetary Experimentation

June 03, 2013
Spent a couple of hours tonight experimenting some more with the QHY5L-II and saturn. I had a bit more luck working with the 2x powermate, but images seem blurry and nois...
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Sunny Sun

May 29, 2013
I took a bit of time yesterday to head outside and do some experimenting with the solar scope to see if I could eliminate the Newton's Rings. Long story short, I couldn't...
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