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CGEM Pier and Observatory at DaltonSkyGazer

cgem-pier-observatory
Monday, 05 July, 2010 07:07 Written by Ray Shore 1 Comment

Hello everyone. It’s been awhile since I’ve made a post but wanted to give you a heads-up on what’s happening over at DaltonSkyGazer. Jeff Turner is in the process of establishing a permanent setup for his CGEM Edge 800HD and Meade 80mm 5000 Series APO. This setup includes a rock-solid pier and personal dome observatory. If [...]

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Interview with Jay GaBany- Blackbird Observatory

Tuesday, 20 April, 2010 20:32 Written by Ray Shore 8 Comments

If you spend enough time researching astrophotography, chances are you will encounter the work of Jay GaBany of Blackbird Observatory in New Mexico. Jay is an accomplished astrophotographer with many of his works appearing on popular space-related websites such as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). His images have been featured in numerous magazine articles and books [...]

Orion Starshoot Autoguider Review

Orion Awesome Autoguider- Starshoot Autoguider and ST80 Refractor
Saturday, 20 March, 2010 19:17 Written by Ray Shore 18 Comments

After using my StarShoot autoguiding system for the first time, I realized that it was one of the best investments that I have ever made in astrophotography equipment. It was nice to produce a series of frames that didn’t have to be sorted through for the very few that were suitable for stacking and processing. [...]

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CGEM Review Part 4- Astrophotography

Autoguider on CGEM
Sunday, 31 January, 2010 18:39 Written by Ray Shore 23 Comments

After getting the necessary equipment together and waiting for a clear night,  I finally got to try out astrophotography with my CGEM! I spent a lot of time yesterday getting my observatory prepared with some last minute touches. Soon after sundown, I was performing a polar alignment in preparation for imaging M42, the Orion Nebula. This would [...]

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CGEM Astrophotography- The Next Phase

CGEM Setup for Astrophotography
Wednesday, 06 January, 2010 20:45 Written by Ray Shore 12 Comments

The next phase for me with my Celestron CGEM is to begin using it for astrophotography. I have done some webcam imaging of Jupiter with marginal results (not due to the CGEM, but other factors such as seeing conditions), but much of my interest is in imaging deep space objects such as nebula, star clusters, and [...]

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