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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 [...]

Astronomy Cast- Weekly Facts-Based Journey Through the Cosmos

Sunday, 13 December, 2009 13:14 Written by Ray Shore 2 Comments

Having a good grasp of astronomy is a nice compliment to astrophotography. Understanding planets, stars, nebula’s, galaxies, and all of the other imaging targets along with the overall workings of the universe only enhances the experience of this excellent pastime!

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NexRemote Telescope Control for CGEM

NexRemote Installation Setup
Sunday, 29 November, 2009 13:06 Written by Ray Shore 17 Comments

My review of the Celestron CGEM continues. This article is dedicated to my experience with NexRemote telescope control. This is the first time that I have ever used NexRemote and some things were a bit tricky. But after figuring it out, I thoroughly enjoyed using it! So I hope to provide some helpful hints on getting [...]

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CGEM Drift Alignment Procedure

CGEM Drift Align
Thursday, 29 October, 2009 17:23 Written by Ray Shore 35 Comments

This procedure covers the steps I take to perform a drift alignment on my Celestron CGEM telescope. Although the All-Star Aligment routine works really well to get the CGEM closely aligned with the celestial pole, I have found that the alignment needs to be refined further to be suitable for astrophotography. Note that this polar alignment procedure [...]

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