Saturday, April 21, 2018
happy IAD!
Happy International Astronomy Day! Keep looking up. Keep wondering. Keep asking why, how far, when, how...
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- NEOS online
- checked camera
- still lots of snow
- found north (Koshlong Lake)
- new power tanks
- watched meeting
- learned of new camera
- saw a Moon rising (Coldwater)
- did I see a logo?
- returned to NGC 4216 (Halifax)
- returned to NGC 4039 (Halifax)
- shot 27 Hya (Halifax)
- repaired second cross-hair
- watched the video
- back at base
- beyond human vision
- sent a note
- he found it very useful
- started cross-hair repair
- happy IAD!
- saw TESS on DSN
- learned TESS is powered
- OK to go
- read tracker comparison
- learned about SkyGuider
- explosions and green fuzzies
- TESS scrubbed
- they made it
- learned how to align
- 2¼ years
- tapped a bracket
- missed Mars event
- hacked a cap
- snapped a hair
- worked on the BDT alt-az base
- made M47 colour image
- built alt-az base
- reworked the alt-az plates
- just a couple more
- received some NGC 4517 data (Halifax)
- the only way
- easy to do
- all this beauty
- clear from the curb (Bradford)
- upgraded deep red
- confirmed TESS time
- TESS at the Cape
- battery options
- chatted on apps
- imaged galaxy NGC 4214 again (Halifax)
- processed HR 8025 in colour
- honoured
- checked locations
- only one left
- captured NGC 6445 (Halifax)
- snapped the Little Ghost (Halifax)
- went for NGC 4437... (Halifax)
- stump an astronaut
- spotted a cap
- Peter peeked
- hold the phone
- reviewed ES 2603
- sent my notes
- make your own power tank
- imaged NGC 1502 (Halifax)
- aimed at 33 Ori (Halifax)
- updated project table
- brief burn
- old stars
- submitted draft
- saw her award
- learned of another source
- two more down
- captured NGC 4494 (Halifax)
- imaged NGC 4526 (Halifax)
- monitored the fall
- the wow factor
- others had trouble too
- imaged SN 2017eaw (Halifax)
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