Starhouse Observatory Web Log
DAO Finale
Monday, August 13, 2007
Tonight is my last night on this DAO run. The weather, all in all, was, I’d say, typical. I got clouded out 2 nights of 6. Not too bad. I’m running right now, sucking down a meager stream of photons
Rain!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Well, my run here has been a bit of a bust. This star is too dim for the 1.2m telescope. We reconfigured the spectrograph further in the red to get more sensitivity but it’s still not enough. Now
DAO Video #1
Friday, August 10, 2007
Here is a short little video with a tour of the DAO 1.2m telescope.
PS – I love how iWeb (the software I use for this blog) uses the first frame of the video for the blog entry, insuring that all
DAO Day #1
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I arrived at the observatory today for my week long run. A very nice and knowledgeable fellow got me orientated and trained in on the telescope, dome and camera. This is a sweet, sweet spot. In
On The Lake
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
I spent the last few days “up north” at my families lake cabin. It’s in the middle of nowhere. The skies are very, very dark. I took one image of The Dumbbell Nebula, which came out OK. Subsequent
I’m experimenting with a blog for my observatory. Just notes about what I’m working on and such. Let me know what you think.
