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Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature another episode in a series based on Phil Harrington's book, Cosmic Challenge, a list of Deep-Space Objects that are literally "out of this world!" Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature another episode in a series based on Phil Harrington's book, Cosmic Challenge, a list of Deep-Space Objects that are literally "out of this world!" Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS41QTQ4QTIyM0Y1RTBGMUNE

Cosmic Challenge (Part 2) via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | Live Views of Outer Space

172 views May 10, 2023 12:43 pm

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature the first in a series based on Phil Harrington's book, Cosmic Challenge, a list of Deep-Space Objects that are literally "out of this world!" Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature the first in a series based on Phil Harrington's book, Cosmic Challenge, a list of Deep-Space Objects that are literally "out of this world!" Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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Cosmic Challenge (Part 1) via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | Live Views of Outer Space

186 views May 4, 2023 12:58 pm

Using electronically-assisted astronomy (EAA) techniques, we're chasing the final lap of Steve O'Meara's "The Secret Deep" list of Deep-Space Objects. Join us!

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Using electronically-assisted astronomy (EAA) techniques, we're chasing the final lap of Steve O'Meara's "The Secret Deep" list of Deep-Space Objects. Join us!

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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Chasing "The Secret Deep," Part 6 | Deep-Sky Objects via an 11" RASA Telescope using EAA Techniques

433 views April 24, 2023 1:43 am

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through Steve O'Meara's Hidden Treasures list of Deep-Space Objects. Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through Steve O'Meara's Hidden Treasures list of Deep-Space Objects. Thanks for joining us! Astronomy is now a team sport!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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Hidden Treasures in Deep Space (Part 7) via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA)

251 views April 18, 2023 12:39 pm

Tonight, we pick back up with the Caldwell List!

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting. 

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Tonight, we pick back up with the Caldwell List!

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting.

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS43RjdBQTMwNUUwRTA1QkE3

Live at the Telescope: The Caldwell Catalog, Part 12, via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA)

259 views April 13, 2023 12:14 pm

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - the 23rd edition in this series. In this video, we'll take on another batch of targets over the course of our 2-hour observing session. We're closing in on the last batch of targets in this list. Thanks for joining us!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - the 23rd edition in this series. In this video, we'll take on another batch of targets over the course of our 2-hour observing session. We're closing in on the last batch of targets in this list. Thanks for joining us!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS5CMDk1Q0MxREYyOTVEOTZF

Deep Space Easter Egg Hunt via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | The Herschel 400 (Part 23)

208 views April 9, 2023 1:08 pm

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - the 22nd edition in this series. In this video, we'll take on another batch of targets over the course of our 2-hour observing session. Can we observe 24 Deep Space Objects in two hours?  Thanks for joining us!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we feature, our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - the 22nd edition in this series. In this video, we'll take on another batch of targets over the course of our 2-hour observing session. Can we observe 24 Deep Space Objects in two hours? Thanks for joining us!

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS44NzQ1OTI1OUFFM0NFRTc5

Deep Space Scavenger Hunt via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | The Herschel 400 (Part 22)

225 views April 3, 2023 12:16 pm

In this Emerald Hills Skylet, we profile two targeting software packages: Astroplanner and Deep-Sky Planner. We suggest that, at the end of the day, it's a choice based on personal preference more than anything else. Which do you prefer?

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

In this Emerald Hills Skylet, we profile two targeting software packages: Astroplanner and Deep-Sky Planner. We suggest that, at the end of the day, it's a choice based on personal preference more than anything else. Which do you prefer?

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS5DODY2Qzc5Mzc1QkZEQ0NF

Two Targeting Software Packages: Astroplanner vs Deep-Sky Planner - Which Do You Prefer?

236 views April 2, 2023 6:38 pm

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we hoped to feature our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - but instead, we laughed as we chased cool clouds and talked about storm-chasing.

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we hoped to feature our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - but instead, we laughed as we chased cool clouds and talked about storm-chasing.

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd3FQbG5Bc0RuMEF1TVE4bmdLOGNNSS40MzEwNkU4RUE0MjhBRjg4

Deep Space Storm-Chasing via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | Cool Cloud Observations

108 views April 2, 2023 4:50 pm

Sky Portraits: Close-ups of a Deep Space Objects

YouTube

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we hoped to feature our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - but instead, we laughed as we chased cool clouds and talked about storm-chasing.

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA) opens up new vistas for those who would never be able to make time to travel to view the heavenlies through a scope like our RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface. Operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting, in this video, we hoped to feature our continuing chase through the Herschel 400 List of deep-space objects - but instead, we laughed as we chased cool clouds and talked about storm-chasing.

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEeGtoOXZENVBjaEZyZTdMVXR5OTlQMS45NDk1REZENzhEMzU5MDQz

Deep Space Storm-Chasing via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) | Cool Cloud Observations

108 views April 2, 2023 4:50 pm

Skylets: The Craft of Astronomy

YouTube

This "Skylet" is a quick-take on the Unity Platform Software that Pegasus Astro provides for products like our Powerbox Micro and USB distribution hub. It's a cool, colorful dashboard that allows for granular control of each and every port. It also gives great feedback for temperature, humidity, and much more.

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

This "Skylet" is a quick-take on the Unity Platform Software that Pegasus Astro provides for products like our Powerbox Micro and USB distribution hub. It's a cool, colorful dashboard that allows for granular control of each and every port. It also gives great feedback for temperature, humidity, and much more.

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

8 0

YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd005TEtOY2ZCOUhhTnFKLVdDMWpDRC5CQkEwRDA0MDkwNUM2MDY1

Quick-take on "Unity Platform" Software for Pegasus Astro Products: A Cool Control Panel & Dashboard

175 views April 18, 2023 1:34 am

In this Emerald Hills Skylet, we profile two targeting software packages: Astroplanner and Deep-Sky Planner. We suggest that, at the end of the day, it's a choice based on personal preference more than anything else. Which do you prefer?

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

In this Emerald Hills Skylet, we profile two targeting software packages: Astroplanner and Deep-Sky Planner. We suggest that, at the end of the day, it's a choice based on personal preference more than anything else. Which do you prefer?

We'll hope to play some background music for the first time in this session. We plan to use music from Stellardrone:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

We're grateful for their great sound. All of their music is used here under a Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution Unported License and is being used without having changed the tracks. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ The track list we hope to use:

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsS...
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

10 6

YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd005TEtOY2ZCOUhhTnFKLVdDMWpDRC5GNjAwN0Y0QTFGOTVDMEMy

Two Targeting Software Packages: Astroplanner vs Deep-Sky Planner - Which Do You Prefer?

236 views April 2, 2023 6:38 pm

This is a live stream of our early-morning comet-chasing attempts on Jan. 27, 2023, to locate Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). [Note: In the video, I struggle to remember how fast this comet is traveling. The actual speed is over 127,000 miles per hour. By comparison, the typical jet travels around 500mph.)

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting. 

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

This is a live stream of our early-morning comet-chasing attempts on Jan. 27, 2023, to locate Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). [Note: In the video, I struggle to remember how fast this comet is traveling. The actual speed is over 127,000 miles per hour. By comparison, the typical jet travels around 500mph.)

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting.

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and, at the request of our online friends, our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
and as of this broadcast, a new online store at:
https://emerald-hills-skies.myspreadshop.com/

Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd005TEtOY2ZCOUhhTnFKLVdDMWpDRC43NERCMDIzQzFBMERCMEE3

Early-Morning Comet-Chasing via Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA) - Real-Time Telescope Views

243 views January 27, 2023 7:26 pm

This is a live stream (and recording of a live stream) sharing an objective review of Stellarium, an open-source planetarium software designed to help amateur astronomers plan and envision their observing sessions both in advance and during the night.

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting. 

In this video, we make reference to the book by Stephen James O'Meara entitled,  "The Secret Deep," published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK, as well as New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, and Sao Paulo).

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us! 

Doug

This is a live stream (and recording of a live stream) sharing an objective review of Stellarium, an open-source planetarium software designed to help amateur astronomers plan and envision their observing sessions both in advance and during the night.

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review Stellarium as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface operating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting.

In this video, we make reference to the book by Stephen James O'Meara entitled, "The Secret Deep," published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK, as well as New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, and Sao Paulo).

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Stellarium
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp transformer
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Power Strip
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case (G-PRO-4U-13)

Please visit our website at:
https://emeraldhillsskies.com/
and the resource site for electronically-assisted astronomy at...
http://eaa101.com
and our Patreon site at...
https://www.patreon.com/EmeraldHillsSkies
Please stop back on this channel for more live streams and Emerald Hills Skies "Skylets" in the future!

Thanks for joining us!

Doug

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YouTube Video UExka0dpYXR0dmFEd005TEtOY2ZCOUhhTnFKLVdDMWpDRC41NTZEOThBNThFOUVGQkVB

Stellarium 1.0: Here's What I'm Learning (A Review "Live" at the Telescope)

481 views October 21, 2022 10:24 am

This is a live stream (and recording of a live stream) sharing an objective review of Deep-Sky Planner 8, an application designed to help amateur astronomers plan their observation sessions and record observations as they observe.

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review DSP8 as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface perating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting. 

In this video, we make reference to the book by Stephen James O'Meara entitled,  "The Secret Deep," published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK, as well as New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, and Sao Paulo).

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Starry Night Pro Plus by Simulation Curriculum
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap 4.0.92460 by Robin Glover
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp Single Output Switchable Power Supply
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Surge Protected Power Strip, 15ft Cord with 5-15P
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case with Shallow 13" Depth; (G-PRO-4U-13)

Thanks for joining us!

This is a live stream (and recording of a live stream) sharing an objective review of Deep-Sky Planner 8, an application designed to help amateur astronomers plan their observation sessions and record observations as they observe.

At Emerald Hills Skies, we use a technique called "Electronically-assisted Astronomy (EAA)." In this Emerald Hills Skies "Skylet," we review DSP8 as part of the craft that helps us do EAA each session. We regularly rely on a RASA 11-inch with a ZWO ASI2600MC Pro astro-camera and an Octopi-Astro camera interface perating on an iOptron CEM70G mount from a Pier-Tech Tele-Station 2 observatory on a Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height pier for precision "Go-To" targeting.

In this video, we make reference to the book by Stephen James O'Meara entitled, "The Secret Deep," published by Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, UK, as well as New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, and Sao Paulo).

The background music on this live stream was produced by Stellardrone and we're so grateful for the fact that he graciously makes it available without charge. Learn more at:
https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/stellardrone
https://soundcloud.com/stellardrone

Some might be interested in the equipment and software that we use. For whatever it's worth, we're relying on the following:

Optical Tube Assembly: 11-inch Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Primary Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Observatory: Pier-Tech Tele-station 2
Pier: Pier-Tech Adjustable-Height Pier
Dew Shield: Celestron 11 RASA Aluminum Dew Shield
All-Sky Camera - ZWO ASI178MM
The USB hub on the equipment plate (riding up on the scope) is a Pegasus Astro USB Control Hub.
That equipment plate also carries a Pegasus Astro Pocket Powerbox Micro to power the USB Hub and cameras, as well as control the dew heater bands to prevent dew build-up on the two cameras.
Filter: Celestron Light-Pollution Imaging Filter
Focus Motor: Celestron Focus Motor
Focusing Software: NINA with Hocus Focus plug-in by George Hilios (jokogeo)
Streaming software: OSB with Stream Deck
Planetarium software: Starry Night Pro Plus by Simulation Curriculum
Imaging (EAA) software: Sharpcap 4.0.92460 by Robin Glover
Portable operating solution: icron USB Raven 3124 USB 3-2-1 Extender operating indoors, approximately 200 feet from the observatory, with data being transported via fiber-optic cable
12V Power distributed by a power distribution by RIGrunner 4005i by West Mountain Radio
12V Power supply homemade using a MEAN WELL LRS-350-12 348W 12V 29 Amp Single Output Switchable Power Supply
110V Power distributed by a Tripp Lite 14 Outlet Network-Grade Rackmount PDU, 15A Surge Protected Power Strip, 15ft Cord with 5-15P
Rack at base of scope: Gator Cases Pro Series Rotationally Molded 4U Rack Case with Shallow 13" Depth; (G-PRO-4U-13)

Thanks for joining us!

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