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Stargazing trip preparation guide from Tsula

Thursday, June 27, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

Planning a stargazing trip involves careful preparation to ensure an enjoyable and productive experience. To start, selecting the right equipment is essential. You’ll want a telescope or binoculars that are portable and easy to set up, especially if you’re heading to a remote location. Consider the power requirements of your equipment as well, ensuring you h...

LuckyStackWorker automates solar image processing

Sunday, June 23, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield

LuckyStackWorker is a desktop application designed to streamline and expedite the post-processing of planetary, lunar, and solar image stacks produced by popular stacking software such as AutoStakkert. It enables rapid bulk post-processing of Solar System Object image stacks captured through the Lucky Imaging technique using a telescope and an astronomy camera. Typicall...

Enchanted Skies Star Party 2024

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 by Freeman Lightner

The Enchanted Skies Star Party (ESSP) 2024 is set to run from Thursday to Sunday, October 3-6, marking a significant milestone in its 31-year history. Originally launched in 1994 by staff from New Mexico Tech and NRAO's VLA, ESSP will, for the first time, be held at the Montosa Ranch Campground. This new location, situated just eight miles from the VLA center, offer...

Euclid mission reveals 5 new panoramas of the universe

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 by Russ Scritchfield

The first release of scientific data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Euclid mission features five wide-view images of spectacular stellar nurseries and distant galaxies, sharp and deep in vision. The broad view of the Early Release Observations of the Euclid observed five images released. Up to now, the mission has released five pieces in total of scientific ...

Lucky Imaging technique captures M51 in vivid detail

Sunday, May 19, 2024 by Robert Majewski

I decided to image Deep Sky objects with available software a number of years ago. However, I found a number of problems, like the autoguiding calibration code that failed to calibrate for various reasons, and guide stars were hard to find. So, I decided to write my own software for DSO image acquisition. The "Lucky Image" M51 image was taken with an 8...