The final hurdle at this point was finding an enclosure that satisfied a few criteria. It needed to be weatherproof first of all. While it’s pretty dry where I planContinue readingBuilding an All-Sky Off-Grid Camera: Part 4

The second problem to be solved when working off-grid is power. Solar seemed like the obvious choice—if not the only choice. I suppose a wind turbine might have been anContinue readingBuilding an Off-Grid All-Sky Camera: Part 3

The first “problem” to overcome with an off-grid all-sky camera is connectivity. There’s no sense in taking all-sky photos if you can’t get them uploaded someplace you can see them.Continue readingBuilding an Off-Grid All-Sky Camera: Part 2

In 2021, I purchased a 20 acre property in a remote part of my home state on the eastern slopes of the Cascades. It sits high above the valley floor,Continue readingBuilding an Off-Grid All-Sky Camera:Part 1

I’ve been running a Raspberry Pi 4 for the last couple of seasons as my imaging computer. That setup has worked pretty well. But the upgrades to KStars/Ekos have outstrippedContinue readingOrange Pi as Imaging Computer

I recently spent a night imaging remotely at a dark site about 30 minutes from my house. When I started processing the results, I noticed a single frame that hadContinue readingIt’s a Bird? It’s a Plane? No, just incompetence.

Many of us have limited sky views. As I’ve mentioned a thousand times here, my backyard view is abysmal. Not only do I have no view of Polaris… I haveContinue readingEKOS’ New Polar Alignment Routine is the Bee’s Knees

This spring marks my first “Galaxy Season” as an astroimager. Let me clarify: this spring marks my first “Galaxy Season” as a completely incompetent, at times bumbling, wanna be astroimager.Continue readingInaugural Galaxy Season

I’ve seen quite a few photos of nebulae on Astrobin where the stars have been completely removed. Some of these are absolutely seamless… you can’t see even a trace ofContinue readingNaked Rosette: Removing Stars with StarNet++