Tag: NGC3628

Observing Session: 21, April

26/04/2015
Astronomy
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This evenings session was Galaxies all the way. The nights are now starting to warm up a little and it’s nice to observe wearing just two fleeces now 🙂  Leaving behind the fleece lined trousers and boots as well as the outer jacket and wooly hat,  means Winter is now well and truly behind us. I’m hoping I can cram in a a load more observing sessions before that June/July period  where it never really get…

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Observing Session 23, April

29/04/2014
Astronomy

Nearly the end of April and this has been my first proper observing session of 2014. A really terrible start to the year! The one or two clear nights in March weren’t helped buy pointing problems on the G11. The RA motor decided to go tits up and  slews were 20° off,  at boot up.  I had to resort to a ‘Cold Start’ and rebuild the pointing model. Things will be okay for 10…

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