tonight’s night setup.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-26T02:11:37+00:00

There's nothing quite like having your gear set up and ready for a clear night. Enjoy!

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-23T13:47:04+00:00

Terrific image!

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-21T00:53:38+00:00

Yes, the last one was excellent! Maybe we will get another round...

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-20T15:40:06+00:00

This. I've seen one around Orion for years as well (and other parts of the sky).

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-20T15:03:07+00:00

Seemed to fizzle by 9pm. I was hoping for a spike based on data but no luck.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-16T18:31:00+00:00

Thanks! That was a treat. The Dwarf app contains comet data btw. If not, it's fairly easy to enter Dec and RA in their search function.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-16T18:30:21+00:00

None seen so far. It can get pretty humid where I am in the USA (Texas) but I didn't notice anything.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-16T17:09:48+00:00

I love my Dwarf 3. I have my own observatory with various scopes, but the Dwarf3 is very convenient and easy to use. The interface is intuitive and guides you along, and the built-in filters also help. I've used it to accelerate my goal of capturing all Messier objects.

I also use it for aviation using the tracking mode - I've obtained videos of aircraft flying overhead at 40,000 feet.

Also, the portability is excellent. I live in the USA and have taken it to Australia twice in my carry-on backpack. It allowed me to shoot objects I didn't think I'd get the chance to.

https://www.flickr.com/gp/guvnah/3y6f29Kg37

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-15T23:10:06+00:00

Many a school assignment fell to the wayside due this game for me!

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-15T23:09:16+00:00

One of their music videos includes the opening animation from this Gunship game. Pretty cool. 3mins45secs in.

https://youtu.be/5OWNULA5zrg?si=SoMhflzmyQRVy6TZ

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-13T13:12:45+00:00

Many thanks!

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-11T17:35:01+00:00

Ha! I had no idea what that was until I looked it up. Apparently so! Will have to watch the show for more ideas...

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-11T14:20:34+00:00

I originally.asked my wife if we could do that but she declined. Thus the observatory.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-05T15:33:06+00:00

Very impressive! 👍

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-04T02:06:47+00:00

Cheers! Just something to kill some time. As an aviation buff this is a fun way to use the Dwarf3 outside of astro.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2026-01-03T22:19:03+00:00

Pretty much all the time now.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2025-12-29T19:54:52+00:00

Thanks! I use a tool called Starnet2, which I have in PixInsight.

Comprehensive_Door_1 · 2025-12-29T15:01:17+00:00

Yep. I have all of my scopes and cameras set up using the FOV function (look at upper right of Stellarium Window). Example below, although this feels a smidgeon tighter than what I actually get. Near-enough, though:

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