The Long Ride Home
Sleet, snow, ice, and freezing fog, Oh My! We have started our twenty hour, two day, trip home. It’s a LONG ride for sure… luckily we enjoy the company! Follow
All Systems Go!
To say that I’m excited would be an understatement. The upgrade in the observatory is proving to be a game changer. Extremely fast glass, giant sensor tech, and precision tracking
It’s All In the Details
You’ve heard it said. “It’s the little things”. And it really is. For me, little things add up to the big things. So how about another list of little things…
A 20 Hour Drive
We made it. The annual February maintenance trip to MaRIO is underway as we arrived early yesterday morning. We uninstalled two telescopes and then installed two new telescopes in the
Catching Photons
Twice a year, I drive out to Marathon Texas to maintain a telescope I’ve had the privilege of installing and controlling in the Marathon Remote Imaging Observatoy (or MaRIO). It’s
Grand Plans
Yes I did. I had grand plans. Recently I finished a five year project in Orion. On the way to completion I had many problems and failures. It took all of
Background Noise
Is there anything better than listening to a scheduled launch and it’s preparations? From the days of the space shuttle until now, finding a live launch (carried on major news
A tale of two LRGB filter sets…
Which filters should I buy? Which filters are right for my telescope? The simple answer is- it’s complicated. You’re going to need to do some research to find the best
Planets, planets, and more planets!
For the last few weeks I’ve enjoyed as much time in the driveway as the skies and my allergies would allow! It’s planetary season, and with it this year we
When Power Solutions Melt Down…
It’s going to happen… In this case, I purchased the Kendrick power box in 2015 and tonight in 2020, almost at Mar’s opposition for the year, it’s TOAST! It’s been