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Climate on Planet Earth
How does climate relate to astronomy? You might be wondering what I am doing talking about things like this on my astronomy blog. Well...
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James Paulson
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Voyager 2 Gets An Update
Just imagine what it would be like to do updates on a computer with 68 KB of memory, with a processor speed of 250 KHz and a data...
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James Paulson
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Astrophotography Tips - Part 7 – The Cost of Imaging
No matter how you slice it, be prepared to spend some good money to build an imaging rig. There are a few basic areas that are the major...
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James Paulson
Oct 11, 20232 min read
October 14, 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse
This coming Saturday morning, October 14, 2023, for a brief time, the moon will pass in front of the sun. From a region along the path of...
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James Paulson
Oct 10, 20231 min read
Astrophotography Tips - Part 6 - Quality Optics
A very important part of getting quality results in your astrophotography involves using good quality optics. Today's cameras can capture...
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James Paulson
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Astrophotography Tips – Part 5 – Spend Wisely
Astrophotography quickly becomes an expensive game. The reason for this is the number of premium pieces that must be collected to build a...
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James Paulson
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Imaging at SASP 2023 (Part 4)
My final image that I will share from this year's SASP is the Eastern Veil nebula. I was quite pleased with this capture, done for 90...
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James Paulson
Sep 21, 20232 min read
Imaging at SASP 2023 (Part 3)
M33 is one target that I have shot multiple times with the ASI533MC Pro. I have done it using the SN6 in 2021, and also with the ED80....
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James Paulson
Sep 20, 20232 min read
Astrophotography Tips - Part 4 - Weight of your Imaging Rig
One of the important aspects to consider that is not discussed often enough is the size and weight of your imaging rig. Keeping your rig...
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James Paulson
Sep 19, 20231 min read
Imaging at SASP 2023 (Part 2)
I shot 5 images at SASP 2023 this year. I did M33, The Veil Nebula, M45, M31, and the Crescent Nebula. I went deep on my images and I got...
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James Paulson
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Imaging at SASP 2023 (Part 1)
SASP 2023 is now in the history books and will be remembered for the beautiful clear nights with dark skies and a lack of forest fire...
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James Paulson
Sep 5, 20232 min read
Astrophotography Tips – Part 3 – The Mount
Ask any experienced astrophotographer what the most important part of a good imaging rig is, and I can promise you that if they have been...
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James Paulson
Aug 30, 20231 min read
My First 60 minute Hyperstar image
Post collimation, on Saturday August 26th, I had a reasonabky decent sky with an 11 day gibbous moon in the sky, and I was imaging from...
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James Paulson
Aug 29, 20233 min read
Collimating the Hyperstar 8 - Step by Step
I must admit, this appeared to be a daunting task at first examination. I did a lot of reading and watched some videos. The more I read...
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James Paulson
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Hyperstar Collimation - My Basic Steps
On Thursday, August 17th I got about an hour’s worth of clear sky – just enough to point my telescope at Vega as a collimation target...
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James Paulson
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Astrophotography Tips – Part 2 – Decide on your Imaging Rig
The best part about building a new imaging system from scratch is that you get to start with a clean slate and window shop while you...
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James Paulson
Aug 16, 20232 min read
Astrophotography Tips – Part 1 – Dark Sites
One of the most important and most affordable first steps that you can take on the road to getting better astro images is to start by...
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James Paulson
Aug 10, 20231 min read
The Scale of Space
When we look up at the sky, we think that space is a very busy place because we see so many stars. When we look more closely, we see all...
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James Paulson
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Calibration Frames
These are the additional collection of frames you will want to shoot each time you image in order to post process your images...
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James Paulson
Aug 8, 20231 min read
Wildcat Astronomy is headed to SSSP
I will be at the Saskatchewan Summer Star Party from Aug 17 to Aug 20th this year and I am bringing the roadshow, including the Chevy G...
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