James Paulson
Voyager 2 is Alive
Voyager 2 is now 12 billion miles from Earth. It was launched on August 20, 1977, some 46 years ago and only recently lost contact wit...
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James Paulson
- Jul 25, 2023
- 2 min
First Hyperstar Images
On Saturday, July 22 I finally got a decent evening with clear sky to get out with the Ultima 8 converted Hyperstar V4. The bar was set...
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James Paulson
- Jul 13, 2023
- 2 min
Planetary Climate Change
Credit: kwest/Shutterstock.com One of the arguments that I will often hear if I mention the concept of climate change is that “the...
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James Paulson
- Jun 14, 2023
- 3 min
Installing the Hyperstar Conversion Kit on a C8
In order to convert my Ultima 8 into a Hyperstar ready OTA, we had to remove the corrector plate, and then disassemble the factory inner...
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James Paulson
- May 8, 2023
- 1 min
Hyperstar 8 V4
I am about to find out what the Hyperstar is all about first hand. I have ordered one and I have sold my SN6 as well, so I am going all...
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James Paulson
- Nov 8, 2022
- 3 min
My Gear Wish List
Meade LXD75SN6 Isn’t it strange how time and experience change our perspective on what we want to accomplish with amateur astronomy? All...
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James Paulson
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
Circumbinary planet Kepler 16b
About half of all stars in our known universe are part of a binary or multiple star system. This opens a whole new spectrum of...
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James Paulson
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Life Inside a Globular Cluster
Globular clusters are the crown jewels of the universe. These immense objects that are made up of millions of stars condensed in a...
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James Paulson
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
The Chances of Life: Urey-Miller
Our sun is a star in the Milky Way galaxy. It is one star of about 100 billion stars. That number written out would be 100,000,000,000....
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James Paulson
- Oct 20, 2022
- 3 min
Imaging Tips: Galaxies
Imaging galaxies offers up its own unique challenges, but it can also be extremely rewarding. Just the thought of imaging galaxies, that...
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James Paulson
- Oct 10, 2022
- 2 min
Our Galactic Home
Our Sun is a typical G2 star, about 4.5 billion years old, a yellow dwarf star that occupies a region of the Orion spur, that extends...
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James Paulson
- Oct 5, 2022
- 3 min
Imaging Tips: Open Star Clusters
Some Background on Open Star Clusters Open star clusters vary considerably from globular star clusters. For starters, where the stars in...
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James Paulson
- Oct 4, 2022
- 2 min
ASIAir Autofinder
Imagine how cool it would be to have a telescope built for visual use under complete control from a tablet for pointing your telescope...
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James Paulson
- Oct 2, 2022
- 3 min
Planetary Ring Structures in the Solar System
The rings around Saturn are an item of incredible beauty. For as long as the hobby of amateur astronomy has existed, these rings have...
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James Paulson
- Sep 29, 2022
- 4 min
Imaging Tips: Globular Star Clusters
Some Background on Globulars Globular star clusters are some of the finest gems in the night sky. These conglomerations of tight...
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