Wednesday, March 04, 2026

20260303 Long overdue clear skies (but with the near full moon)

It has been very long since the last observation.  Scottish weather is just fantastic.

Since the moon is hanging high, I have to avoid that direction.

Gemini suggested Heart and Sould Nebula with my Canon 200mm f2.8 and ASI 533mc pro.  I shall start doing polar alignment at 7:00pm and real imaging shall start at around 7:30p.

Accident: The 533mc and the guidescope/cam unscrewed itself from the EOS adapter, dropped on the ground but thank God, nothing got damage, not even a small mark.

I removed the whole thing inside home, dew formed on the light pollution filter and so it was not used in this session.

The final target was IC 1805.

I shall pull out my Seestar S30 too.  

Firmware update when the session begins, it's not unexpected after a long bad weather pause but it's certainly undesirable.

IC 1848 which is close to IC 1805 for the S30 tonight.

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