Vern’s Weblog

Last night the sky was clear for maybe 10 or 15 minutes and then totally overcast for about the same time. I either had to put my toys away early or else try for whatever might be in the clear. Never being one to go to bed early, I noticed that Messier 57 happened to be in the clear so I captured a 10 minute video while I checked the lists to see what was open.

Equipment used was Celestorn Nexstar11 mounted on AptAstro wedge, Meade F3.3 focal reducer, and AstroVid Stellacam II video camera set to integrate 128 (4.25 sec), gamma at medium, and gain at 9/14. Partly cloudy, temperature was 68°F, no wind, transparency varied from very good to poor.

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