Topics

Polar alignment 5 entries
Pointing the mount's axis at the pole, and finding out how far off it really was.
Focusing 3 entries
Getting the stars sharp, by hand and then by motor.
Tracking 1 entries
Keeping the stars still through a long exposure on an unguided mount.
Stacking 2 entries
Lining frames up and adding them together, and what goes wrong when they won't line up.
Weather 3 entries
Cloud, haze and the odd clear hour.
Hardware 5 entries
The telescope, the mount, the camera and everything bolted to them.
telescopeyoke 3 entries
The software that drives the telescope, and how it changed.