Hi all,
Please see the attached link to a 2-minute video montage of some of my favorite Astro images captured during 2023. The video is 2:09 long. Be sure to have the sound on when playing.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7kr913fl ... leszo&dl=0
From 90" of snow last winter, to a very cloudy Spring, to dense Western Canadian smoke from June into September, and then to finally have great weather the past few months and warm temps/no snow so far this winter... it has certainly been an interesting year to be an amateur astronomer here in Minnesota.
I hope you like it.
Happy New Year, all!
Suresh
Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
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Sureshks
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Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Last edited by Sureshks on Thu Dec 28, 2023 3:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
Suresh Sreenivasan
B-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
B-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
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BradNasset
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Really amazing!
Calls for some deep thinking! Not about the equipment or processing techniques, but about "up there!"
Calls for some deep thinking! Not about the equipment or processing techniques, but about "up there!"
Brad Nasset
ELO, CGO Keyholder
Celestron Edge HD 8 inch, CGEM mount, with HyperStar system
Celestron C8 (Classic 1975 orange-tube), RA drive, equatorial wedge
Celestron 5 inch truss tube Newtonian, “Astronomers Without Borders” scope
3-D Printed 114/900 Reflector- homemade by me
Celestron 15x70 binocs, Homemade parallelogram binocs mount
Meade 10x52 binocs
Vixen 2.1 x 42 Binocs
ELO, CGO Keyholder
Celestron Edge HD 8 inch, CGEM mount, with HyperStar system
Celestron C8 (Classic 1975 orange-tube), RA drive, equatorial wedge
Celestron 5 inch truss tube Newtonian, “Astronomers Without Borders” scope
3-D Printed 114/900 Reflector- homemade by me
Celestron 15x70 binocs, Homemade parallelogram binocs mount
Meade 10x52 binocs
Vixen 2.1 x 42 Binocs
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Mk82nav
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Nice presentation. A good watch with my cup of coffee this morning. Thanks for Sharing.
Mark
Celestron AVX 6" SCT
Celestron SkyMaster 9x63
Celestron AVX 6" SCT
Celestron SkyMaster 9x63
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zimitsj
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Beautiful! Thank you.
John Zimitsch
MAS Vice President 2022-Present
SCT: C8 Classic
Newts: 6” f/8 and f/4.2, both homemade
Bino: 15X70 SkyMaster on a homemade p-mount
MAS Vice President 2022-Present
SCT: C8 Classic
Newts: 6” f/8 and f/4.2, both homemade
Bino: 15X70 SkyMaster on a homemade p-mount
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SPellinen
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Amazing photos! I hope to one day see a fraction of that for myself.
Steve Pellinen
non-member, but could be in the future
Eveleth, MN - Bortle 3/4
8" f/10 Meade 2080 SCT
Meade quartz lx pulse drive fork mount on equatorial wedge, but manual mode only.
13.8mm Meade superwide 1.25"
26mm Svbony 2"
"Do good recklessly" ~Clint McElroy
non-member, but could be in the future
Eveleth, MN - Bortle 3/4
8" f/10 Meade 2080 SCT
Meade quartz lx pulse drive fork mount on equatorial wedge, but manual mode only.
13.8mm Meade superwide 1.25"
26mm Svbony 2"
"Do good recklessly" ~Clint McElroy
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Sureshks
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Thanks guys. I hope to see everyone out on the observing field in 2024...
Happy New Year!!
Suresh
Happy New Year!!
Suresh
Suresh Sreenivasan
B-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
B-SIG/FB/Metcalf Comm
Refr: AP 130mm GTX/SW 120mm/Borg 4"/Unitron 150 4"/Jason 2.25”
Dobs: ATM 16"/Orion 12”
Newts: Cave 8" RFT/Criterion RV6/Astroscan 4"/Orion 3.6" TCT
SNs: Meade 6"/Celestron 5.5"
SCTs: Celestron 9.25"/8”/B&L Criterion 4”
Maks: SW 7"/Quantum 4"/Meade 3.5” ETX
Cass: Vixen 8” VISAC/Simmons 4.5"
RC: MallinCam 10"
Sol: Lunt 80mm DS/PST
Bino: Vixen 12x80/Nikon 10x50
Mounts: CGX/EQ6r-Pro/AVX/GDPX/Porta II
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wmaalouli
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Oh wow... Gorgeous images. Well done and thank you for sharing.
Telescopes: Orion XTg-8 dobsonian, Meade Mini Lightbridge 114 reflector, Meade ETX-70,80 and 90
Binoculars: Celestron 15x70
Binoculars: Celestron 15x70
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Deane Clark
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Re: Suresh's 2023 Astro Pics
Very nice!
Deane Clark
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I can quit any time I want. I just don't want to.
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