tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166517212024-03-23T11:04:21.470-07:00boring-sf-findsI found this stuff mostly in San Franciscojimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-14958310599637828702021-12-03T18:41:00.003-08:002021-12-06T19:12:47.345-08:00Raclette (our take)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We get so many questions about Raclette that I thought I would do a big post here I can use to help explain what it is, how we found it, and how we do it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Raclette is a cheese that you melt and is usually served over potatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first Raclette experience I had was in Annecy. An incredibly beautiful town on lake Annecy in the French Alps. Hard to beat this for a first Raclette experience.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJd7B_FKlnhYmQlst8mkYoTQsCZ3_En03hMzega7tPPtBPq_NNQDceStzBJc05LqqWYIL4gu0b8hHbcGQysctMnottCS1lV_XqsMLEP8XBQi93o-n8nT8MDlk_I2-ZVN-Hzp2/s2048/IMG_2768.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1594" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCJd7B_FKlnhYmQlst8mkYoTQsCZ3_En03hMzega7tPPtBPq_NNQDceStzBJc05LqqWYIL4gu0b8hHbcGQysctMnottCS1lV_XqsMLEP8XBQi93o-n8nT8MDlk_I2-ZVN-Hzp2/w311-h400/IMG_2768.png" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is how it starts. A large wheel of Raclette (in this case French) in place on the melting thing, a bowl of potatoes, some wine, and side plates of things like salad and dried meats to taste. The melting things this place has sets the mood for sure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The process:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Boil small potatoes (we normally use small Yukon Gold)</li><li>Cut up a potato into some slices / chunks on your plate</li><li>Optional -- we also add small chunks of avocado in with the potatoes</li><li>Salt and Pepper to taste</li><li>Raclette is under the heater until it gets a nice melty layer about to drip off.</li><li>Put your plate with potato under the cheese</li><li>Use the scraper knife to scrape the hot melty cheese onto the potatoes</li><li>Eat</li><li>Each person takes a turn with their plate so this is a nice slow social meal with an occasional jockeying to be next in line for more cheese!</li><li>Sip on Wine and snack on cornichon pickles while waiting for your turn under the cheese</li></ul></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh208wSUz8TMO1vqGoajqMSs4U5eViCbHFw7NxA24YKfp7kOi7wwNdRvsinux0yVRxLOIlP_vMiCGMpm-AUpHR3MF8WBkkc7Mf6BL8GUtdIE04A-wU2gRMxvr0MbnBJ_JmCV2Sr/s2048/IMG_2774+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh208wSUz8TMO1vqGoajqMSs4U5eViCbHFw7NxA24YKfp7kOi7wwNdRvsinux0yVRxLOIlP_vMiCGMpm-AUpHR3MF8WBkkc7Mf6BL8GUtdIE04A-wU2gRMxvr0MbnBJ_JmCV2Sr/s320/IMG_2774+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was by my self so they gave me a well used chunk of Raclette. Has no effect on how good it is. You can see the angled heating element, the plate holder area and scraping knife. I think the pitcher was full of wine if I recall correctly -:]</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-iGI8tNa-j-sVnUIZU_EigOYHELpxVxNQvWqncS20jOytMqCu_cZ2AD-OonM6ikxOVihBY5Qxs3xYp9UVOgscUtOCMU_9dvSYAZ6qF2lTMCWt06XOqKGzUMOVDfuPk0ca-I4/s2048/IMG_0742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-iGI8tNa-j-sVnUIZU_EigOYHELpxVxNQvWqncS20jOytMqCu_cZ2AD-OonM6ikxOVihBY5Qxs3xYp9UVOgscUtOCMU_9dvSYAZ6qF2lTMCWt06XOqKGzUMOVDfuPk0ca-I4/w266-h400/IMG_0742.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here is a shot of Annecy. How can you beat eating great food in a place like this?</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h3 style="text-align: left;">How we do Raclette in here in SF since we can't get to Annecy often enough.</h3><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHonS_-8CqZQRC6LBklk6gbjibxNV9jKS9f22rpRk5y51f6ZO3nsOs6WR38mlGlnSMc3hs-XHVRKwkh94I-sBuBnwfYoddkOIB2IKrpq-FxdU7efvmrsz6GJeuyDETDo1cjxtd/s2048/IMG_0660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHonS_-8CqZQRC6LBklk6gbjibxNV9jKS9f22rpRk5y51f6ZO3nsOs6WR38mlGlnSMc3hs-XHVRKwkh94I-sBuBnwfYoddkOIB2IKrpq-FxdU7efvmrsz6GJeuyDETDo1cjxtd/s320/IMG_0660.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have a small Raclette heater and Raclette specific knife. We order a wheel of French Raclette and quarter it. Served with potatoes, wine, conrishantes and to add a flair of CA to the whole ting a side of Avocado.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj9MqGlVv4GywSDotpUnXmYORo7eDVNbkLCN2nPaHbXulfx2qLfzaJtUaDNRwBO2fDBnLexUhStUJ09IrzV_1N2P-PzBSUwqk3G4hEj2jyEORHfzkr_ZPA2UW8XEHqSajAaTs/s2048/IMG_0663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQj9MqGlVv4GywSDotpUnXmYORo7eDVNbkLCN2nPaHbXulfx2qLfzaJtUaDNRwBO2fDBnLexUhStUJ09IrzV_1N2P-PzBSUwqk3G4hEj2jyEORHfzkr_ZPA2UW8XEHqSajAaTs/s320/IMG_0663.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We have had Swiss and French Raclette but prefer the more flavorful (and smelly!) French Raclette.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When by ourselves we tend to eat in front of the TV with a nice Yule Log video playing for atmosphere. Maybe one day we'll have a place with a fire place but for now we do what we can with our minimal SF space.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqf7EcWGRIg-h3iwL0JgIH20P4kvXGTaqaZtIGX8ToicdJT1XE14PjkKHZMxTuAgfMSwDWHiXMAD3k8QNsCPaZyLq1qsCdN5QAGQhEGDVYdBjYbrsB54J1RuYXm0ruvZqrarR/s1797/IMG_20171225_193109+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1797" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqf7EcWGRIg-h3iwL0JgIH20P4kvXGTaqaZtIGX8ToicdJT1XE14PjkKHZMxTuAgfMSwDWHiXMAD3k8QNsCPaZyLq1qsCdN5QAGQhEGDVYdBjYbrsB54J1RuYXm0ruvZqrarR/s320/IMG_20171225_193109+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Here you can see an over view of our janky living room setup. Jank has no affect on the great flavor and fun of Raclette!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqAyQXHWCzIY07y-KYBkCTDH3H7luFLZIrNm5WpbAydGpH2naeqBujwlXZHwRYNYp2eCzUmVXjkAJNgk6-dae6vHrZ6mSv9g5jm28-9t4-vvVSco2CagnY2T_Fq1KLOK6lo5o/s1360/IMG_20171225_193130+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1360" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqAyQXHWCzIY07y-KYBkCTDH3H7luFLZIrNm5WpbAydGpH2naeqBujwlXZHwRYNYp2eCzUmVXjkAJNgk6-dae6vHrZ6mSv9g5jm28-9t4-vvVSco2CagnY2T_Fq1KLOK6lo5o/s320/IMG_20171225_193130+copy.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Close up of the heater with Raclette in place for melting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u-9iV683h7RqDNC4ahfoH25QFFoSjjBBsdlDR09-5onJZVfjZFarQkjncEVPT90fIQW-pwmCkYWD4y8zg9YzKoyBI0Pscqeb-qyJ7t7oRVBWloGhRx61G5gsaMKPG3QlPdSq/s1280/raclette_001.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u-9iV683h7RqDNC4ahfoH25QFFoSjjBBsdlDR09-5onJZVfjZFarQkjncEVPT90fIQW-pwmCkYWD4y8zg9YzKoyBI0Pscqeb-qyJ7t7oRVBWloGhRx61G5gsaMKPG3QlPdSq/w108-h180/raclette_001.gif" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The magic moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTEAAocTskZfQllD3LdBOOH6QbtzqIGhd-5h3kQFeSlWEOMFa6y8C886xtNAGVWju27_HD2Lmbos84vtZ1tbyuU6S_dTGpl61XZklRbbe_3SGpKQ03N3kxBQdS_ZWaoJSi5FG/s1139/IMG_20171225_193141+copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1139" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTEAAocTskZfQllD3LdBOOH6QbtzqIGhd-5h3kQFeSlWEOMFa6y8C886xtNAGVWju27_HD2Lmbos84vtZ1tbyuU6S_dTGpl61XZklRbbe_3SGpKQ03N3kxBQdS_ZWaoJSi5FG/s320/IMG_20171225_193141+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just another beauty shot from the other side.</div><br /> <p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-65691131560142375082021-11-27T15:32:00.000-08:002021-11-27T15:32:09.858-08:00NASA DART on Target!<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nijq-_wifnk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><span style="color: white;">NASA DART on a Falcon 9 on target for <span style="font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dimorphos as seen from SF. As in it is going to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos in the first planetary defense test. Pretty fun that an interplanetary rocket launch is visible from 230miles away.</span></span></span></div>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-9145532206130286782021-11-27T15:26:00.001-08:002021-11-27T15:26:25.957-08:00Our Local Star 2021-11-12<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vC0cThHqwytH3LyiriqKrZ7ORy87el5qCrAqSefBhX4eEnEgMPhI3f0hbnAOIM9AH47aVaYfPT0TtyV0fUm-q1wqw4EqJqOCcAC9WT2U9FK2WjpKGklNFG0foq0LnuzyY0eo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="1098" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_vC0cThHqwytH3LyiriqKrZ7ORy87el5qCrAqSefBhX4eEnEgMPhI3f0hbnAOIM9AH47aVaYfPT0TtyV0fUm-q1wqw4EqJqOCcAC9WT2U9FK2WjpKGklNFG0foq0LnuzyY0eo/" width="242" /></a></div><br />There it is, our local star. Finally some sun spots so it's a little more fun to image with my gear. Next time I hope to do a little eyepiece projection so I can get a little closer view of some spots.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-54331127228616227182021-07-30T16:51:00.009-07:002021-12-06T19:15:09.388-08:00Lost Things<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlwIurfKzG0FoaXc1Niz51wL7mo8QF3Wfc1mWKy95kX4YEgKgosGwYmXnuv1oXYDfswqk2XJD7GMcHj6rw89faEgtyifSRqJwQuXxAULZzBLP472kUtBAHo_XOVDxngLdBTKK/s2048/20210730_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1314" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlwIurfKzG0FoaXc1Niz51wL7mo8QF3Wfc1mWKy95kX4YEgKgosGwYmXnuv1oXYDfswqk2XJD7GMcHj6rw89faEgtyifSRqJwQuXxAULZzBLP472kUtBAHo_XOVDxngLdBTKK/s320/20210730_01.jpg" width="205" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfWZyuEnJusW1cwfZbWZYCFt2ML6cK-F7rOoz9s1JZEAJfRdJxGiMc4eYn7l7qd_ex-qJmxNpCgyANMyYfcbxU_XL2bu6yeOfwu5CM85LgiZS7vNiB1fBn1BkQlFjwHszpFnb/s2512/20210730_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="1252" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfWZyuEnJusW1cwfZbWZYCFt2ML6cK-F7rOoz9s1JZEAJfRdJxGiMc4eYn7l7qd_ex-qJmxNpCgyANMyYfcbxU_XL2bu6yeOfwu5CM85LgiZS7vNiB1fBn1BkQlFjwHszpFnb/s320/20210730_02.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">So sad. I hope they are all found and get back to a loving home.</span></div><p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-8042428488664045082021-07-28T16:55:00.004-07:002021-12-06T19:15:36.634-08:00Sad Cat Delivery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbc8jiIpUZsxXAkk5wzcIvx3L1C-qnHb5LO0qxJHLwQko8Y3CzZXfvnnkI0byokyg8s0x6VT5ts4waGIlH-bGWxYnWxOiNPTUXpLMGL8uCVv_77CzL9Q4rwF18hwxqG8ahIHj/s2048/20210728_sad_cat_delivery.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlbc8jiIpUZsxXAkk5wzcIvx3L1C-qnHb5LO0qxJHLwQko8Y3CzZXfvnnkI0byokyg8s0x6VT5ts4waGIlH-bGWxYnWxOiNPTUXpLMGL8uCVv_77CzL9Q4rwF18hwxqG8ahIHj/s320/20210728_sad_cat_delivery.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Sad cat delivered to us. I think he was mostly sad because there was no more fish tacos in the bag.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-58682847023666840742021-07-25T16:57:00.009-07:002021-12-06T19:14:36.440-08:00Party Cat!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDGNBvzWPODtMaQPxvbQVNuZIQ2SQ99rb9i80O9ywjAjSOzeztGnL4LPre_Y7kFMzqwMfEw9IyIZs1vjQOG9SPdiiFptTpMpPlhyphenhyphenQKSp94OQIZ6_TmJwpfeKpAP4k5S7SpQBr/s2048/20210725_01_party_cat.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDGNBvzWPODtMaQPxvbQVNuZIQ2SQ99rb9i80O9ywjAjSOzeztGnL4LPre_Y7kFMzqwMfEw9IyIZs1vjQOG9SPdiiFptTpMpPlhyphenhyphenQKSp94OQIZ6_TmJwpfeKpAP4k5S7SpQBr/s320/20210725_01_party_cat.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well, maybe less party and more sparkly?<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-11993446030265616792021-05-30T17:01:00.000-07:002021-11-27T17:01:50.874-08:00It's a dog head.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBu-vN58Gsqpey0KGRDM77gLNNGvruUtiPN7JB_Hayk1BZTRvFMFCfwogHHKNHRJUCaCyEMECKHl5etnsKGSp3WXCrqC7LcL1UX54bhcfm32p_EMLWVPj5PzH3d_8_TEinmFK/s2048/20210530_dog_head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBu-vN58Gsqpey0KGRDM77gLNNGvruUtiPN7JB_Hayk1BZTRvFMFCfwogHHKNHRJUCaCyEMECKHl5etnsKGSp3WXCrqC7LcL1UX54bhcfm32p_EMLWVPj5PzH3d_8_TEinmFK/s320/20210530_dog_head.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Hello dog head.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-73584472239562904902021-05-29T17:02:00.003-07:002021-11-27T17:03:33.742-08:00Happy Planter Muppet!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEYEJE5zVbaios114bvKwsd9DsE1NeXtmmicQdO9mEEJz9knW7mwvwXoIK4WuAz33qu_CJ8LT-wrh6jvMcYjHO3D8VLIkmgtlFDGLhO5zgRN1HFQBncQ_uTB4dlRFnqut6PVk/s2048/20210529_muppet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivEYEJE5zVbaios114bvKwsd9DsE1NeXtmmicQdO9mEEJz9knW7mwvwXoIK4WuAz33qu_CJ8LT-wrh6jvMcYjHO3D8VLIkmgtlFDGLhO5zgRN1HFQBncQ_uTB4dlRFnqut6PVk/s320/20210529_muppet.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-32022701651727840312021-05-08T17:03:00.005-07:002021-11-27T17:05:01.797-08:00Mail Bucket<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUQH1V_89ZJqTjpY3Z2y3q-CtYF0vinDZSr-KRDeYtFTy565CJJ6NDbm-P5HgMDyhmS77A_r5HNusHUpak4Y3BlfjMxwOjz6mejNjUi8GeaFmPSGqMdOeb7Wd1d02ksaNGu4C/s2048/20210508_mail_bucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAUQH1V_89ZJqTjpY3Z2y3q-CtYF0vinDZSr-KRDeYtFTy565CJJ6NDbm-P5HgMDyhmS77A_r5HNusHUpak4Y3BlfjMxwOjz6mejNjUi8GeaFmPSGqMdOeb7Wd1d02ksaNGu4C/s320/20210508_mail_bucket.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> In red.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-50980862869146478042021-03-06T17:05:00.008-08:002021-11-27T17:06:59.225-08:00Shocked Tub!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfjiQ_tfpRC-FdjMwcsdPGmR7T8HwYlFqgvnCC3ZJ6gxIZabh0kqwGu14QpcqbdkzngfbDDY2JQRQ2TPcTArl9f0K2E-pU_2Hrj6Qi2ozf8ZtP9g_vwaYRXe2RKbsftATYTv-/s2048/20210306_shocked_tub.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfjiQ_tfpRC-FdjMwcsdPGmR7T8HwYlFqgvnCC3ZJ6gxIZabh0kqwGu14QpcqbdkzngfbDDY2JQRQ2TPcTArl9f0K2E-pU_2Hrj6Qi2ozf8ZtP9g_vwaYRXe2RKbsftATYTv-/s320/20210306_shocked_tub.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Apparently surprised by a chunk of tub hair? Or is that tub brain?<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-23534897777516994992021-01-16T17:07:00.006-08:002021-12-05T13:58:09.609-08:00Kimchi Banchan Shoe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDlaYOBkfT8qv32HenS6QP4wYSXb8juiETHmqjoFctPyCjK2-T2DW8yGDbuWhzR7HHynFylDcVFmroYYwGj1o0prmvsAJ7TDLWi_K9mB_VU9ULtmLTcfUodiywxhtMb8FQNsd/s2048/20210116_kimchi_shoe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDlaYOBkfT8qv32HenS6QP4wYSXb8juiETHmqjoFctPyCjK2-T2DW8yGDbuWhzR7HHynFylDcVFmroYYwGj1o0prmvsAJ7TDLWi_K9mB_VU9ULtmLTcfUodiywxhtMb8FQNsd/s320/20210116_kimchi_shoe.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> SF street food!<p></p><p><br /></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-20546678304942574932020-12-22T03:45:00.007-08:002021-12-05T13:57:08.141-08:00Conjunction Junction, what's your function?<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> What is your Function?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What does it mean?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not much other than Jupiter and Saturn happen to almost line up from our point of view here on Earth Dec 21, 2020.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">December 21, 2020 approximately 5:30pm PST (below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcGQKjOn4Ww1XlOVkZSpuj_RmF05o_6JTBVv9arNe3SZLJYlkz11g2-T24u17sUNfjj2PMeSG5oycG-E1Bc2OhSRqLNHVo61cJvKkSvRxKgxdSZxOlHBnytQjpPr_ia_ctQlf/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcGQKjOn4Ww1XlOVkZSpuj_RmF05o_6JTBVv9arNe3SZLJYlkz11g2-T24u17sUNfjj2PMeSG5oycG-E1Bc2OhSRqLNHVo61cJvKkSvRxKgxdSZxOlHBnytQjpPr_ia_ctQlf/w400-h400/20201220_conjunction_cropped.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December 20, 2020 approximately 5:30pm PST (below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnpGG_SbwFAQwsFDdKF1j-rfZbqYH-33OFxRUDCQdjNKN8dJ1Us7lVDXQ8agqgojaTHRDB3RsYxmF5jGbMz6C-pmBb4CUoHjGIeKvBZ7oQj8pSuP_mA4adVVIWVN9g5h70LQB/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnpGG_SbwFAQwsFDdKF1j-rfZbqYH-33OFxRUDCQdjNKN8dJ1Us7lVDXQ8agqgojaTHRDB3RsYxmF5jGbMz6C-pmBb4CUoHjGIeKvBZ7oQj8pSuP_mA4adVVIWVN9g5h70LQB/w400-h400/20201220_conjunction.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December 19, 2020 approximately 5:30pm PST (below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVsuMzPU6HewQJFwMFhyphenhyphenurar8REghskbijJUSYa6gTp8RClzvM9IfD1zOJI1ufGcCUnUjMA-Uly4TlzvW7x_8950gPNG3ygCMOO7fyt90ziAdUjSZiorGRvAdwJwnLFYiAWjD/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVsuMzPU6HewQJFwMFhyphenhyphenurar8REghskbijJUSYa6gTp8RClzvM9IfD1zOJI1ufGcCUnUjMA-Uly4TlzvW7x_8950gPNG3ygCMOO7fyt90ziAdUjSZiorGRvAdwJwnLFYiAWjD/w400-h400/20201219_sat_jup_conjunction_90.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">December 19-20, 2020 all from about 5:30pm PST. Jupiter here is from the 20th. (below)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsebkW9Y8yiGazkJKwZF1nc2tBPaHgskSl2-hKDD0U_z7Ay1ddre5PUK0prWfMA4Ptolu2cn57jLHh2FF5r-RoKcU2k3HDJtZeEl9Ps8ceR01rUwxN7xywPbztD60Nq0Fwgo36/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsebkW9Y8yiGazkJKwZF1nc2tBPaHgskSl2-hKDD0U_z7Ay1ddre5PUK0prWfMA4Ptolu2cn57jLHh2FF5r-RoKcU2k3HDJtZeEl9Ps8ceR01rUwxN7xywPbztD60Nq0Fwgo36/w400-h400/20201220_conjunction_12-19_to_12-21_lables_2000x2000.png" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some imaging details for my record and anyone interested. Taken using eyepiece projection with 500mm focal length + 16mm eyepiece + Canon EOS-M6 mkII (crop factor 1.6), 4k video at 30fps. Processed with RegiStax6 and Photoshop.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My rough and possibly incorrect estimate is that is a magnification of about 50x:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(478mm focal length / 16mm eyepiece) * 1.6 crop factor = 47.8x magnification</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Exposures: 20-40 second clips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jovian moons 1/30s @ 12800iso</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saturn 1/30s @ ~1600iso</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jupiter 1/30s @ ~640iso.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Telescope:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">William Optics GT-81</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Focal length 478mm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Diameter 81mm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aperture F/5.9</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eyepice: Celestron 24-16mm Zoom</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Camera: Canon EOS M6 mkII</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-66705713954654331212020-11-28T00:51:00.004-08:002021-12-05T13:56:17.858-08:00Sunset Moonrise<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc4wVRi3BEWwV38jMlk2HIdra7rF9si5bqEe9n3Y9loX_lPxqW_g0p1y9F57fAwCcQGb2M9wRd7l-McTxMxwFV-IfcNHWNXv9Os6iaXbw4QKekZ9xdzUt_APsWcteBZxqRTEA/s2048/20201127_SF_moonrise.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpc4wVRi3BEWwV38jMlk2HIdra7rF9si5bqEe9n3Y9loX_lPxqW_g0p1y9F57fAwCcQGb2M9wRd7l-McTxMxwFV-IfcNHWNXv9Os6iaXbw4QKekZ9xdzUt_APsWcteBZxqRTEA/w379-h379/20201127_SF_moonrise.png" width="379" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a nice Moonrise here in the Outer Sunset.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnPg9YXRR6OYDlH2LKeTCqS7u2M-8FzhpWNIUSYuQbSU8P258vxXoGKTcMf4_BMyaqkPpL2KcYRe-ABfaC0wDRnFUop16Pb8Bfdj-T8H8fSXTo-PDC7DG_gxB7JpTJtW1OYli/s2048/20201127_SF_moonrise_top.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1256" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwnPg9YXRR6OYDlH2LKeTCqS7u2M-8FzhpWNIUSYuQbSU8P258vxXoGKTcMf4_BMyaqkPpL2KcYRe-ABfaC0wDRnFUop16Pb8Bfdj-T8H8fSXTo-PDC7DG_gxB7JpTJtW1OYli/w368-h602/20201127_SF_moonrise_top.png" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-48829573223111386132020-10-25T11:50:00.006-07:002021-12-05T13:58:24.501-08:00Halloween Cat's Halloween Cat Toy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fNWEov1kvvbsQNS3zpiRgb_LHu_BhX6RJfJVMjS8RIfNp9x-PaEeSt6Lc86G4pfNe5GCdl4IqjGvLN5ZFj9k3ZiN1P1cOWHokWs8wvS2lhbRGXJel6yEhZT7Fc8yh7GG413z/s2048/Halloween_cat_toy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2fNWEov1kvvbsQNS3zpiRgb_LHu_BhX6RJfJVMjS8RIfNp9x-PaEeSt6Lc86G4pfNe5GCdl4IqjGvLN5ZFj9k3ZiN1P1cOWHokWs8wvS2lhbRGXJel6yEhZT7Fc8yh7GG413z/s320/Halloween_cat_toy.jpg" /></a></div>Inky enjoying the rubber cockroach that came with the candies wort sent to the team. Apparently I missed him bringing it to me while I was in VR playing Beat Saber. Thanks Mister Inky.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-87376176887506452062020-09-07T18:44:00.002-07:002021-12-05T13:56:54.654-08:00The Moon and a Pale Red Dot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I stole "Pale Red Dot" from a friend, Kevin, who replied to me, "Look at that pale red dot. Our future home!".<br />
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Shot with my William Optics RedCat 51 which has a 250mm focal length but with my crop sensor camera it's closer to 400mm. I think anything longer and they both wouldn't have fit in frame.jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-81511510695351618982020-07-12T18:09:00.014-07:002021-12-05T13:56:31.285-08:00Comet Over SF<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUR6h8cFiO9oVqmmh9Uu91gDqRYkwyV-jI-nCEXvjv-ptnrw2RIXoLQPtE2Q2B8JROBFt-A67TdoAyIn5mAQ3VS0XMyjaWh66ImLbxDAKznxsqHxU-kZeQC7BSfi6Bkcm9izf/s1920/20200712_comet_neowise_c2020_f3_1080x1920.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUR6h8cFiO9oVqmmh9Uu91gDqRYkwyV-jI-nCEXvjv-ptnrw2RIXoLQPtE2Q2B8JROBFt-A67TdoAyIn5mAQ3VS0XMyjaWh66ImLbxDAKznxsqHxU-kZeQC7BSfi6Bkcm9izf/w360-h640/20200712_comet_neowise_c2020_f3_1080x1920.png" width="360" /></a></div><br />Comet Neowise (aka C/2020 F3) over San Francisco.<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-50885034477709852282020-05-30T18:04:00.015-07:002021-11-27T18:09:14.650-08:00SpaceX Demo2 Crewed Launch<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKy8lWsOOY-0JYIk0oGWSAbR6iiN81HTMVei_DcRlexU-EK9dgH3eWaTj44Bmva9OAeqHmN-kxqrOa6XI3CViS8F-6eukCaiplFZ4RxaJui8UQSLBLmm2qZOMTGC8elRvF6cD/s2048/20200530_spaceX.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKy8lWsOOY-0JYIk0oGWSAbR6iiN81HTMVei_DcRlexU-EK9dgH3eWaTj44Bmva9OAeqHmN-kxqrOa6XI3CViS8F-6eukCaiplFZ4RxaJui8UQSLBLmm2qZOMTGC8elRvF6cD/s320/20200530_spaceX.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sketching during the countdown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPZoko5QxSDNTXFWn3YH_sx2a4dclTwgXFa87F9SNDxkaX_OKG88a45BmM1TO63HAdU-YjgrzyP88JASSQpy_UfZ7XCc_P8o5XRWFEg_vg-hieURMpUpbMSrW2CHHIwbWHsOB/s2048/20200530_spaceX_lego.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPZoko5QxSDNTXFWn3YH_sx2a4dclTwgXFa87F9SNDxkaX_OKG88a45BmM1TO63HAdU-YjgrzyP88JASSQpy_UfZ7XCc_P8o5XRWFEg_vg-hieURMpUpbMSrW2CHHIwbWHsOB/s320/20200530_spaceX_lego.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also doing a little lego building as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Super excited there is a new (mostly) reusable manned space craft!!!</div><br /><br /> <p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-92106688643612185752020-05-27T18:13:00.002-07:002021-11-27T18:16:27.218-08:00It is a worrying situation.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbcfEcH3oTubWNAQY3b6cQ6EbRPizFe8ft-9pC_j1GzIUibD7CPpCPpFMdGdTf5tCTfnN7zdIScJCekyca-Mxm7Gay5wUc2iYkPRhXRkexm3djbB9mGGHy3P8wt-7EEg4Sq15/s1440/20200527_par01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxbcfEcH3oTubWNAQY3b6cQ6EbRPizFe8ft-9pC_j1GzIUibD7CPpCPpFMdGdTf5tCTfnN7zdIScJCekyca-Mxm7Gay5wUc2iYkPRhXRkexm3djbB9mGGHy3P8wt-7EEg4Sq15/w480-h640/20200527_par01.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> So many wires and just one outlet -:[]<p></p>jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-50992888265471698172020-01-25T18:21:00.000-08:002020-01-25T18:22:12.632-08:00Holiday Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After having my 8" telescope stolen about 4 years ago and finally replacing it several months back over the Holidays I had first light with the new telescope and all went okay. We took a road trip to the Grand Canyon stopping in Joshua Tree on the way there and back for some Holiday dark skies. Well at least dark compared to SF -:]<br />
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<img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1e_x7QkfnhMbQhtcmqCh9asmV3t1xtqN-8Joi-z8vCGfmxzYhhhAbENyKJerS5Y0LSbJT6lWa4lGkrjPN1Yo9nzdqAQhbmSnhyphenhyphenQb-NQ3dMUrFc9_GbnbLkYA1rYb2m3D8Bfv4/s320/2015-05-25_3d_tub01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And it's me so here's some in 3D!<br />
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Took an unplanned quick picture(s as in a stack of 20) of Jupiter from the kitchen. Totally unplanned and with my small telescope, no tracking (just a tripod) looking across a slightly hazy sky through a slightly dirty window. I can't complain.</div>
jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-33821649448497798662014-10-28T16:38:00.003-07:002014-10-29T16:16:49.238-07:00Spooky SpotSun is wishing everyone a happy Halloween -:]<br />
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P.S. Here are some maybe halloweeny sounds to listen to while viewing the astrophotography <a href="https://soundcloud.com/t1t4/sets/astrophoto-sound-track" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/t1t4/sets/astrophoto-sound-track</a><br />
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Went camping at Pinnicals National Park and was finally able to get my new little telescope out under pretty dark skies. Mixed luck but super fun!</div>
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First time imaging the Triangulum Galaxy (aka m33). Only about 7min of exposure but still got something. Need to get a couple of hours of this one at some point.<br />
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Finally managed to get an okay image of the Horsehead Nebula! I think I've been trying to image this for a few years now and finally got something okay. The new scope is a lot smaller than my other one and is a fair amount faster (3"@F6.6 vs 8"@F10) with a wider view. Also you can see the Flame Nebula (aka NGC 2024).<br />
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And how could I resist giving trying out the Orion Nebula (aka m42)? I couldn't. Much wider view without the need for a reducer which let me fit the Running Man Nebula (aka NGC 1977) in as well.<br />
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Now to practice my alignment with the new mount which took me the better part of an hour or more to setup this time. I want to spend more time imaging and less time fiddling with the telescope to to get it up and running next time. I might have had better images, more images or time to take some pictures of the meteor shower if I had been able to get up and running faster. Next time but so far so good!<br />
<br />jimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710872659322844029noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16651721.post-68986434292691421632014-10-24T00:00:00.000-07:002014-10-24T00:42:42.042-07:00Bit of a solar eclipse<div style="text-align: left;">
There was a partial eclipse today and I managed to get a few images.</div>
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I think this is slightly sharper than the next image.<br />
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But this one still turned out okay. You can click on the images to see a larger version.<br />
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And one more. Less processing and maybe a little cleaner?</div>
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