Monthly Archives: October 2011

First Polar Alignment

Posted on October 23, 2011

It has now been almost three months since I bought my motorized equatorial mount, so I guess it is about time I get to know it and its many controls a little better.

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The Draconid Meteor Shower 2011

Posted on October 8, 2011

Tonight the Draconid meteor shower peaked, the meteors radiating from a point just next to the star Beta Draconis in the constellation Draco. It was stronger than normal, so I decided to defy the nearly full Moon and try to catch my first meteor.

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