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Targets and Upcoming Plans
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 31, 2024
The Veil Nebula The Veil Nebula is a beautiful target that has been visible for most of June through August. The Veil Nebula is relatively dim for me because it's the remains of a supernova and is...
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August 7 2024 Astro session
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 8, 2024
I did note that I would try to analyze subframes in the last post, but I thought it was worth a shot to take some pictures. The target was NGC 6974, one of two luminous knots within the Veil Nebula....
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Repeat Astro session
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 7, 2024
Last night's (August 06, 2024) session started fairly late. I had initially checked the weather and it showed clear skies. However, when I went outside at 9pm it was raining. Perfectly over my area, ...
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August 5 2024 Astro session
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 6, 2024
Tonight's session started around 9:30pm US Central time, under Bortle 9 skies. Polar alignment and focusing took a little extra time due to clouds and poor visibility. However, once completed the...
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So I’m Starting A Blog
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 5, 2024
I've decided to start a blog because I wanted a sort of journal to record where I've been. Maybe it can be useful to others so I'm deciding to make it public. As you may have guessed, the subject of ...