I have a porch!

Posted: April 1, 2021

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One issue that I had early on was getting to the astroshed. Not the drive (well, the South Carolina roads do leave a bit to be desired). No, it was the little OSB plywood walkway.
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Messier Marathon, take one

Posted: March 22, 2019

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A beautiful night at the Astro Shed. The plan? Image as many of the Messier objects as I can.
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Introducing The Astro Shed

Posted: February 17, 2019

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With the Astroshed nearly complete I thought that it was time to post some pictures of the progress and what all has gone into this project.
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Groundbreaking! Building the Astro Shed

Posted: December 16, 2018

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This post isn’t about astrophotography, but rather a place to do it from. My yard is pretty much out of the question, trees all around, with only a view of the northern sky. You know what else is north? Uptown Charlotte. I was thrilled when I learned that our local astronomy club had an observatory with much darker skies than I have.
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Finally got back out under the stars

Posted: November 10, 2018

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It’s been quite a while since I was able to get out to the observatory and actually manage to capture some photons.
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