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moonshinegnomie

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6. i can id cassiopeia too

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 19, 2023, 05:15 PM

Oct 2023

other than that i really cant id any more than you can

i use something called plate solving to find a target. basically i take a picture of the sky and use software to id where in the sky im pointing. then the scope can move to the correct location.
theres actually a free online service that can do that from a night sky picture. you upload a photo and in about 10 minutes it id's all the deep sky stuff in the shot plus some of teh brighter stars

http://nova.astrometry.net

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M45 The Pleiades [View all] moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 OP

The cluster is now known in Japan as Subaru. StopTheNeoCons Oct 2023 #1

This is one of the few constellations I can usually find and identify.* ShazzieB Oct 2023 #2

i can id cassiopeia too moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #6

Wow, how cool! ShazzieB Oct 2023 #8

The Pleiades viewed with 10X40 binoculars from my hammock is a happy place. Beautiful!! IA8IT Oct 2023 #3

Tarantula Nebula challenges Pleides to a blue star contest! GreenWave Oct 2023 #4

never rises at my house moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #5

Another fine photo you bring us with stories to spin. Many thanks. thatcrowwoman Oct 2023 #7