TheSkySearchers

Hi everyone,

I am accepting the Messier AP Challenge, I just thought I would say. From what I hear, you need to photograph 35 different Messier objects. If this is incorrect, please let me know.

My setup is an 80mm refractor with a 900mm focal length. My camera is my phone, connected by an adapter to the eyepiece, which is a 21mm zoom eyepiece.

Photography app I am using is called Nightcap. Works really well.

All photos I took so far are being posted here, and I will make notes of my progress.
And thats it so far. Going out again tonight, will try to add more objects to this list for the Messier AP challenge.

If you are having problems seeing the objects, I can enhance the photos. Let me know if I need to do this.

Jared

Jnicholes wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:53 pm Hi everyone,

I am accepting the Messier AP Challenge, I just thought I would say.

That's a great start Jared. The awards are 35, 70 and 110 for visual. For imaging the awards are 40, 80 and 110.


You don't need to do anything different, just keep imaging. The main thing is enjoy!

Regards

Graeme

Keep it going Jared - looking forward to seeing your progress!

That is cool, Jared! Good Stuff.

Great start Jared! You'll enjoy the journey. I've been doing this for years and my last M object for the M110 award is 'in the can' (old school remark, I know). Now I just need to upload them all.

Update:

More to add to the list. Total of 35 images now. All taken last night.
In total so far, I got photos of M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, M20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M27, M28, M29, M31, M39, M45, M51, M53, M57, M64, M81, and M82.

35 down.

Jared

Your collection is expanding rapidly Jared. Well done. Your M6 is really nice.

Regards

Graeme

Update:

I’ve got some unfortunate news. There’s a wildfire in my state. As a result, there’s a lot of smoke in the air. It’s been this way since the campout I went on, so I have been unable to do ANY astronomy and astrophotography.

I won’t be able to do any astronomy or astrophotography until the smoke clears up. I have to put all my astronomy projects on hold.

When it will clear up, I don’t know.

Jnicholes wrote: ↑Sat Jul 17, 2021 7:51 pm I’ve got some unfortunate news.......

That's a shame Jared!

There are no time constraints on the challenge though!

Regards

Graeme

@Graeme1858 I saw on the front page that it’s your birthday. Happy Birthday!

Smoke is still in the air, still waiting for clear skies.

Thanks for that Jared.

Hope the smoke clears soon.

Regards

Graeme

Update:

Finally got clear skies. Going stargazing tonight.

Jnicholes wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:58 pm Update:

Finally got clear skies. Going stargazing tonight.

Good luck!

Regards

Graeme

Update.

Skies FINALLY got clear for good! Went stargazing last night, and got 2 more Messier objects for the list. After the second object, my battery pack broke and needed repair, so I had to stop.

Also got this photo. Doesnt qualify for the challenge, but wanted to share it. Making a report after this.
Jared

Two more to add to the list!

I hope you get your power supply problem fixed!

Regards

Graeme

Congrats on the messier images Jared. Keep it up!

Graeme1858 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 7:27 pm Two more to add to the list!

I hope you get your power supply problem fixed!

Regards

Graeme

Correction, 3 more. I have 37 right now.

Got the power supply fixed, by the way. Simple fix.

Going out again tonight. It’s almost a 3/4 waxing moon in Sagittarius, so DSO viewing may be limited. Then again, I got these pictures last night under the same circumstances, so we will see.

Jared

http://idsmoke.blogspot.com/2021/09/som ... d.html?m=1

I have to cancel going out to do astronomy tonight. Smoke just rolled in.