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Hi Everyone,
My name is Rick Morris and I'm in Oakville, Ontario Canada. I retired a month before the COVID lockdowns. Needless to say, it was a BIG change. Didn't have a lot of time to do astronomy during my working career but retiring and COVID lockdowns happening at the same time for me certainly changed that!!!! I've been an active member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) since I was a young kid. Currently a member of the very active Hamilton RASC.
Into Deep sky, Planetary and Solar, both visual and for astrophotography. Equipment includes Celestron 9.25 SCT, RASA 8", CGX mount, 80mm ED refractor, Quark, and a bunch of ZWO ASI cameras. Using MeLE Quieter computer with NINA for scope control and Pixinsight for image processing.
Learned sooooo much in the last couple of years and soooo much more to learn. Looking to this group to help me do just that. Thanks for having me!
Rick Morris
Photo Bombed by a seagull!
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Rick M
Scopes: Celestron 8" RASA, Celestron 9.25 SCT, Svbony SV503 80mm refractor
Mount: Celestron CGX
Stuff: Celestron Focus Motor, Celestron Starsense, KWIQ 50mm Guide Scope, Daystar Quark -Promenance, Mele Quieter2Q, aluminum telescope buggy.
Camera: ASI 294 mc pro, ASI 462 MC, ASI 174 MM, Mellincam Universe,
Filters: IDAS NBZ, ZWO UV/IR Cut, Celestron F2 Light Pollution Filter
Software:N.I.N.A., PHD2, CPWI, Pixinsight, FireCapture, AutoStakkert, IMPPG, Gimp, Windows 11 and Remote Desktop RDP
Dog and best friend: Louie
Sky: Bortle Class 7
Astronomy Association: Longtime Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, RASC[background][/background] - Hamilton Chapter
My Astrobin:
Bruce
Meade: (Two)10" f/4 Schmidt Newtonian's , AR-5 127mm f/9.3 Frac, 2045D 102mm f/10 SCT, ETX-90-EC f/13.8 and Sarblue 60mm f/12.5 Maks, ST-80 f/5 and 60mm f/11.7 Fracs, Galileo 120mm f/8.3 Newt, Jason 60mm f/15 #313 & f/11.7 #306 S7 Fracs, Bushnell Sky Chief III 60mm f/15 Frac.
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro & Meade LXD55 mounts, various small EQ mounts, ES Twilight II mount, a modified 10" SkyQuest Dobson mount, Celestron 20x80 binoculars. Revolution II Imager, lots of EP's.
Projects: 8" f/2.9 Rich field and 65mm f/10 reflectors, Dobson style binocular mirror mount.
Mounts , berno mack 3 with telepod , cg-4 motorized , eq6 pro belt drive , on the way here .
I search the sky, where I was born.
since my tender youth. from me .
Stephen
- - - - - Telescopes: Questar 3.5 Standard SN 18-11421; Stellina (EAA) Solar: Thousand Oaks white light filter; Daystar Quark (chromosphere) Hα filter Mounts: Explore Scientific Twilight I; Majestic heavy duty tripod Local Club: New Hampshire Astronomical Society
Hi Rick, welcome to TSS from another Canuck Great shot and nice list of equipment too!
All the best,
Mark "The Hankmeister" Celestron 8SE, orange tube Vixen made C80, CG4 & AZ-EQ5 mount
Lots of old Towa glass/mirrors
PST stage 2 mod with a Baader 90mm ERF on a Celestron XLT 102 (thanks Mike!)
W/O 61mm and C80-HD with OD 5.0 & 3.8 Solar film, Solar Continuum, UV/IR & Ca-K filters with a ZWO ASI174mm USB 3.0 and Solar Cycle 25
"Do the right thing, because the wrong thing sucks"... USS, Final Frequency Tour TheFatKitty.comNCC-1701.Ca
Astro-Tech AT102ED, 102 mm, F/7, ED Achromatic Refractor Astro-Tech AT80ED, 80 mm, F/7, ED Achromatic Refractor Bresser AR102s, 102 mm, f/4.5, Achromatic Refractor
Explore Scientific Twilight I Alt/Az Mount
Bresser Nano Alt/Az Mount
Like Gordon said, that is a once in a lifetime shot!
Looking forward to seeing your images!
How do you like the MeLe? I am looking at the Overclock 3c to replace my very well used (and working well) Dell laptop. I believe that the Quieter is fan-less and I was considering the Overclock model mainly because it has active cooling and my nighttime summer temperatures can be quite high.
It's great to have you here!
Jim
Scopes: Explore Scientific ED102 APO, Sharpstar 61 EDPH II APO
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro with Rowan Belt Mod
Stuff: ASI EAF Focus Motor (x2), Orion 50mm Guide Scope, ZWO 30 mm Guide Scope, Orion SSAG, ZWO ASI 120mm mini, Stellarview 0.8 FR/FF, Sharpstar 0.8 FR/FF, Mele Overloock 3C.
Camera/Filters/Software: ASI 533 mc pro, ASI 120mm mini, Orion SSAG, IDAS LPS D-1, Optolong L-Enhance, ZWO UV/IR Cut, N.I.N.A., Green Swamp Server, PHD2, Adobe Photoshop CC, Pixinsight.
Dog and best bud: Jack
Sky: Bortle 6-7
My Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/Juno16/
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the welcome to the group and apologies for the delayed response. I love the MeLe computer. Mine is the Queter2 with Windows 11 and it has performed for me without any issues at all. I really like it. Temperature here in Toronto area is not a huge problem but it never seems to get all that warm duringany sessions. The Quiete3 Overclock would be awesome. I have mine velcro'd directly to my telescope and communicate with it through RDP. Works like a charm.
Thanks again,
Rick Morris
Rick M
Scopes: Celestron 8" RASA, Celestron 9.25 SCT, Svbony SV503 80mm refractor
Mount: Celestron CGX
Stuff: Celestron Focus Motor, Celestron Starsense, KWIQ 50mm Guide Scope, Daystar Quark -Promenance, Mele Quieter2Q, aluminum telescope buggy.
Camera: ASI 294 mc pro, ASI 462 MC, ASI 174 MM, Mellincam Universe,
Filters: IDAS NBZ, ZWO UV/IR Cut, Celestron F2 Light Pollution Filter
Software:N.I.N.A., PHD2, CPWI, Pixinsight, FireCapture, AutoStakkert, IMPPG, Gimp, Windows 11 and Remote Desktop RDP
Dog and best friend: Louie
Sky: Bortle Class 7
Astronomy Association: Longtime Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, RASC[background][/background] - Hamilton Chapter
My Astrobin:
Great shot and nice list of equipment too!
