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POD Wall Height Comparison
Here are some pictures to show the wall height of the new taller walls versus the standard wall height. I am 5'8" tall to give you an...
TJ Connolly
Feb 24, 20241 min read
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Trailer loaded with the POD-S from the drone
Tonight after work, I got the drone out to take some pictures of the trailer loaded with the POD-S to give a better idea of the...
TJ Connolly
Feb 23, 20241 min read
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Road trip to deliver my POD and pick up the new POD-S!
What an exciting road trip to deliver my POD and pick up the new POD-S! With my dad and wife’s help, earlier in the previous week, we...
TJ Connolly
Feb 22, 20247 min read
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NGC7479
NGC7479, a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus. The galaxy is approximately 105 million light years away. Image Details:...
TJ Connolly
Mar 12, 20231 min read
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NGC4535
NGC4535, a barred spiral galaxy located 54 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. Celestron 9.25” EdgeHD, .7x reducer at...
TJ Connolly
Mar 11, 20231 min read
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Fireworks Galaxy
Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946) and Open Star Cluster (NGC 6939). 300 x 60 second images for a total of 5 hours integration. Calibrated with...
TJ Connolly
Oct 4, 20210 min read
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Comet C/2020 PV6 PANSTARRS
Imaged on August 4, 2021, this comet will reach perihelion (point in orbit closest to the sun) on September 25, 2021 and has a 270 year...
TJ Connolly
Aug 7, 20211 min read
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Planetary Imaging and Saturn Opposition 2021
Every year when the planets reach opposition, I try to image them. Each year I learn new tricks and apply them. Saturn reached opposition...
TJ Connolly
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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Solar Activity
Some nice solar activity on the sun today, July 23, 2021 Full disk Ha - Lunt LS60PT FT Full disk CaK - Lunt LE80 CaK B1200 module Close...
TJ Connolly
Jul 23, 20211 min read
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M101 and NGC5474
M101 framed with NGC5474, two spiral galaxies in Ursa Major. I still have to add Hydrogen Alpha data to it, but I wanted to process it...
TJ Connolly
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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NGC3628
NGC3628, also known as the Hamburger Galaxy, an unbarred spiral galaxy, in the constellation Leo. This Galaxy is one of the galaxies that...
TJ Connolly
Jun 22, 20211 min read
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Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall, a star forming region in NGC7000 And the constellation Cygnus. I took the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro OSC camera off to do some...
TJ Connolly
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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M51
Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 31 million light years away from earth. OSC camera data...
TJ Connolly
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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Needle Galaxy
Needle Galaxy, NGC4565, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is approximately 43 million light years away from earth....
TJ Connolly
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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NGC4222, NGC4216 and NGC4206
From left to right, NGC4222, NGC4216, and NGC4206, spiral galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster. There are also many faint fuzzies...
TJ Connolly
Jun 4, 20211 min read
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Eagle Nebula
Eagle Nebula, M16, in the constellation Serpens. An OSC camera and an Optolong L-Extreme filter. The starless image was created with...
TJ Connolly
Jun 3, 20211 min read
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Pelican Nebula
Believe it or not, I didn’t use any filters in these Pelican Nebula images with the ZWO ASI2600mc-pro and the Hyperstar. I extracted each...
TJ Connolly
May 31, 20211 min read
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ARP 1
ARP1, (galaxy upper right) also known as NGC2857, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major (The Big Dipper). ARP1 is a small faint...
TJ Connolly
May 15, 20211 min read
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OAG and EAF Swap
I swapped out the ZWO OAG with a Celestron OAG on the 9.25” EdgeHD in the SkyShed POD. What a difference it makes with the larger prism...
TJ Connolly
May 2, 20211 min read
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NGC4535
NGC4535, a barred spiral galaxy located 54 million light years away in the constellation Virgo. Image Details: Celestron 9.25” EdgeHD...
TJ Connolly
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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