Monthly archives: December, 2023

….and another New Toy

23/12/2023
Photography

Well this Fuji GW670III is not exactly new, as I acquired it in November of 2022, but it’s been a while since I updated the toy section. You may have noticed the last two cameras added to my collection were rangefinders. While this technology has been around since the 1930’s, they fell out of favour in the 1970’s when SLR’s became all the rage. The Mk3 version of this lineup of huge neg rangefinders…

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EAA Observing Session: 1, December

02/12/2023
Astronomy

Session Data Date:  01/12/2023 Time:  20:37 – 01:43 UT Seeing: I: Excellent Transparency: Extremely clear Temp: -0.1C, Air Pressure: 1013mb,  Humidity: 78%,  Dew Point: -3.3C,  Wind Speed: 5mph Average FWHM: 3.15 Average SQM: 19.31 magn/arcsec^2 Scope: Altair 250mm RC f/5.3 Camera: ZWO ASI 183MM Pro, No Filter. Dark subtracted and Flat fielded. Session Notes:  The first clear night for ages. No wind, no clouds and at the start of the session, no Moon. Still working through…

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