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New Nov 29, 2016
Current NGC reference images for small SN search, 493 images, 30meg webpage
Includes pre-discovery image 11/4/2016 of SN 2016hvu in NGC7316

New Mar 18, 2015
See the weather at Greenbox Observatory, WMR100 running against a Raspberry PI and PI camera images with exposure lengths based on DAY/NIGHT and CIVIL/NAUTICAL/ASTRO twilight time calculations

DIY – various projects with DIY info (not available assembled or parts)

My scope, circa 1986

Custom sensors for Oregon Scientific weather stations Greenbox Observatory weather station, including cloud temperatures Wireless Meade 497 'smart' dumb handbox adapter Digital Read Out (DRO) prototype using Chinese digital caliper, a lot of parts bin telescope parts used here! Serialized link of Autostar 497 to telescope base Peltier temperature controller – with application shown on Meade DSI I Temperature based focusing using thermistor and PC game port Wedge for lx200/lx200GPS Death and life of an Autostar 494 after a power outage 3-star polar alignment method Equatorial tracking table Mount an etx90 on an etx60/70 base Calculate Vmag from USNO B1.0 B/R/I magnitudes LX200 base disassembly and re-greasing Photometry around M57 Greenbox Observatory (current internal picture, other pics from around 2002) Splitring mounting (my scope back then) Artificial stars/star testing lx200 and etx90 Asteroid work from late 70’s (as found on POSS plates)

Projects in development

Prototype stepper controller for focus motors, based on GCUSB-ST4 above

Prototype of focus controller, dual analog motors or single stepper motor

Weather monitor for astro applications, cloud/rain/wind/temperature sensors

Questions? Email me: astrogene1000_stuff AT yahoo.com
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