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There is a new Supernova in the sky! SN 2023ixf is a type II (core collapse) supernova located in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). It was first observed on 19 May 2023 by Koichi Itagaki and immediately classified as…

I had no plan to shoot a particular target tonight since I had shoulder reconstruction surgery about two weeks ago and I was not able to put a 50lb+ OTA…

Since shoulder surgery has me out of commission, Aaron took up the job of staining our compass in the porch area of our concrete pad. He did took his time…

The concrete is finally completed for the future observatory but not without a ton of issues. So here are the woe's encountered during this phase. I had calculated the cubic…

The forms are in for Brown Mountain Observatory. With the required size of the structure and the concrete new concrete calculations, a new 4' strip was added to the entry…

Brown Mountain Observatory has a permanent structure! With Aaron's help, the pier was poured, and a pier was placed that will raise and lower electronically. The custom adapter and level…

Our first Permanent structure for Brown Mountain! The was poured and had Jbolts set to accommodate the baseplate of the pier. It's getting exciting on Brown Mountain. The pier will…

An exciting day on Brown Mountain. We broke ground on the pier today. After two test locations it was decided that the last location would be the permanent location for…

So a consistent setup spot is essential for Astrophotography and it makes the leveling of the mount easier if you had a defined spot for setup. It can be a…

Thanks go out to a fellow Club Member Robert Dean who was able to do some custom design with a piece of bronze to adapt a Celestron CGE Pro to…