Category: Astronomy Report

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Name: Luis Diaz
Crew: 285
Date: 10/30/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested: MDRS-WF
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: NGC6960
Images submitted with this report: Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Problems Encountered:
– I’m unable to properly complete the photo capture due to errors such as ‘CAMERA ERROR’ and ‘MOUNT ERROR,’ resulting in very few hours of light accumulation for each target.
– I had to crop the square-format photo to the specified resolution of 800×600. In case you require the high-resolution size and format, please feel free to ask me for it.

MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: –
Images submitted with this report: –
Problems Encountered: –

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Crew 279 Astronomer Report 10April2023
Dear Mr Detterline and MDRS support,

Today, I’ve also used the ZWO camera to capture the sun’s chromosphere and prominence. I think that I managed to capture more details in the sun chromosphere. However, there were no big prominences and I struggled a bit to blend the two exposures (chromosphere + prominence). Maybe I could use more time on this step.

Pictures settings :

Chromosphere : Gain=50, Exposure= 0.014, Gamma=1
Prominence : Gain= 210, Exposure=0.014, Gamma= 100
Flat : Gain=50, Exposure=0.014, Gamma=1

Concerning the green and blue frames of M51, tonight I will lunch again those to complete my observation.

I also attached a picture of my stargazing yesterday night.

Here is my report :

Astronomy Report

Name: le Bussy Gwenaël
Crew: 279
Date: 10/04/23

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 (MLC-RCOS16) MDRS-WF

Objects to be Imaged this Evening: M51

Images submitted with this report: /

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun’s chromosphere and prominence

Images submitted with this report: Sun_23_04_10_chromosphere_and_prominence

Problems Encountered: blending exposure prominence+chromosphere
Best regards,
Gwen.

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 03/03/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun 230303 sunspots

Problems Encountered: /

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 03/02/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sun 230302 sunspots

Problems Encountered: My prominence capture was not very satisfying. The surrounding of the Sun was not black but very bright (Does it depend on the hour of the day ? I made this photo at about 12:00 pm). There was no prominence during my observation so that was not a problem as I did not use the prominence capture for the photo, but I would like to understand why, in order to fix the problem for the next times.

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 02/28/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: Sunspot

Problems Encountered: Two attempts to observe the Sun. The first one, the sky was too cloudy. The second one, at the sunset, I could visually observe the Sun but I did not have time to take any pictures.

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 02/27/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: /

Problems Encountered: The dome has not been open because of the high winds. I only made a « solar alignment », and tested the camera and the equipment, in order to prepare the next solar observation day.

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 02/17/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: Asteroid Eos (see picture attached)

Problems Encountered: /

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: /

Problems Encountered: /

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 02/16/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: The robotic observatory is currently open but the observations have not been completed

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: /

Problems Encountered: cold weather

 

 

Astronomy Report

Name: Alexandre VINAS

Crew: 275
Date: 02/15/2023

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14 MDRS-WF

Objects Viewed: /

Problems Encountered: snow, wind, and clouds

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: /

Problems Encountered: snow and clouds…