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Power*Star Pro Tips: Oops!

 in Blog  tagged Auto Dew Control / Auto On / bug / Ghost Rider Nebula / Power*Star / Pro Tips / Sh2-132

Before getting into the latest edition of Pro Tips, I want to remind you of the nebula pictured above, Sh2-132.  When I first shot this about 5 years ago I immediately saw a motorcycle and ghostly rider, which made me think of the “Ghost Rider” movie.  Some people refer to this as the Lion Nebula (which I don’t see at all), but there is some disagreement about that name, so I’m trying to get it changed to the Ghost Rider Nebula.  To that end I am re-shooting this, and plan to collect at least 20 hours. Back to Pro Tips:  […]

Power*Star Pro Tips

 in Blog  tagged Auto On / Close Options / Disconnect / Power*Star / Pro Tips

  While all Power*Star users are quite experienced astrophotographers, there are quite a few small features that may be overlooked or misunderstood, so I’ve decided to do a few blog posts to explore them.  The first topic is one that comes up frequently in my own use of Power*Star, the “Close Options”. When you are ending an imaging session you may shut down some or all components of the system.  For use in the field we usually turn everything off to conserve battery power, but in an observatory with AC power some things may be left on for various reasons.  […]