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16 Mar 2013

Explore Scientific ED127 Robofocus Installation – Part 1

After lots of glowing recommendations, I decided to buy a Technical Innovations Robofocus for my Explore Scientific ED127 telescope and its stock Crayford focuser. Together with my astrophotography computer and camera, this should let my scope automa…

Backyard astronomy and the Orion Nebula (Messier 42)

I haven't done any official research, but my guess is amateur astronomy buffs spend most of their astronomy time in their backyards. Home-based astronomy is great because it's "right there." It's easy to set up your telescope and view the…

Explore Scientific 127ED First Light

My old C8 is gone and I have a new Explore Scientific 127ED in its place. Here's the new scope on my CGEM. A simple moon shot was the first photo target. I plan on taking more photos through it soon.…