Messier 81 was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774. Consequently, the galaxy is sometimes referred to as “Bode’s Galaxy”.
Snows melted, the observatory is up!
It seems that the new season comes quickly. A few days ago my observatory was covered with a 50cm layer of ice and show. Right now as it became more accessible I enjoy taking the first pictures since autumn.
QSI 583 – New firmware, faster download times
On 2010/02/21 QSI released the SQI 583 WSG firmware update addressing mainly the long download time of frames even in subframe mode.
QSI 583 WSG – My precious
A long awaited QSI 583 WSG dedicated astrophotography camera finally arrived. I am pleased to share the first impressions on this instrument.