Clear Skies and Good Images

The skies were perfect for taking photos of the night sky.

The Solar Filter Works

Test of the solar filter for my telescope before the annular eclipse on 10/14. I am hoping for clear skies.

Eclipse

The annular eclipse will occur October 14, 2023 and the full eclipse will occur April 8, 2024. I decided to get ready by purchasing a Unistellar telescope https://www.unistellar.com/equinox2/. I have built my own astrophotography set up, but it is not quick to set up. I saw a equinox2 and was impressed by its simplicity. I bought one and tried it out last night. It was very easy to set up. I did not optimize its settings but still got decent pictures out of the box (see the ring nebula below). This will be a great telescope, once my solar filter comes in, to take to Colorado for the annular eclipse and to the Missouri bootheal for the full eclipse.