Outreach on Mauna Kea

[HiloDon]

Here are some captures I got during our lastest live view outreach program on Mauna Kea here on the Big Island of Hawaii.  It was quite windy, so I limited the exposures to 15 seconds and still got some decent results.  I now offer an Airdrop of the captured images to the visitors who have iPhones.  It has been a big hit.

Don

[Sunshine]

Love them! which camera were you using? 

[AKB]

Don

As great as ever!  You used to use a 14" Hyperstar, IIRC, so how do you find the RASA performs compared to that?

Tony

[RobertI]

2 hours ago, HiloDon said:

Here are some captures I got during our lastest live view outreach program on Mauna Kea here on the Big Island of Hawaii.  It was quite windy, so I limited the exposures to 15 seconds and still got some decent results.  

Awesome Don, I love 'The snake', I must try these dark nebs.

16 minutes ago, Sunshine said:

Love them! which camera were you using? 

If memory serves, I think Don uses an SX Ultrastar colour.

[HiloDon]

9 hours ago, Sunshine said:

Love them! which camera were you using? 

Sorry I missed identifying the camera.  It’s an SX Ultrastar C.  

9 hours ago, AKB said:

Don

As great as ever!  You used to use a 14" Hyperstar, IIRC, so how do you find the RASA performs compared to that?

Tony

To answer Tony’s question, I prefer the 11” with Hyperstar because it is more flexible in getting longer focal lengths of f/5 and ever f/10.  I don’t need the RASA’s larger corrected field because the Ultrastar has a smaller 11mm diagonal sensor size.  I use the RASA at the MK VIS because it’s all set up and the young folks up there roll it out for me.  I just level it, use the AP RAPAS to polar align and I’m ready to go.  I still have the C1100HD that I use when we do our broadcasts off of the VIS property and my home observatory with a permanent pier.