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The Observatory at the End of the Road

Posted on August 28, 2026 by ST Editors

by Dan Opdyke The observatory had been built in 1967, when men were still learning how to leave the Earth. It stood on a wooded ridge at the end of a road that no longer appeared on most maps. Once … Continue reading →

Posted in September 2026, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

NINA Live Stacker: A Lightweight Browser-Based Live Stack Viewer

Posted on August 4, 2026 by ST Editors

By Daniel Opdyke Over the past few weeks I have been working on a small astrophotography software project called NINA Live Stacker. The goal is simple: create a lightweight local web app that can run on a modest Windows mini … Continue reading →

Posted in Mid-summer 2026, Sidereal Times | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

From The Astrophotography Group

Posted on January 3, 2026 by ST Editors

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) taken by Daniel Opdyke Telescope:   Atrotech AT 72ED II 72mm aperture 430mm focal length f/6Mount:         Iopteron CEM 25 hypertunedExposures:   60 subframes @ 60 sec each over 1 nights for 1 hour of integration; ASI533MC-P; … Continue reading →

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