The Shooting Star

Newsletter for The Astronomical Society of New Haven, INC.

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2026 ASNH OFFICERS

President Greg Barker
prez@asnh.org
(203) 887-0774

Vice President David Johnson
vprez@asnh.org
(203) 214-5569

Secretary Donna Pursley
secretary@asnh.org
(203) 214-2229

Treasurer Cheryl Barker
treasurer@asnh.org
(203) 675-1829

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The Astronomical Society of New Haven, Inc.

Is a non-profit, scientific and educational organization which fosters new and continuing interest in amateur astronomy. The general membership meetings are open to the public and attendance is encouraged.

Please feel free to call or email club officers for more information about the club. You can also contact the club at:

welcoming@asnh.org
1-866-808-ASNH (2764).

ANNUAL DUES

Family Electronic Newsletter$23.00
Student Electronic Newsletter$10.00
Senior Electronic Newsletter$10.00

OBSERVING CHAIRPERSONS

Branford Greg Barker                     branfordobschair@asnh.org
Milford Greg Barker                       milfordobschair@asnh.org

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Publicity Donna PursleyPublicity@asnh.org
Librarian Dave Johnsonlibrary@asnh.org
membership@asnh.org
newsletter@asnh.org
Membership Chair Cheryl Barkerwebmaster@asnh.org
Newsletter Jim Mazurgallery@asnh.org
Webmaster Greg Barker
Image Gallery Leo Taylor

SPECIAL INTEREST

Telescope Making Group Leaderscopes@asnh.org
Telescope Caretakerscopes@asnh.org
Board Of TrusteesTrustees@asnh.org

MEMBERS AT LARGE

Andy Buynak
Ray Kaville
Al Washburn

DUES & MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION:

Membership is open to anyone with an interest in Astronomy. If you know of anyone who would like to become a member, please have them complete an online application form at www.asnh.org/membership or print it out and mail payment to:
Treasurer, The Astronomical Society of New Haven
47 Chestnut Lane
Milford, CT 06461
Please include:
– Name
– Address
– Phone Number
– Special interest you might have in Astronomy (i.e., love to observe, want to learn, want to learn how to use my scope, etc.)

JanFebMar2023

Gallery

Fred Danowski has been using his 8-inch and 10-inch scopes to capture some excellent images of the Moon and planets. Here are some of the results. Below each image are details about his equipment and processing methods.

Moon

12/2/2022, Acquired via FireCapture, @ 35fps.

Equipment: 8″ Orion XT8 Plus, ZWO ASI178MM, QHYCCD IR-cut filter

Processed via: PIPP, Autostakkert, ImPPG for deconvolution magic, finishing touches in GIMP, Topaz (DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel)

Jupiter

11/26/2022, Captured three videos via FireCapture @ 35fps, Shutter 1.0ms, Gain 356

Equipment: 8″ Orion XT8 Plus, QHY5III462C, ZWO ADC, Baader 2.25x Barlow, Baader Neodymium filter

Processed via: PIPP, Autostakkert! w/1.5x Drizzle, Registax for wavelet magic, derotated in WinJUPOS, finishing touches in GIMP, Topaz (DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel)

Saturn

8/31/2022, @ 60fps, stacked best 33% of 5869 frames

Equipment: 10” Meade LX200 f/6.3 AudioStar (Alt/Az), Nikon D5300, GSO 3x Barlow, Baader Neodymium filter

Processed via: PIPP, Autostakkert! w/1.5x Drizzle, Registax for wavelet magic, finishing touches in GIMP, Topaz (DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel)

Mars

12/3/2022, Acquired via FireCapture @ 35fps Shutter 1.0ms, Gain 325, 990 frames

Equipment: 8″ Orion XT8 Plus, QHY5III462C, Baader 2.25x Barlow, Baader Neodymium filter

Processed via: PIPP, Autostakkert! w/1.5x Drizzle, Registax for wavelet magic, finishing touches in GIMP, Topaz (DeNoise, Sharpen, Gigapixel)

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