Otis AstroImaging: update

Otis AstroImaging Log Saturday April 23 2022

NTO Nexstar Telescope Observatory
NTO is in operation. The refinement of the telescope platform is in progress. All parts and components for the platform are ready and waiting for assembly except the empty water bottles. Currently we have 15 bottles on hand. An order was placed for more water/bottles. The rate of collection is about 1 empty bottle per day. Some experimenting will determine the exact number needed. The bottle bases with the ability to withstand 1000 PSI each need to be placed in proper positioning on the back of the platform to conform with the steel rail.

Enhancements

TRANSDIGILOG - Transitional Digital & Analog

AMPING - Amplification of Telescope Diameter

TRANSAS - Transitioning Art and Science

NTO is fully operational with image processing and enhancements to include the new invented TransDigiLog. Combining a special transition of digital with analog, coined TransDigiLog, the process takes the best of both worlds - modern digital imaging and the foundations of spectroscopic emulsion based film. In this case, the spectroscopic film is transitioned to digital color, which never existed or was not popular during the original historical era of common astronomical spectroscopic usage in the early 1970s. Also included with the newly added repertoire of power techniques for the Celestron Nexstar 6SE, invented by the author, is Amping. Amping takes a given telescope diameter and qualitatively gives it the appearance of an aperture 10 or 100 times larger. The third technique uses a combination of transitioning art and science, TransAS, to bring out highly specific features and renditions. The science side is highly quantitative while the artistic side is very qualitative in representations.

First Image Processing Result!

The first webpage with the first image processed and enhanced result, from the Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescope, was posted yesterday Friday April 22 2022. The invented technique by the author takes both digital and analog to create a new advanced and enhanced representation of the COSMOS that vastly outstrips the original in many technical aspects of imaging. This employs more than one method techniques application and of image processing. Additional processing is designed to remove light pollution, air pollution and upper atmospheric haze. The image is taken with a Celestron Nexstar 6SE telescope in the famous nebulosity area of the constellation Orion where stars are born and vasts wisps of bright red hydrogen atoms form clouds of interstellar gas filling the vastness of this region of space and time.

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/04/astroimage-processsing-with-nexstar-6se.html

Observatory Log Update Celestron Nexstar 6SE Thursday April 21 2022
Update for the construction of a new Nexstar Outdoor Observatory using only simple available parts, materials and no tools

WATER BOTTLES
I now have 12 water bottles - one extra today. I don't know the liter capacity of a bottle but it appears I can down one bottle per day. So this is the data rate of expansion of the water bottle quantity per unit time. The greatest use of water is coffee, tea, drink mixes like potato and protein, other than pure water consumption. The number of empty bottles occurring per day will be monitored and increased if possible. If 50 bottles really are needed (the design may vary), that leaves another 38 required. At one per day accumulated, 38 more days are needed, or just under 6 weeks. If the rate can increase to two per day, that will take 19 days to collect the remainder of the bottles needed, just under 3 weeks in half the time.

BUNGEE CORDS
Bungee cords were ordered from two new companies and are not yet delivered to the door. However, one package will be small and small packages are held at the administration office. Since the admin has new workers, the bungees may not be delivered to the door. The Internet shows at least one package being delivered to the admin. Delivery of the first package is expected today and if it does not arrive, phone calls will be made.

Bungee Update 5:00 pm - After the phone call was made to the building administration, two packages were delivered to the door. One package has eight cords all the same size (19-inches). The 2nd package had only 2 cords (37-inches) and (48-inches). The old cord on hand is (57-inches) and appears to have lost some stretch. It can still be used by supplanting one or two 19-inch cords in the stream. I originally wanted five of each, however by connecting various lengths together, the existing cach of cords may be sufficient to fully complete the project.

WRAPPING
A simple method of wrapping and covering the observatory platform is needed to ward off intense solar radiation, pollution, wind, mist, rain, bugs, birds, dust, and the onslaught damp humidity. The platform will be bungee'd to the metal railing. A technique to insert the wrap tarp under the bungees will be needed. It's likely the solution will encompass keeping the wrap intact on the back under the bungee cords and inserting the protective flaps across the top and front.

ORDERS

Work is proceeding on solidifying the orders for the observatory telescope's accessories from a multitude of vendors. Orders are being handled one at a time. Currently the wait is for two orders for bungee cords. When this arrives in two packages, the next frame of order will include the solar observatory.

WEATHER

Weather is highly changeable as usual and has turned from cold, overcast and raining to a clear blue sunny sky with some patches of upper haze, entirely worthy of solar observations. Weather has completed defied the 10-day predictions and completely baffled the meteorologists to the happiness of local astronomers on the island.

HIGH RESOLUTION SOLAR OBSERVATORY

It has become imperative that we soon complete a new solar observatory, given the increasing number of clear sky days. The decision is not yet made in the purchase of a solar filter accessory. The problems are vendors not providing full information and not having access to full information. In lew of buying a fully equipped expensive solar telescope, a decision will be made soon to select an appropriate safe solar filter. The solar observatory is described in other postings and will be at level 1. Observations will be primarily under the classification of astro imaging with targets being the limb, granulation, sunspots, determination of solar flares and storms, transits and occultation of planets and satellites the ISS International Space Station. Additional studies may measure the variable changing size and shape of the sun, and the distances to the Earth. The telescope employed will be the new upgraded Celestron Nexstar 6 SE in potential amping modes for apertures of at least 6, 60 and 600 inches in diameter.

New Solar Observatory with the Celestron Nexstar 6-inch SE

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/04/new-solar-observatory-with-celestron.html

Log Update Celestron Nexstar 6SE Thursday April 21 2022

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/04/log-update-celestron-nexstar-6se.html

Celestron Nexstar 6SE Log Thursday April 7 2022 - Solar Observatory

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/04/celestron-nexstar-6se-log-thursday.html

Astro Log for Monday April 11 2022

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2022/04/astro-log-for-monday-april-11-2022.html

Monster Astro Projects - Observing the Sun

https://otisastro.blogspot.com/2021/11/monster-astro-projects.html

My Observatory Summary

Taiwan Skyscraper Rooftop Observatory - Venus Transit Across the Sun