2025-08-30 Calhoun County Park NGC 7023 – The Iris Nebula AP130EDT f/8 and AP FF with ZWO533MC When it all goes wrong: Unknown issues nmbrandtMay 16, 2026
2025 – April Calhoun County Park M63 – AP130EDT w/ ZWO ASI533MC and AP900GTO Mount NGC 3521 – AP130EDT w/ ZWO ASI533MC and AP900GTO Mount The Leo Triplet – AP92 with FF and ASI2600MC Duo and Juwei-17 Mount Markarian’s Chain – AP92 with FF and ASI2600MC Duo and Juwei-17 Mount nmbrandtMay 4, 2025
2024 September – Calhoun County ParkSmoke visible with the setting sun Barnard 150 Dark Nebula M45 – The Pleiades NGC 7129 SH2-155 SH2-171 nmbrandtOctober 12, 2024
Calhoun County Park – August 2024Three nights with generally good conditions with the seemingly always present wildfire smoke. IC 5146 – The Cocoon Nebula SH2-88 NGC 6914 Reflection Nebula TBD on some widefield DSLR shots nmbrandtOctober 12, 2024
2023-10-14 : Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse in White Light from Clinton, TN 10/14/2023 nmbrandtJanuary 21, 2024
Calhoun County Park Oct (21-24) 2022 IC 348 FSQ-106ED Scope with QHY268C Camera on AP900GTO Mount, 5.67 Hours Total Exposure IC 348 Annotated NGC 1788, FSQ-106ED Scope with QHY268C Camera on AP900GTO Mount, 8 hours total exposure NGC 1788 Annotated NGC1333 -AP92 Stowaway Scope with ZWO ASI533C camera on Atlas Mount, 6.1 hours total exposure NGC 1333 Annotated NGC 7293 – The Helix Nebula: AP92 Stowaway Scope, ZWO ASI533C camera, Atlas Mount. 4 hours total exposure time. NGC 7293 – The Helix Nebula Annotated IC 405 – The Flaming Star Nebula. AP92 Stowaway Scope, ZWO ASI533C Camera, Atlas EQ-G Mount. 7.9 Hours total exposure. IC 405 Annotated NGC 7822 – FSQ-106ED Scope with QHY268C Camera on AP900GTO Mount, 4.1 hours total exposure NGC 7822 Annotated nmbrandtDecember 10, 2022