Hobby Blog – Page 2 – A Place to post my astro log, and hobby adventures.

CG4 Fabrication

tyocham01 April 22, 2017 0 Comments

So, this is mainly a post to present some photo’s & measurements to Don, a fellow amateur astronomer, and a parts dealer. he’s very helpful for those looking for spare / replacement parts. Also, please forgive the background mess in…
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Astronomy, Shop Stuff

Tobacco…

tyocham01 April 19, 2017 0 Comments

Well… I transplanted my very healthy looking starts into their self watering 5gal bucket planters a few days ago. Below you can see the pictures… the process went really well, the setup appears to be working well too. The only…
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Yard and Garden

Wheat Grindage (new flour)

tyocham01 April 19, 2017 0 Comments

Well, after some brainstorming I finally got around to motorizing my $50 wheat grinder. What’s remarkable, is that this little beast actually grinds flour fine enough to bake with, it’s just a tad slow, and sometimes you need to re-grind…
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Shop Stuff, Yard and Garden

Tobacco Pots

tyocham01 April 11, 2017 0 Comments

Using some examples I found on youTube, I built some self watering Tobacco pots out of 5 gallon bucket parts. While most folk seem to use 2 buckets per pot, I couldn’t stand poking that many holes in perfectly good…
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Shop Stuff, Yard and Garden

#015 (Dark Site Camp)

tyocham01 April 10, 2017 0 Comments

So last Saturday night I loaded up a ton a gear and headed to Dad’s acreage just outside Marshall Oklahoma. I knew there would be a couple spots that would be ideal of observing and camping, but wasn’t really sure…
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Astro-Log, Astronomy, Camping and Outdoor life

#014

tyocham01 April 5, 2017 0 Comments

I began working on an area of the garage for my astronomy gear. I’ll post up some pictures soon, but the gist: Metal shelves for storing the gear (OTA’s, Tripods, Mounts, etc…) Drop cloths draped over the shelves to limit…
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Astro-Log, Astronomy

#013

tyocham01 April 3, 2017 0 Comments

Gear: Spent almost all night geeking with gear, and not in the fun way. I couldn’t seem to get stars centered even with a 32mm EP (granted I was using the f/11.2 Refractor) but still… An hour spent trying to…
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Astro-Log, Astronomy

#012

tyocham01 April 1, 2017 0 Comments

Gear Lots… Today I received ALL my new gear from Orion (AstroLog #10). I took my time and used all the advice I gleaned from the forums, reviews, and other sources and was able to setup the new Goto Mount…
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Astro-Log, Astronomy

2017 Garden Update

tyocham01 March 27, 2017 0 Comments

I had to replant the broccoli & carrots this weekend since I’ve seen no growth in 2 weeks. I should have seen some germination by now. I also added a row of green beans. Here are a couple new pics:…
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Yard and Garden

#011

tyocham01 March 27, 2017 0 Comments

20170325 Equipment: Setup the 130ST (f5), and finally polar aligned the CG4 and was able to track Jupiter with barlowed 8mm EP (163x). The 80a filter really does increase band contrast, but you loose a bit of fine detail I…
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Astro-Log, Astronomy