Recent content by AZ Maverick

Actually, there is a ton of Ha in most nebula images, it's the most prevalent gas. That false color image is mapped as what is called the 'Hubble Palette' as that is how most Hubble pics are color mapped, also called SHO mapping. The S2 emission is mapped to the Red channel, the Ha is mapped to...

Actually, it means that I did not process the image in false color mapping such as the 'Hubble Pallette', but I did process the image as true color RGB (Red/Green/Blue) with a little Ha (Hydrogen Alpha) to boost the detail in the luminance channel. My astro camera is a mono (black and white)...

I got my telescope out again... My previous furthest image was ~9000 light years away. This time, I reached WAY out to 25 million light years away... And this isn't one of my typical nebula images it's a galaxy image. This is M51 also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. This was very hard to image...

It has been a while - how about IC1396, The Elephants Trunk - it is about 2400 light years from Earth. This is a total of 18 hours of 3-minute exposures through 3 different narrow band filters, then combined into the single image.

Your ladder should work, my Werner 8' ladder worked until I got a hoist installed in the ceiling.

Right now, I'm drinking a home brewed Helles.

I really like Kölsch, and that's a nice looking Kölsch - good job!

Just tapped a fresh keg of HB Schwarzbier.

I'm another Thermoworks Thermapen user. I use Thermowoks products for all things temperature related in my house.

Yep - same here.

Personally, I use the alternate method for all of my brews. The simple method is easy to remember and easy on the math, but as already stated it starts to deviate from actual ABV as the alcohol level increases. The alternate method is more difficult math to remember, but imo, it's the more...

I brew using the BIAB method. I use a refractometer for measuring gravity at the end of the mash cycle to get my pre-boil gravity. I also use the refractometer near the end of the boil to dial in my post-boil volume and gravity. Then I switch to a Tilt Hydrometer to capture hourly gravity and...

Nice score at a great price! I BIAB and I currently have the rollers on my Hullwrecker set to .028" but I'm thinking of closing mine down to .025" - that will handle almost any variety of grain that I mill without having to re-adjust the rollers.

I have my recipes pretty well nailed down for what I brew. I buy what grain I need for two 5-gallon batches (from Great Fermentations, no tax and free shipping). I only brew a pair of batches 5 or 6 times a year, and I don't want bulk grains sitting around.

When I use my 45/70 on Schwarzbier, the bullet really ruins the whole batch. 😁 But I use 34/70 always when I make Schwarzbier, in fact I have a batch of Schwarzbier going right now and it's coming along nicely!