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Mar 23, 2020

Hi all,

My name is Matt Dieterich and I have been involved in astrophotography since 2006. I currently work for PlaneWave Instruments as their Tech Services Manager. I help client's install their observatory equipment and make sure they are trained on our software. I am looking forward to posting more here as it has been since 2015 when I last uploaded an image!

Best regards,

Matt Dieterich

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Dave Erickson

Mar 23, 2020

Welcome…

Tim Hutchison

Mar 24, 2020

Hey Matt.

We must be neighbors. I live over by North Park. How crazy are these clouds?

Tim

PghAstroDude

Mar 24, 2020

Howdy fellow Pittsburgher!

We look forward to seeing your images, if the weather ever clears up

Clear skies!

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Matt Dieterich

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Mar 24, 2020

Tim Hutchison:
Hey Matt.We must be neighbors. I live over by North Park. How crazy are these clouds?

Tim

Thanks Tim! Ya I was just over in North Park on Sunday ha! What are you imaging with?

Matt Dieterich

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Mar 24, 2020

Howdy fellow Pittsburgher!We look forward to seeing your images, if the weather ever clears up

Clear skies!

Absolutely! Most of my work is from outside the state since the clouds and light pollution =) I hope to get down to Spruce Knob next month in West Virginia to do some shooting. I used to go there many times a year for astro.

Tim Hutchison

Mar 24, 2020

I have a Celestron EdgeHD 8" on a CGX, a WO Redcat 51 on Rainbow Astro 135, and my new scope that I'm still trying to get right is a TPO RC8 on a 10Micron GM1000HPS. Still messing with collimation on that one so no images on Astrobin with it yet.

I imagine you're using big awesome RC's right?

Matt Dieterich

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Mar 24, 2020

Tim Hutchison:
I have a Celestron EdgeHD 8" on a CGX, a WO Redcat 51 on Rainbow Astro 135, and my new scope that I'm still trying to get right is a TPO RC8 on a 10Micron GM1000HPS. Still messing with collimation on that one so no images on Astrobin with it yet.I imagine you're using big awesome RC's right?

Awesome setup Tim! We will have to meet up for a coffee sometime and chat astro. I have been using a CDK24 that is setup at ObsTech in Chile when the client offers me free time to image. Aside from that I mainly do wide field nightscapes and timelapses of the Milky Way when I can.

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