I haven't been out under the stars much at all lately due to weather and busy schedules, but I found myself staring up last night at a clear sky. It was too windy, and too late to bring out the whole rig. I dragged out the mount and my daughter's 70mm f10 toy scope to …
Category: AstroPhotography Blog
What’s Important to You?
Noticeable changes in the sky usually take thousands of years to happen. Your kids noticeably change everyday if you're paying attention. Since about Mid-April, life and weather got in the way of my hobbies. For about 6 weeks, I haven't had a truly clear night. On the acceptable nights, I just wasn't in the mood. …
Back to the Sky!
I got out under the stars last night for the first time in two weeks! I screwed up the location of my mount by about a foot and M101 was on the edge of tree branches most of the night, wasting a couple hours. I wasn't even upset about it. I was just happy to …
64-bit Deep Sky Stacker (DSS) is Here!!
I stumbled upon this last night after not imaging for a couple weeks due to weather. There are no release notes on the version, but I've been waiting for this since I started, so I went ahead and downloaded it. So far, so good. The look and feel are basically the same with only slight …
5 Things Every Astrophotographer Needs
Regardless of your mount, or OTA, or camera, there are things every astrophotgrapher needs to survive. These aren't equipment related, but something all of us can relate to. 1. An understanding or similarly interested spouse and/or family. When you start in with astrophotography, if you decide to stay with it through the first levels of …
Why Do We Do This?
Some of us come to this hobby from the world of art and photography, and some come to it from the world of science and astronomy. From there, given enough time, the two worlds unavoidably converge with artists learning science and scientists learning artistic techniques. As we get deeper into the hobby, the purpose and …
Enter Galaxy Season
As March wears on, Winter targets in Orion start to fade off to the West, and objects in the Northern arm of the Milky Way sink low on the horizon earlier each night. Summer objects such as the Eagle, Trifid and Lagoon Nebula remain low, and appear closer to sunrise than sunset. There's an awkward space …
