Moon, Solar System
This was taken with my Cannon T1000 and a 50mm lens; a single 3 second shot at 800 ISO.
Year: 2023
Deep Space Objects, Galaxies
My first time even seeing this galaxy let alone take a picture. The pictures we taken using a Cannon m50 mark ii, different ISO and shudder speeds and a Nextar Evolution 8″ telescope. These are raw unaltered pictures taken with various ISO and shudder speeds.
Deep Space Objects, Star Clusters
After taking some pictures of Venus, I tried to get some Mar’s shots. Because I am clicking the shudder by hand the pictures had movement from the camera shaking. So I moved on to the Beehive cluster – always a great one to look at. Taken with my Celestron Nextar Evolution 8″ with a Focal … Read More “Beehive May 25 2023” »
Planets
Playing around with my son’s Cannon M50 Mark ii. Tonight was interesting. I started out trying (keyword trying) to get my Evolution 8″ aligned using Sky Safari on my phone. I gave up after the third failure. I got it aligned on the first try with Celetron’s Sky Portal on my phone. It was early … Read More “Venus – May 25 – 2023” »
Imaging, Moon, Solar System
I played around with a Svbony 205 using Sharpcap. I was not impressed for a few reasons. Obvious tracking was an issue. The camera is like putting a 5mm lense on, so the stars, planets and moon moved very quickly making it almost impossible to get great pictures. I bought a used Cannon on Ebay … Read More “New Camera” »
Planets
It was a beautiful night. I got out early and set up my Celestron 8″ Dobsonian and my brand new SVBony SV205 camera. I got some great video and shots of the moon. I saw Venus and Jupiter were out and pointed towards them. Looking at Jupiter, I could clearly see it with 5 moons. … Read More “My First look at Venus” »
Home Observatory
It was a clear night. I finally had time to get out around 11:30. All the planets had set except Mars was still viewable. It was pretty far away but was able to see it. I got a good look at Sirius, Procyon Betelgeuse, Capella and Double Cluster . I tried to view Bode Nebulae, … Read More “Clear Night” »
Planets
The sky finally cleared up a little. I ran out about 11:30 pm. I was able to view Sirius and Mars. Using the StarSense software I viewed Mars and saw with one moon. Looked at them with 7mm, 25mm, & 32mm. Used 2x with 32. As color blind as I am I could clearly see … Read More “My first look of Mars” »
Moon, Solar System
We have had nothing but cold cloudy days since I purchased my telescope. I noticed the sky had cleared up a little. I took these pictures holding my Iphone over the 25mm eyepiece that came with my 8″ Celestron StartSense Exploerer. My first night viewing and first dive into Astrophotography was a success!
Home Observatory
2 years ago my wife passed away from a long battle with lung issues. She survived 2 separate lung transplants. Together we created and I still run a charity that helps people pay for transplant related expenses named Transplant Alliance Foundation. The past Christmas, I moved out of our house of 20 years to a ranch … Read More “Starting Over” »