A Stargazers Journey into Astrophotography
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.
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” »
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” »
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” »