A Stargazers Journey into Astrophotography
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” »
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” »
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” »
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” »
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!
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” »