Messier 51 or M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy. Telescope: RRRT (Fan Mountain) Camera: SBIG STX-16803 Exposure: Red: 14 @ 2 min…
Remember my last article? You know the one about my experience at the Fan Mountain Observatory in April 2019. The…
Fresh off seeing my UVA Cavaliers win the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship, I couldn't wait to visit grounds. In fact…
I moved prime focus without cutting the OTA (Optical Tube Assembly) on my Orion Astroview 6 telescope. Huh? How? No…
I 3D printed a Bahtinov Mask, so I can clearly see the sky. There are numerous objects in the night…
The Canon EOs XTi joins my astrophotography family. I started using my Google Pixel Really Blue to photograph night sky…
Progression from start to totality Total Lunar Eclipse The total lunar eclipse was beautiful! I took more than 500 pictures…
What Smartphone Astrophotography Obstacles? I've been "Missing In Action" with my smartphone astrophgraphy for many months now. Let me tell…
August is a busy month for my family, and we took a weekend to visit the Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg,…
Telescope Buying Guide Buying a telescope is much like buying a car. Asking a car owner "What car should I…