Orion Astroview 6: Equipment Spotlight [Moving Prime Focus]

I moved prime focus without cutting the OTA (Optical Tube Assembly) on my Orion Astroview 6 telescope. Huh? How? No…

Bahtinov Mask: Equipment Spotlight [Focus]

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…

Total Lunar Eclipse The total lunar eclipse was beautiful! I took more than 500 pictures of this event to create…

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…

Interested in creating photos like this using smartphone astrophotography? This list has six of my overall steps. Including those I’ve…

It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at the Abbitt Observatory. The patrons and amateur astronomers are enthusiastic and the discussion is…

During the last star party at The Virginia Living Museum, I laid eyes on Mars for the first time this…