Coma Corrector

Coma Corrector Equals Round Stars Everywhere [Newtonian Telescope]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 17, 2020
Post category:Astronomy / Astrophotography / Coma Corrector / Deep Sky / DSLR Camera / Galaxies / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Newtonian Telescope / Night Sky
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A Coma Corrector has never been part of my continuous improvement plan. I have been happy with the progress of my astrophotography. And literally thought nothing of it. At least…

Polar Alignment Camera Install [Polar Scope]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:May 21, 2020
Post category:Astronomy / Astrophotography / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Polar Alignment
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It's time to buy a polar alignment camera. The QHY PoleMaster or Orion Starshoot are each a nice $299 opportunity. iPolar, by iOptron is a cool $249. And that's it.…

13 Photo Stack on Left 31 Photo Stack on Right

Image Stacking in Astrophotography [Reduce Noise]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:November 10, 2019
Post category:Astrophotography / DSLR Camera / Image Stacking / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Noise Reduction / Post Processing

Image stacking is how you reduce noise from your precious photo. Yes, noise...those seemingly random specks that dot the landscape of your photo. What is it? How it get there?…

Telescope & Mount: ModifiedOrion Astroview 6 Reflector with Astroview Mount Camera: Canon EOS XTi Guiding: None Location: Carrollton, VA Sky: Bortle Class 5 Acquisition & Calibration: - Filter: None and I'm looking into narrowband filters - ISO 1600 - 49 Light Frames @ 30 s - 35 Dark Frames @ 30 s - 20 Flat Frames - 30 Bias Frames - Total Integration Time: 24.5 minutes

Long Exposure Astrophotography [Get A Drive Motor]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:October 20, 2019
Post category:Astronomy / DSLR Camera / Google PIxel / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Telescope / Telescope Mount / Wide Field Astrophotography

Long exposure astrophotography without a GoTo Mount has been a fun challenge for me. Over the past few months, I've posted a few of my results on Reddit to some…

Google Pixel Really Blue using the NOAA Magnetic Field Calculator to determine true north

My Polar Alignment Methods [Telescope Setup]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 2, 2019
Post category:Astrophotography / Deep Sky / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Telescope / Telescope Mount / Wide Field Astrophotography

Messier 51 or M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy. Telescope: RRRT (Fan Mountain) Camera: SBIG STX-16803 Exposure: Red: 14 @ 2 min Blue: 14 @ 2 min Visible: 14 @ 2 min…

Messier 51 or M51 or Whirlpool Galaxy. Telescope: RRRT (Fan Mountain) Camera: SBIG STX-16803 Exposure: Red: 14 @ 2 min Blue: 14 @ 2 min Visible: 14 @ 2 min Total - 84 minutes exposure

Messier 51 On The RRRT [Whirlpool Galaxy]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:May 11, 2019
Post category:Astronomy / Astrophotography / Deep Sky / Long Exposure Astrophotography / Night Sky / Telescope

Remember my last article? You know the one about my experience at the Fan Mountain Observatory in April 2019. The outcome was to target Messier 51 or the Whirlpool Galaxy…