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Smokey Mountain Planets Photo

Dark Sky Astrophotography [Smokey Mountain Getaway]

August is a busy month for my family, and we took a weekend to visit the Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg, … More

Astronomy, Dark Sky, Google Pixel, Jupiter, Mars, Meade EXT-125, Planet, saturn, Smartphone, Team Pixel, Telescope

Smartphone Astrophotography: In 6 Steps [Infographic]

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

Astronomy, Cassini Division, Google Pixel, Infographic, Meade EXT-125, Smartphone

Mars: The Red Planet on Display in Summer 2018 [Dust Storm]

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

Backyard, Google Pixel, Mars, Meade EXT-125, Planet, Smartphone, Team Pixel, Telescope
Saturn 7_10_2018

Saturn: Photographing the Cassini Division 2018 Update [Rings]

Light travels about 2 hours from the Sun to Saturn to your telescope.   We can spend about that much time … More

Cassini Division, Google Pixel, Meade EXT-125, Planet, saturn, Saturn Ring System, Smartphone, Team Pixel

Derotation in Astrophotography [Field Rotation]

Derotation in Astrophotography is Amazing I learned something new this weekend.  I learned about a technique in astrophotography called Derotation.  … More

derotation, Google Pixel, Jupiter, Meade EXT-125, Smartphone, Team Pixel

Mercury: My Astrophotography First Attempt [The Planet]

This summer night was meant to be a warm evening capturing Jupiter, Venus & Saturn.  Mercury just happened to appear … More

Google Pixel, Meade EXT-125, Mercury, Planet, Smartphone, Team Pixel, Telescope

Moon: Take Photos & Find Many Colors [Brown or Grey]

You don’t have to be an astrophotographer to have a photo of the Moon in your collection.  The Moon appears, … More

Google Pixel, Light Pollution, Meade EXT-125, Smartphone, Team Pixel, Telescope

Beehive Cluster: I Don’t See Anything There [Magnitude]

Light Pollution In light polluted areas, seeing fuzzy star clusters is nearly impossible to the naked eye.  Therefore, when I … More

Backyard, Google Pixel, Meade EXT-125, Smartphone, Star Cluster, Team Pixel, Telescope

I’ve Got a Telescope or Two

“What kind of telescope should I buy?”  If you’re like me and you meet any number of novice astronomers, this … More

Bushnell, Jupiter, Jupiter in Opposition, Meade EXT-125, Moon, Orion Astroview, Telescope

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Latest Posts

  • Smartphone Astrophotography [Google Pixel 3] November 26, 2019
  • Image Stacking in Astrophotography [Reduce Noise] November 10, 2019
  • Dark Sky: Where Are You? [Astrophotography] November 3, 2019
  • Long Exposure Astrophotography [Get A Drive Motor] October 20, 2019
  • Wide Field Astrophotography and First Light with My Orion ST-80 [Andromeda Galaxy] October 6, 2019

Image of the Month

Messier 31 Andromeda Galaxy Telescope & Mount: Orion ST-80 with Astroview Mount Camera: Canon EOS T3i Guiding: None Location: Carrollton, VA Sky: Bortle Class 5 Acquisition & Calibration: - Filter: None - APT (Astrophotography Tool) - ISO 1600 - 40 Light Frames @ 120 s - 62 Dark Frames @ 120 s - 19 Flat Frames - 60 Bias Frames - Total Integration Time: 80 minutes

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Kevin Francis is a Mechanical Engineer by day, amateur Astrophotographer by night who is taking his Google Pixel smartphone camera to new limits.

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