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