Tilt In My Beginner Telescope [Equipment Setup]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:February 10, 2022
Post category:Astronomy Astrophotography Deep Sky Night Sky Refracting Telescope Telescope Tilt

It should be of no major earth shattering announcement, the my Orion ST-80 has tilt in the imaging train. Recapping, over the past few years you've followed me on my…

Telescope: Orion St-80 Camera: Canon T3i ISO: 1600 @ 10 s Total Time: 3.3 minutes

Comet Neowise: The Elusive One [C/2020 F3]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:July 31, 2020
Post category:Astronomy Astrophotography Comet Night Sky Refracting Telescope

https://youtu.be/oqMb05rfBXw Comet Neowise or C/2020 F3 is the 3rd comet found by the NASA Neowise Mission. Neowise is an acronym meaning Near Earth Object Wide-Field Infrared Survey. Altogether it's a…

Messier 31 Andromeda Galaxy Telescope & Mount: Orion ST-80 with Astroview Mount Camera: Canon EOS XTi 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

Wide Field Astrophotography and First Light with My Orion ST-80 [Andromeda Galaxy]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:October 6, 2019
Post category:Astronomy Galaxies Night Sky Telescope Wide Field Astrophotography

Because it's small and great for wide field astrophotography picked up an Orion ST-80 telescope. The ST stands for Short Tube. In case you're wondering, first light, simply means the…