Polar Alignment Camera Install [Polar Scope]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:May 21, 2020
Post category:Astronomy Astrophotography Long Exposure Astrophotography Polar Alignment

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.…

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…