Mercury: My Astrophotography First Attempt [The Planet]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:July 11, 2018
Post category:Astronomy Night Sky Planets Smartphone Sun

This summer night was meant to be a warm evening capturing Jupiter, Venus & Saturn. Mercury just happened to appear near the horizon and I thought I should give it…

True color Moon, June 29, 2018.

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

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:July 1, 2018
Post category:Moon Night Sky Smartphone Telescope

You don't have to be an astrophotographer to have a photo of the Moon in your collection. The Moon appears, markedly, in all of the photos in with the same…

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

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:June 2, 2018
Post category:Night Sky Smartphone Star Clusters Stars Telescope

Light Pollution In light polluted areas, seeing fuzzy star clusters is nearly impossible to the naked eye. Therefore, when I attended a Star Party at the Virginia Living Museum, I…

Google Pixel Really Blue

Equipment Spotlight: Google Pixel Really Blue [Color]

Post author:Kevin Francis
Post published:May 28, 2018
Post category:Astronomy Night Sky Planets Smartphone Star Clusters Stars Telescope Universe

The pictures are improving, my editing skills are improving, and the results are joyful, but in case you haven't noticed yet, my camera of choice is my Google Pixel Really…