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

Because it’s small and great for wide field astrophotography picked up an Orion ST-80 telescope. The ST stands for Short … More

My Polar Alignment Methods [Telescope Setup]

When I search the internet for deep space photos like this, I am marveled by what many amateurs are able … More

Remember my last article? You know the one about my experience at the Fan Mountain Observatory in April 2019. The … More

Fresh off seeing my UVA Cavaliers win the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship, I couldn’t wait to visit grounds. In fact I packed all my UVA gear

I moved prime focus without cutting the OTA (Optical Tube Assembly) on my Orion Astroview 6 telescope. Huh? How? No … More

I 3D printed a Bahtinov Mask, so I can clearly see the sky. There are numerous objects in the night … More

The Canon EOs XTi joins my astrophotography family. I started using my Google Pixel Really Blue to photograph night sky … More

Total Lunar Eclipse The total lunar eclipse was beautiful! I took more than 500 pictures of this event to create … More

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

Telescope Buying Guide Buying a telescope is much like buying a car. Asking a car owner “What car should I … More