I fought the idea of photographing deep space objects such as Nebulas and Galaxies other than our own Milky Way. My friend, Larry Gunn suggested I dip my toe into the genre with a device called the SeeStar S50. A reasonably priced automated telescope/camera that can navigate to targets automatically.
During a Night Sky and Milky Way Workshop in Sedona, Arizona, I made a star trail image. I also set up a second camera while the main camera was making Milky Way exposures. Check out the Milky Way article here. Camera support When you are training two cameras on the
Living in a Bortle Four, a.k.a. a pretty dark place, constellations can be difficult to render. The star pattern is very discernible to the eye. Yet the camera captures so many more stars the pattern gets lost. In even Lower score Bortle One areas, it’s even worse. For the unfamiliar,
As we come to the end of Milky Way Hunting Season, the Galactic Center is close to the horizon. In my area, the galaxy stands pretty well straight up. That doesn’t mean it’s not time to head out for night sky image creation. I took my PhotoPills app out in
The Geminids meteor shower is the quintessential time for capturing the streaks from the heavens. This year, it was clear and the show was spectacular. I photographed from 9:15 PM on the 13th to 5 AM on the 14th of December. Then the fun begins gathering the strike images for
I liken the capture of a solid Milky Way image with the Galactic Core to be akin to playing a 4D board game. You need to know where the Galactic Center will be but that is just the beginning. Other factors include where, when and how bright the moon. Is
