Learning through the firehouse has been fun and challenging at times. I love the challenge of something new, but at the same time, I’d just like to get some images and not struggle so much. I’ve decided to journal much of my learning so as the saying goes “my struggles, your gain”. This guide will
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Over four nights of observing we captured a few hundred frames to be able to bring you Abell 85 – extremely faint supernovae remnant. What is neat about this image is that it was captured from my backyard on the nights leading up to a full moon. This really reminds me of the quality we
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What a lovely nebula to share with the world right? Why not work on your own rendition of this beautiful nebula a short 7500 light years away from Earth located in the constellation Cassiopeia. In this guide to the Heart Nebula, we’ll show you how we captured it, processed it and share the data with
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Have you ever wanted to experiment with astrophotography but can’t swallow the cost of gear? Don’t want to stay up all night? Just don’t have the time to learn all hardware but want to edit and experiment with images? Do you live in the light domes of massive cities and the associated light pollution thereof?
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Challenge accepted I said 🙂 Imaging SH2-129 from my Austin Texas backyard seemed impossible at first, but it is coming through. Description Sh2-129 aka the “flying squid” is a supernovae remnant composed of diffuse OIII gases within the larger “flying bat” nebula that is primarily diffuse red Ha gases. The appropriately named giant or flying
SH2-129 and Ou4 from Bortle8 skies with OSC Read More »
Living under the dome of light pollution, we often forget some of the majestic neighbors that grace our skies. M31 is one such wonder, that most living in light polluted will never see and always take for granted. Under dark skies, the naked eye can make out the smudge, binoculars can see the airy disc
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We’ve been enjoying sharing the joys of imaging comet Neowise right from the comfort and safety of our backyard. Check out our YouTube video below! We did a series of thirty second exposures and tracked the comet until we lost it over the horizon/trees. Once comet said bye for the evening, we did some DSO’s
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Table of contents Elephant Trunk Nebula Acquisition Software Acquisition Gear PixInsight Processing The Elephant Trunk Nebula located in the Constellation Cepheus is about 2,400 light years from earth. This region is a massive concentration of interstellar gas ionized by the young stars. The common name comes from the elephant trunk looking structure of dense gas. […]
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What better reminder is there of what is just beyond our vision but a part of our amazing cosmos than the beauty of the Crescent Nebula. Rising in the north western early summer skies of our home observatory in Austin Texas the Crescent Nebula brings a smile to my face every time I see it. […]
The Crescent Nebula – Majestic solar-wind swept Nebula. Read More »
There is no better mix of amazing experiences – exploring our planet and exploring our universe and the areas I love to visit all seem to coincide with being able to do both. Climbing a mountain during the day and pulling out a telescope or binoculars by night is just my kind of day! With […]
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