Paul, Author at Computer Looking Up

Jupiter Through a Dobsonian Telescope

On the morning of 9/1, I shot the videos which made up his image of Jupiter, likely the best I can do with my entry-level DSLR camera.

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Years of trying to perfect my planetary imaging techniques may have finally culminated in a night where all of my image sets were excellent.

Under less than ideal circumstances, I attempted to observe and photograph the Perseid Meteor Shower. The near-Full Moon did not help.

“Planet season” officially began for me this early morning as I observed and photographed both Saturn and Jupiter before their oppositions.

August 3, 2022 Paul 786 Views 0 Comments Moon

Tonight’s Lunar image was from a wide-angle view. I chose this cropping for balance, acknowledging the lack of surrounding trees.

July 16, 2022 Paul 860 Views 0 Comments ISS

For this evening’s ISS photo session, I used nova.astrometry.net to map the surrounding constellations.

July 14, 2022 Paul 995 Views 0 Comments ISS

The Summer of tracking the ISS continued tonight, this time with a fly-through of The Big Dipper, and an extremely close encounter with Polaris.

July 13, 2022 Paul 915 Views 0 Comments ISS

The International Space Station made not one but two appearance on this warm, July Summer evening, both easily visible. One South and one North.

July 10, 2022 Paul 949 Views 0 Comments ISS

After a week of bad cloudy skies, today was clear, a wonderful opportunity to observe and photograph the very bright 75% illuminated Moon.