The sky was still not ideal, with a Full Moon. And with Mars almost due above, I had difficulty manually nudging the telescope. The focus wasn’t quite right. Despite all this, one set of my Mars videos was passable.
Author: Paul
My First Mars of the 2022 Season
The Mars opposition is days away, and though I have been watching the planet night and morning, this was may first take at it in over two years.
How Important is Google to Driving Website Traffic? A Graph Shows
What is Google’s importance to website traffic? Based on my #blog experience, it is the only importance. Google drives most of my traffic.
Reserving My Cloud Server with Digital Ocean
This article explains how I created the Digital Ocean droplet that hosts my Ghost blog, part of the series on how I set up my personal blog.
Garage Security Cameras Using Existing Light Fixtures
I wanted to set up security cameras to watch my driveway. In this article I explain my approach, which involves leveraging the existing lights.
Lunar Eclipse through iPhone 14 Pro, November 2022
I photographed the eclipse this morning 4 a.m. I used my iPhone 14 Pro with “Night mode” for the final image, through 127mm Mak-Cass telescope.
“Interests” Windows 11 – Can They Be Turned Off?
I really like Windows 11. But the Widgets “interests” feature annoys me. I tried several ways to turn it off. Is there a way?
Jupiter with Great Red Spot, October 2022
It took weeks trying for the right chance, but I finally was able to decently photograph Jupiter and its Great Red Spot this year.
Using Computer to Capture Jupiter
After Jupiter opposition this year, I started using my MacBook as a camera screen extension. In this article, I show results from over a week.
Saying Goodbye to Linux
I decided to end my home Linux experiment. Here I explain my original drivers and my final decision to shelve Linux indefinitely.