Constellations III: Of the Summer Triangle
I have been searching for a way to accentuate the stars based on their brightness, short of manually blowing them up.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Deep Sky Objects
Embark on a journey to the farthest reaches of space. This category features articles and images of distant galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and other deep-sky phenomena. Discover the techniques needed to photograph these faint and beautiful objects and explore the stories behind them.
Constellations II: Leo the Lion
Five weeks. That is how long I had to wait from my first session photographing Leo the Lion to my second.
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Constellations I: Testing Ursa Minor, Snagging Draco
I am pleased with the amount of stars I captured. Can you see Polaris and Ursa Minor?
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A Winter View of the Summer Triangle
A lot of stargazing stuff happened on or around the Ides of March, and I am still getting caught up.
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Searching for Uranus, with Torcularis Septentrionalis
Last weekend I went on an extreme hunt (from the safety of my driveway) to find the normally-shy seventh planet, Uranus.
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Afocal Photography and Deep Sky Objects
First deep sky views with a new telescope!
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