Astronomy & Astrophotography
Explore the art and science of capturing the cosmos. This category is your guide to photographing celestial wonders, from the familiar glow of the Moon to the faint light of distant galaxies. Here, you’ll find articles dedicated to every aspect of the craft, including the celestial targets themselves and the equipment and techniques used to capture them.
Third Night of Neowise: The Comet Made for a Dob
Of all the views I have seen myself so far of Neowise, the simple view from the Dob has been...
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Second Night of the Comet
Between my first sighting of C/2020 F3 on the 13th of July to my second sighting on the 16th was...
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ISS Under the Dipper
In hindsight, this may have been a nice long-exposure NightCap image.
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Jupiter at Opposition, and Another Planet
A comet and two planets, not too bad for one night.
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First Spotting of a Comet
Tonight was the first time I ever saw a comet. I missed Halley’s as a kid in 1986.
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Hunting for Galaxy M61
I am under no illusion that seeing galaxies is possible from my location on Earth.
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Clouds vs. Early Crescent Moon
Today’s story begins on the prior night, when the Moon was an even thinner crescent.
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Daytime Waning Crescent Moon, June 14th, 2020
Still going backwards and catching up on items from the past weeks. Last Sunday I took a walk and found...
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Sketching the Stars – M3 Globular Cluster
Here is what I hope will be the return of an observation technique I have not done for a while...
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Early Morning Glimpse of Saturn and Jupiter
You can also see sloping towards the right some of the brighter stars in the constellation Sagittarius.
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Paul Stephen
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