My Hunt for Pluto!
I wanted to confirm my finding as best as I could, so I started hunting for noticeable star patterns in the area of HIP 94372.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
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.
Easy Target
The biggest hurdle for me yesterday was dealing with mostly cloudy skies.
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The Backwards Moon
Farmers and early risers will disagree, but I think of the Moon’s waning phases as backwards.
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Meteor Hunting, 2017 Edition
Though the sky was mostly clear lest a few stray clouds, the Moon’s brightness was the only unfortunate circumstance compared to last year’s.
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Moon Rising Above the Clouds
This was taken with my smartphone, proving again that these devices have some marginal value beyond looking at pictures of Cheerios.
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Seeing the Moon Among the Clouds
About 90 minutes before sunset the Moon’s crescent stood out in front of a paling blue sky through wisping clouds overhead.
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Saturn in July 2017
I had great difficulty locating Saturn that night and it was almost 20 minutes before I locked on.
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Jupiter Animations 2017
On May 31st I took a good sample set of Jupiter images to attempt an animated GIF.
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First Saturn of 2017
It will be a challenge to get the ISO and exposures right, since Saturn is fainter than Jupiter.
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Hunting the International Space Station
On Sunday night yesterday, I attempted more pictures during the ISS’s even longer four-minute flyby.
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