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August 13, 2023August 13, 2023

2023 Perseid Meteor Shower: Seven Observed, One Captured via iPhone

Posted By: Paul 262 Views 0 Comment Constellations, Jupiter, Meteors, Starlog

If there was a theme to my early morning observations this year, it was “space junk.” Effectively ideal conditions were soiled by the incessant amount of satellites that come and go from all directions. But I did observe meteors and captured at least one with my iPhone.

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August 11, 2022April 29, 2023

Faint Perseid Meteor Observations for 2022

Posted By: Paul 259 Views 0 Comment Meteors, Starlog

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

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December 11, 2021April 29, 2023

Framing the Pleiades

Posted By: Paul 314 Views 0 Comment Pleiades, Starlog

The Pleiades were the last stars I photographed during the 2021 Lunar Eclipse. I framed this picture in context of my prior images and sketches.

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December 4, 2021April 29, 2023

The Orion Nebula via Smartphone, 2021

Posted By: Paul 795 Views 0 Comment Orion, Starlog

At 2 a.m. I did not want to retool my equipment for the entire constellation, but decided a quick look towards Orion’s nebula wouldn’t hurt.

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Deep Sky Photography 
August 12, 2020April 28, 2023

Perseid Meteor Captured on iPhone with NightCap

Posted By: Paul 203 Views 0 Comment Meteors, Starlog

The image above was the most spectacular, captured very early in the session.

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Deep Sky Photography 
July 28, 2020April 29, 2023

Fifth Night of the Comet: End of the Tail

Posted By: Paul 273 Views 0 Comment Comets, Starlog

I watched it and felt a sense of loss, that soon, this comet would never be seen by me or anyone else again for thousands of years.

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Deep Sky Photography 
July 23, 2020April 29, 2023

Fourth Night of the Comet: Fun with NightCap

Posted By: Paul 239 Views 0 Comment Comets, Starlog

I tried an observation only since the sky had some patches of openness towards the Northwest.

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Deep Sky Photography 
July 20, 2020April 29, 2023

Third Night of Neowise: The Comet Made for a Dob

Posted By: Paul 255 Views 0 Comment Comets, Starlog

Of all the views I have seen myself so far of Neowise, the simple view from the Dob has been my favorite.

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Deep Sky Photography 
July 18, 2020April 29, 2023

Second Night of the Comet

Posted By: Paul 226 Views 0 Comment Comets, Starlog

Between my first sighting of C/2020 F3 on the 13th of July to my second sighting on the 16th was a period of unusable cloud cover.

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April 10, 2020April 29, 2023

The Orion Nebula via DSLR Camera

Posted By: Paul 326 Views 0 Comment Orion, Starlog

I took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.

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