With excellent viewing conditions on this cool night, I took a number of pictures of the Moon with my telescope and iPhone.
Photography
Moon on May 3rd, 2020
Time to start getting the telescopes out more regularly, as the weather warms but is not too warm yet.
Unidentified flying objects in night sky? What were these?
I knew I had to act quickly to photograph them, as they were moving fast and I didn’t know how long they would be visible or if more were coming.
The Orion Nebula via DSLR Camera
I took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.
Moon on April 5th, 2020
The Moon was not my only target. Stay tuned in the coming days for more images from tonight’s session.
Sun in April, 2020
It has been a while since I looked at the Sun through a telescope.
Venus, Early March, 2020
Venus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
Leap Day Moon, Venus, and Choice Confirmations
For those of you that were able to see it, the Moon and Venus were very close that night.
Cloud Hiatus Over
It will be a fun year. Jupiter and Saturn’s oppositions are a mere five months away. Mars returns to opposition this year.
Merry Winter Solstice
But I figured if you’re going to do it, might as well be done on the shortest daylight day of the year.