With clouds, the equation changes a bit, so I scaled the shutter all the way up to 1/50 to get this (cropped, as the surroundings are all black).
Photography
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.
More Perspective on Capturing the Moon’s Detail with a Smartphone
The following day and at approximately the same time (in daylight), the sky was still clear. So I took another round of pictures.
The Moon: So Far and Yet So Near
Tonight, I took a few more pictures of the Moon (and my, has it grown since its run-in over the weekend with Aldebaran!).
Searching for Uranus
My explanation for how I tried to find the planet Uranus is the post-Dusk sky.
Watch as Aldebaran Disappears Behind the Moon
It was a little nerve wracking as Aldebaran was about to disappear, for though I was video taping it, I had to keep adjusting the telescope as the sky moved.
The Thinning and Brightening of Venus
I took one last look at bright Venus in 2017.
The Daytime Moon
My first photographing of the Moon during the day.
Afocal Photography and Deep Sky Objects
First deep sky views with a new telescope!