Jupiter at Opposition with Galilean Moons, 2022
It’s been a while since I included any of the Galilean moons in a posted Jupiter image, so here is for making up lost time, through my Dobsonian.
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Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Will My New iPhone Mean Better Moon Photos?
Finally needing to upgrade my iPhone XS, I went ahead and pre-ordered an iPhone 14. Will the updated technology produce better Moon photos?
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Jupiter Through a Dobsonian Telescope
On the morning of 9/1, I shot the videos which made up his image of Jupiter, likely the best I can do with my entry-level DSLR camera.
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Perfect In-Focus Night for Saturn
Years of trying to perfect my planetary imaging techniques may have finally culminated in a night where all of my image sets were excellent.
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Faint Perseid Meteor Observations for 2022
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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My First Saturn of 2022
“Planet season” officially began for me this early morning as I observed and photographed both Saturn and Jupiter before their oppositions.
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Quick Early August Moon, 2022
Tonight’s Lunar image was from a wide-angle view. I chose this cropping for balance, acknowledging the lack of surrounding trees.
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More ISS, with Annotated Constellations
For this evening’s ISS photo session, I used nova.astrometry.net to map the surrounding constellations.
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ISS Travels Through The Big Dipper, and By The North Star
The Summer of tracking the ISS continued tonight, this time with a fly-through of The Big Dipper, and an extremely close encounter with Polaris.
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Summer Double Feature – International Space Station
The International Space Station made not one but two appearance on this warm, July Summer evening, both easily visible. One South and one North.
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