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How I Upgraded My Ford Escape to SYNC 3

I love my reliable ’13 Ford Escape. But the dash computer has always been sluggish. I explain how I upgraded to SYNC 3 & now have Apple CarPlay.

Finally needing to upgrade my iPhone XS, I went ahead and pre-ordered an iPhone 14. Will the updated technology produce better Moon photos?

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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Years of trying to perfect my planetary imaging techniques may have finally culminated in a night where all of my image sets were excellent.

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

“Planet season” officially began for me this early morning as I observed and photographed both Saturn and Jupiter before their oppositions.

August 3, 2022 Paul 836 Views 0 Comments Moon

Tonight’s Lunar image was from a wide-angle view. I chose this cropping for balance, acknowledging the lack of surrounding trees.

July 16, 2022 Paul 918 Views 0 Comments ISS

For this evening’s ISS photo session, I used nova.astrometry.net to map the surrounding constellations.

July 14, 2022 Paul 1094 Views 0 Comments ISS

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.