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Sunspot activity 2022 March 20, 2022

The Sun's activity has been increasing for some time, so I've setup my Celestron 6" f/10 SCT with a white light solar filter.Here is a couple of images from two days. February 8th and 9th. 2022https://www.flickr.com/photos/northern_cross_observatory/51873666084/in/dateposted/

November 6-7, 2021 Comet run November 8, 2021

The night of November 6th, I setup a run to acquire data of 6 different comets throughout the night. This required staggering the run so that the objects were up far enough to move to the next one during the night.The comet list was as follows but not necessarily in this order Comet 4P (FAYE)Comet 29P […]

2021 Okie-Tex Star Party results November 3, 2021

We headed to the Okie-Tex star party which was held October 1-9, 2021It is located near the village of Kenton, Oklahoma.Here is the album of astrophotos taken during that week.https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/albums/72157720051948070

Imaging with a 300mm prime lens June 18, 2021

I've been using a 300mm f/4 prime lens that I'm borrowing for a bit, with my ZWO asi071mc pro camera.Some interesting resultshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/51251172481/in/datetaken/The Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas. 2 hours of data taken on June 15-16, 2021 at the Northern Cross Observatory

Astrophotography Image Processing Tutorial May 2, 2023

In this beginner-friendly image processing tutorial, we will use Adobe Photoshop to take an astrophotography image from its raw state to a finished master file for sharing. The post-processing stage of astrophotography is an exciting experience because it is when you finally get to enjoy the deep-sky object you have captured, up-close. This is a... […]

Trevor

How Dark Is Your Backyard? April 20, 2023

As an amateur astrophotographer or astronomer, there is a good chance you first started exploring the night sky in your backyard. The backyard is where I spend the most time under the stars, and my first experiences exploring the night sky with a telescope happened there. Your backyard may not be the ideal place for... […]

Trevor

ZWO AM5 Full Review March 14, 2023

The ZWO AM5 is the astrophotography mount I didn’t think I needed. Yes, it perfectly matches the color of my existing ZWO cameras (and ASIAIR Plus), but do I really need a tracking telescope mount that doesn’t require a counterweight? I have casually observed a number of harmonic drive telescope mounts appear in the astrophotography... […]

Trevor

NASA Awards Contract to Maintain Webb Telescope Operations December 15, 2022

NASA has selected Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation of Redondo Beach, California, to support the James Webb Space Telescope Phase E – Operations and Sustainment contract.

NASA’s Big 2022: Historic Moon Mission, Webb Telescope Images, More December 13, 2022

2022 is one for the history books as NASA caps off another astronomical year.

Experts Available to Discuss NASA Webb Telescope Science Results November 15, 2022

Experts from NASA and other institutions will be available by teleconference at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday, Nov. 17, to answer media questions about early science results from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope.

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 26 – June 4 May 26, 2023

Venus starts the week under Pollux and Castor, then lines up with them. Nearby, Mars steps on the Beehive. In the south the Bootes kite flies high. The post This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 26 – June 4 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Alan MacRobert

Red Galaxies at Night, Astronomers' Delight: A Look at the “Hubble-Dark” Universe May 25, 2023

JWST images of early galaxies have turned up a population of flat, red disks that may have been entirely missed by previous surveys. The post Red Galaxies at Night, Astronomers' Delight: A Look at the “Hubble-Dark” Universe appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

AAS Nova

The Sun Gets Its Close-up: Images from New Solar Telescope May 24, 2023

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope shows some stunning detail on the Sun, including sunspots, fibrils, granules, and other solar textures. The post The Sun Gets Its Close-up: Images from New Solar Telescope appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Monica Young

Hello out there? October 12, 2021

Anybody still coming here?

Phil

Markarian's Chain in Virgo April 13, 2018

My own Hubble View! These galaxies lie between 10 to 50 million light years away. How many galaxies do you see? A pretty tricky part of the sky to image, really. You're utilizing almost your entire field of view with an 80mm scope, so dealing with all that comes with wide-field. This is the best […]

Phil

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy April 9, 2018

A nice clear night last night until around 12:30 when clouds rolled in. Managed to get this image of the lovely M51 Whirlpool galaxy. It lies around 23 million light years away and it is interacting with a smaller galaxy (yellow~ish bulge to the left). Three supernova (star explosions) have been detected in this galaxy […]

Phil

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