After finishing up the Crescent nebula, I decided to try another target. With Andromeda being way too large to do,…
I decided to try to upgrade the tracking yet again on my platform, and purchased and installed a 100:1 planetary…
I had a tough time last weekend with my cheap Celestron tracking motor, so I thought I would piece together…
The thing that has probably blown my mind the most about all of this equipment is the Bahtinov mask. Invented…
After getting a little used to my new guidescope and camera, and with the planets pretty much behind the trees…
Excited to play with a new guidescope that I purchased to try to bring more accuracy to my manual tracking,…
Another success with my UHC filter, the Bubble nebula turned out terrific! It wasn’t too bad to find, but as…
I figured I would take a shot at a large nebula that is much larger than my field of view.…
On a mission to do a nearby nebula, I couldn’t help but get M37, the Salt and Pepper Cluster. I’ve…
One of the biggest challenges of amateur astronomy is the effect called atmospheric seeing. It can be a problem with…