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Winter Solstice Best Wishes!
Today, December 22, is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the beginning of winter. Kathy and I would like to wish everyone best wishes for the holiday season and the new year. Don’t...
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Cocoon and B168 with Nikon D810a
This image of IC5146, the Cocoon Nebula and Barnard 168 was shot with the Nikon D810a astrophotographic DSLR camera on loan from Nikon for a review of the camera that was just published in the...
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Winter Star Trails
Got back to the basics last night while shooting some deep-sky images. Put a camera on a fixed tripod and shot some winter star trails while I sat in the car with the heater on. Click on the image or...
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C/2013 US10 (Catalina) and NGC 5466
Comet C/2013 US10 (Catalina) passes near globular cluster NGC 5466 in Bootes on the morning of January 6, 2016. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. The comet...
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The New Andromeda Galaxy
Ok, so M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, has been around for a while. It’s not new. But this image is new, I shot it on January 2, 2016. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more...
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Sunset on the ISS
The Sun sets on the ISS. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more technical information. The International Space Station (ISS) fades from the light as it enters the Earth’s shadow...
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A Long Cold Night on the Snow
In honor of our recent blizzard, I present a time-lapse video of “A Long Cold Night on the Snow“. Be sure to click on the icon on the lower right of the YouTube windows to go full screen once it...
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NEAIC 2016 Talk
I’m happy to announce that I’ve been invited to give a talk at this year’s NorthEast Astro-Imaging Forum (NEAIC) to be held on April 7 and 8, 2016. My talk is titled Aesthetics and Ethics in...
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Beginner Equipment Recommendations
I just published a new page with my recommendations for beginner equipment for astrophotography. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. I’ve written it in HTML5 with...
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M33, The Triangulum Galaxy
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, is a magnificent face-on spiral galaxy. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. The little red knots that you see in the galaxies spiral...
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Open Clusters M46 and M47
M46 and M47 are two beautiful open clusters located in the constellation of Puppis. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. I shot this image just after the start of...
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Jupiter Red Spot and Shadow Transit
This just goes to show how stupid I can be some times. It’s an image of Jupiter with the Great Red Spot and a shadow of Callisto transiting. It could have been much better. Click on the image or link...
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Jupiter, This Time the Right Way
Here’s Jupiter and Io and the Great Red Spot. At left is the original stack of the best 250 out of 5,000 frames and at right is the final sharpened and color corrected version. Click on the image or...
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21.5 Hour Young Moon
The thin young crescent Moon sets in the twilight. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. I didn’t really think I had a chance to see this one. There were a lot of...
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Converting MOV to AVI
If you use a DSLR for planetary photography, you might shoot video in the camera. Canon cameras record video in an H.264 compressed file format in a MOV container. That means the file will have a name...
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One Month until NEAIC!
Just one month until the NorthEast Astro Imaging Conference (NEAIC) ! If you’re not already registered, what are you waiting for? . . . . . FollowShare
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Action on Jupiter Tonight!
Double Galilean moon and double shadow transits plus the red spot at the same time. Midpoint of the show is about 1:15 a.m. EDT on Tuesday (Tuesday March 22, 2016 at 5:15 UT). Europa starts the show...
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Article 1
DP Review has posted a short article that says the new Canon 80D is using a new sensor that has moved the ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) onto the sensor itself. This would improve the readout noise...
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Jupiter Double Shadow Transit
The shadows of the Galilean moons Io and Europa transit across the north equatorial belt of Jupiter last night. Click on the image or link for more information. The Great Red Spot and some white ovals...
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Jupiter Double Shadow Transit Video
Your browser does not support the video tag. Please you upgrade your browser. This is a video animation of about 5 hours of Jupiter rotating with its moons Io and Europa transiting along with their...
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