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The Astronomik CLS Light-Pollution Filter
. I’ve put together a page of examples of different types of deep-sky objects shot with the Astronomik CLS filter. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information It is...
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Venus and Uranus in Conjunction
Venus and Uranus were in conjunction this morning. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. Well, here it is June already, and I can count the number of times I have...
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The Moon and Venus
The Moon and Venus appeared together in a party-cloudy twilight sky early on the morning of June 20, 2017, one day before the Summer Solstice. Click on the image or link to see technical information...
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Orbits
And now, for something completely different. Orbits. Click on the image or link to see a larger version with more information. Just messing around with the scope the other night. . . . . FollowShare
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Tips for Shooting the Total Solar Eclipse
I’ve put together a fairly extensive page with tips and techniques for photographing the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. This is going to be the big one, crossing the entire United...
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Time To Get Ready!
It’s exactly 6 weeks until the day of the total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. Now is the time to get your act together if you plan on photographing the eclipse. I’ve been studying and...
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Tips to make you a better astrophotographer!
Great News! I’m happy to announce that I’m moving my monthly astrophotography column from Sky & Telescope’s web site to my own blog. This will give me an opportunity to cover subjects more...
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3 frames per second with Eclipse Orchestrator
Success! I broke down and bought the pro version of Eclipse Orchestrator (EO) to use with a serial cable and my Canon 700D to get a higher framing rate than the USB cable alone allows. With the USB...
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Eclipse Computer Test Bed
This is my test setup for trying various automation programs to control the cameras for the upcoming August 21, 2017 total eclipse of the Sun. The Computers Toshiba laptop running Eclipse Orchestrator...
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Sunrise Moon
Pretty gibbous Moon this morning at sunrise. Shot with my Galaxy S5 cell phone. 1/166th second exposure at f/2.2 at ISO 40 at 4.8mm of focal length. Jerry . . . . . FollowShare
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Mirror Slap and Shutter Shock
No, this isn’t a column about photographic bondage and discipline. It’s about something that many photographers are not aware of, but that can affect the sharpness of your images, especially at long...
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Darkness is Coming!
It’s exactly 4 weeks until the day of the Total Solar Eclipse. Are you ready? Here’s a little script that you might not be aware of that you can use in both Eclipse Orchestrator (EO) and Solar Eclipse...
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Orientation of the Sun’s Equator During Totality
As seen in the image above, the orientation of the Sun’s equator to the horizon (bottom of frame) is about 52 degrees at totality for Madras, Oregon. Coronal streamers should align roughly along the...
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2 Weeks Until Totality!
The eclipse is coming! By this time you should have a very good idea of exactly how you are going to shoot it and your script working for automating your image acquisition so you can relax and enjoy...
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Colorize the Sun!
Today’s lesson is on chrysopoeia. Maybe you are not happy with the Sun. Maybe you don’t like the fact that it is a whitish blue when you shoot it with a Baader AstroSolar Filter for the partial phases...
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Solar Eclipse Maestro 1.8.6v1
Xavier Jubier has released a new updated version of Solar Eclipse Maestro 1.8.6v1. This is not a beta. Folks who are using it should probably download it for the bug fixes. AND, you definitely should...
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Total Eclipse Safety Script
Here is the script that I plan to use with Solar Eclipse Maestro for the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. This is for my main camera / scope combo of a Canon 7D Mark II and an AstroTech AT65Q...
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Total Eclipse Emergency Script
I’ve put a lot of planning into creating a script that will shoot the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. I plan to use Solar Eclipse Maestro to automate the image acquisition. The script runs from...
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1 Week – Top 10 Tips for Totality
Only one week left until the total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. I don’t know about you, but I am getting excited! Here are my Top 10 Tips for Totality. These are slightly modified from my...
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Eclipse Programs – Latest Versions
Here are the latest version numbers for programs you might be using for the eclipse… It’s usually a good idea to be using the latest version as it might fix a bug you didn’t know about that might bite...
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