Archive for the ‘Astrophotography’ Category
Friday, August 10th, 2007
It's been a crazy summer and I have had few chances to get the telescope out. The night before last was a nice night and the Perseid meteor shower was just picking up, so I took the time to go out and observe for a while and take the picture ...
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
I haven't taken any astrophotos in way too long. But tonight I got out for a few minutes to capture some of the brightest objects in the heavens. Today, the brightest objects in the sky at my location were:
1. The Sun (duh!)
2. The Moon
3. An Iridium Flare
4. Venus
5. The International ...
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
Two clear nights in a row! This is the Pinwheel Galaxy, a face on spiral galaxy located near the handle star of the Big Dipper. It's a very dim object that needs much more exposure to capture more fine details, but it was nice to bag another of my Messier ...
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