Harvest Moon
I took a picture of the harvest moon with the Canon T3i using the 200mm lens and tripod. For image info is available at https://clearskytonight.com/wiki/Oct_5,_2017.
I took a picture of the harvest moon with the Canon T3i using the 200mm lens and tripod. For image info is available at https://clearskytonight.com/wiki/Oct_5,_2017.
I was trying some sunset time lapse photos and notice the crescent moon so took some images. The details are on the Articles wiki.
Moon on September 23, 2017 Read More »
I was able to take two videos with the Lunt LS50THA using the ZWO AS103MC. I compressed them both down to 15 seconds.
Total Solar Eclipse Videos Read More »
In preparing for the solar eclipse, I experimented with different SharpCap settings. I settled on these settings: Exposure – 1 ms Gain – 45 Gamma – 25 Brightness – 0 Those settings resulted in the image below. I also added the full listing of settings after taking the image. [ZWO ASI034MC] Pan=0 Tilt=0 Output Format=AVI
SharpCap settings for ZWO AS103MC and Lunt LS50THA Read More »
I went to Madras, Oregon to view the total solar eclipse at Oregon Solarfest. I setup a couple of cameras. The first was using a solar filter over a telephoto lens on my Canon. I took a couple of shots during the first contact phase. The main effort was using the Lunt and ZWO to
Total Solar Eclipse on August 21, 2017 Read More »
I recently attended the Table Mountain Star Party. With the dark skies, I was able to try to take some night sky photos of the Milky Way. I read the book Photography: Night Sky: A Field Guide to Shooting after Dark by Jennifer Wu and James Martin. One of the chapter is the book is
Canon Astrophotography Settings Read More »