January brought with it not one, but two astronomical tragedies. The first was a promising dark site expedition that ended before it began—I arrived at the remote location only to discover I'd left b
November and December were dedicated to getting out in the night and preparing for family times during the day. I have a backlog of images that need processing. Here is a list of those targets th...
This month has brought clear skies to Texas and lots of imaging time. I've managed to capture a few targets including: North America Nebula, Clam Nebula, Tulip Nebula, and Orion's Nebula. These im...
In order to record and remember I figured it would be beneficial to post my current workflow. This is based on various youtube creators pointing to similar workflows. At the moment it seems to work g...
New equipment has arrived. These are not sponsored purchases and will be tested and commented on as such. Cameras A new guide camera from Touptek arrived this is the G3M662C. Unfortunately this...
The Veil Nebula The Veil Nebula is a beautiful target that has been visible for most of June through August. The Veil Nebula is relatively dim for me because it's the remains of a supernova and is...
I did note that I would try to analyze subframes in the last post, but I thought it was worth a shot to take some pictures. The target was NGC 6974, one of two luminous knots within the Veil Nebula....
Last night's (August 06, 2024) session started fairly late. I had initially checked the weather and it showed clear skies. However, when I went outside at 9pm it was raining. Perfectly over my area, ...
Tonight's session started around 9:30pm US Central time, under Bortle 9 skies. Polar alignment and focusing took a little extra time due to clouds and poor visibility. However, once completed the...
I've decided to start a blog because I wanted a sort of journal to record where I've been. Maybe it can be useful to others so I'm deciding to make it public. As you may have guessed, the subject of ...