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Astrophotography Misadventures: A January Update
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Jan 14, 2025
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
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October Imaging Update
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Oct 17, 2024
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...
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August 7 2024 Astro session
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 8, 2024
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....
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August 5 2024 Astro session
- By Alejandro Araya /
- On Aug 6, 2024
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...