Accurate polar alignment is crucial for achieving optimal results in astrophotography. While it is commonly associated with nighttime observations, there is a method that allows for polar alignment during the day using the Sun. However, it is important to exercise caution and have the appropriate … Continue readingHow to Polar Align your Telescope Mount during the Day: A Step-by-Step Guide
What is the best camera for astrophotography? Well, that really depends on what you want to photograph. In this v/blog, I’ll get into the kind of objects (Moon, Planets, Deep-sky) you want to capture and how this affects the kind of camera specifications you’ll need … Continue readingAstrophotography cameras explained: Resolution, pixel size, read noise, quantum efficiency, and more
Discover the wonders of the night sky in June 2023, and get ready to be amazed by what the universe has in store for you. Despite the shortest night of the year approaching in the northern hemisphere due to the summer solstice on June 21, … Continue readingNight Sky June 2023 (naked-eye): Goodbye Venus and Mars – Hello Saturn and Jupiter + two meteor showers!
Check out that new supernova called SN2023IXF in the outer spiral arm of the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)! Here’s a before ( March 8, 2023) and after picture (May 23, 2023) I took of the pinwheel Galaxy (M101). The supernova explosion actually happened 21 million years … Continue readingNew Supernova Visible in a Galaxy far far away! (SN2023IXF, M101)
Are you getting confused by the many different types of glass used in refractor telescopes that are available today? Well, I was too so I did some research. The biggest challenge when building refractor telescopes is to reduce or completely eliminate chromatic aberration which creates … Continue readingED vs APO Refractor Telescopes!? FPL-51 vs FPL-53 vs FCD-100!?
AGA = Agena Astro; HPS = High Point Scientific; AST = Astroshop. Read my blog on beginner astrophotography mounts here.
We are in the last month of galaxy season, that magical time from March till the end of May, when constellations that are highest in the night sky at midnight point away from our own Milkyway. This gives us Astro-geeks with telescopes the opportunity to … Continue readingMay 2023: Deep Sky Objects with a Telescope you DON’T want to miss!
Hi folks. Here’s an overview of nine amazing astronomy events that you don’t want to miss in May 2023. I release multiple videos with information about awesome astronomy events that are about to happen. So if you like the video, please like, share, and subscribe … Continue readingDon’t miss these 9 astronomy events in May 2023 | Penumbral Lunar Eclipse |Moon meets Saturn, Venus, Mars
Get ready to witness a rare and mysterious astronomical spectacle – a hybrid solar eclipse that’s set to occur on April 20, 2023. Eclipse-chasers worldwide will tell you about the three well-known types of solar eclipses. The first is the partial eclipse, the most common, … Continue readingRare Hybrid Eclipse Is Coming – Happens only 7x in our Century!
If you’re lucky enough to own a ZWO AM5 mount, you’re probably aware that you can control that mount in four different ways with; (1) a hand controller, (2) your smartphone by using the ASI mount App; (3) your PC/Laptop using an ASCOM driver, and … Continue readingControlling the ZWO AM5 Mount over WiFi, USB & HC | Tutorial