Top 10 tips to PHOTOGRAPH the PLANETS with a TELESCOPE

I often get questions about how to photograph the planets with a telescope in the night sky. I have been struggling with this question myself as I went from photographing planets with my smartphone to a small refractor telescope, and eventually a larger Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. … Continue readingTop 10 tips to PHOTOGRAPH the PLANETS with a TELESCOPE

Selecting a Guide Scope and Autoguiding Camera for Astrophotography

Autoguiding is pretty much required when you want to take long exposure pictures of deep-sky targets. Without it, you’ll end up with smeared objects and elongated stars. But what gear do you need to get started? In this blog, I get into what autoguiding is … Continue readingSelecting a Guide Scope and Autoguiding Camera for Astrophotography

Best telescope mount to start astrophotography in 2021

Do you have trouble deciding what telescope mount would be best suited to start your astrophotography hobby? Then you have come to the right v/blog! I’ll compare eight beginner telescope mounts in the $750-$1250 range on several criteria that I think are essential when taking … Continue readingBest telescope mount to start astrophotography in 2021

25 Awesome Space Events to Watch in 2021

January 2021 Jan 2-3: Quadrantids meteor showerJan 13: New moon phaseJan 24: Mercury at greatest eastern elongationJan 28: Full moon phase (Wolf Moon) February 2021 Feb 11: New moon phaseFeb 18: NASA Perseverance Mars landing (Jezero Crater)Feb 27: Full moon phase (Snow Moon) Feb TBA: China Tianwen-1 Mars landing (Utopia Planitia) March … Continue reading25 Awesome Space Events to Watch in 2021

Best Affordable Telescope to Start Astrophotography!?

One of the first questions that probably comes to your mind when starting astrophotography is what kind of telescope you should buy at an affordable price. There are many types of telescopes on the amateur astrophotography market which can be quite overwhelming. In my opinion, … Continue readingBest Affordable Telescope to Start Astrophotography!?