The Deep Dark Sky
Here come the cool crisp fall nights! For the last few weeks I’ve been working on a portion of the Constellation Cygnus. Specifically a 12 panel mosaic of the region
The Spaghetti Nebula and the Star Alnath
The Star Alnath (or Elnath), prominent in the bottom left, is the point of the right horn of the constellation Taurus and also a part of the Auriga Constellation. It
Fast and Wide
Astrophotographer (me) problems: Pixel Peeping. I’m finally finishing up my projects from the Winter in Marathon. I began SH2-240 ( often called the Spaghetti Nebula) thinking it would be my
The Seagull Nebula IC-2177
Data acquired from February 22, 2021 through March 8, 2021 in Marathon, Texas I’m happy to reveal the first mosaic image taken remotely out of my new Takahashi system. Learning
It’s a Bird!
I’ve always joked about this nebula being a bird, but I’m starting to see it! This is a three panel mosaic from my system in Marathon, Texas. On my old
All Systems Go!
To say that I’m excited would be an understatement. The upgrade in the observatory is proving to be a game changer. Extremely fast glass, giant sensor tech, and precision tracking
A 20 Hour Drive
We made it. The annual February maintenance trip to MaRIO is underway as we arrived early yesterday morning. We uninstalled two telescopes and then installed two new telescopes in the
Grand Plans
Yes I did. I had grand plans. Recently I finished a five year project in Orion. On the way to completion I had many problems and failures. It took all of