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On a frigid night of 16 degree temperatures, I set up my telescope and DSLR to experience and document the 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse. Having just purchased a refurbished Canon 55-250mm f/5.6 lens, this was a prime opportunity to test out its abilities. Attaching the iPhone X to the telescope allowed me to stream various […]
Read More Photographing The 2019 Total Lunar EclipseDeparture: Roanoke, Va August 20, 2017 9:30 PM The journey began with the arrival of my friend, Cody, who was joining me on this pilgrimage to totality. We left my house and hopped on interstate 81, where we were greeted by a car from New Jersey flipping off a car driving slowly in the passing […]
Read More Witnessing Totality: The Great American Solar EclipseIn 2015, I detailed my “Small Steps into Astrophotography”. Since then, I have done little with imaging and processing. That is, until this week. I’ve returned to the complicated, yet rewarding, world of astrophotography. To start, I focused on two great targets for beginners, Jupiter and the Moon. Jupiter, which is near opposition, is as big as it will get […]
Read More Bringing Detail to Jupiter and the MoonThis past summer, while reading Ron Chernow’s “Washington: A Life” a sudden thought came to me: “I’d really like to read a book on the Apollo program.” Maybe it was the patriotism, heroism and difficulty Washington experienced throughout his life that spurred these thoughts towards Apollo. Or, maybe I just think a lot about space. Either way, I was sure that when […]
Read More Book Review: “A Man on the Moon”I love setting up a telescope with the Sun setting and the sky slowly transitioning from day to night. There is something exciting about planning what will be viewed and the anticipation of what is to come. The night started out with some brief views of the crescent Moon. This is my favorite time to view the […]
Read More Some Lunar Views and Spotting Saturn’s Cassini DivideA lot of amateur astronomers will complain about the Moon, saying that it is nothing but a bright nuisance getting in the way of Deep Sky observing. Maybe its just me, but with the Moon being Earth’s nearest celestial body, I’ll take an up close study of the lunar craters, mountains and complex shadows over […]
Read More The Eagle Has LandedAfter a late Friday night, I awoke at noon on Saturday and walked over for brunch to find around a hundred people standing outside of the Colket Center with two fire trucks near by. Thankfully all was well, save for a minor fire in the kitchen area. Lauren returned from her trip to Boston later […]
Read More Star Log: March 20, 2010A busy yet enjoyable week of student teaching made the warm weather and clear skies of Friday all the more welcoming. With Lauren off on a trip to Boston presenting a scholarly journal essay on the Chicano movement and perfectly clear skies out, not observing would be near criminal negligence (See: Section 4 paragraph 8 […]
Read More Star Log: March 19, 2010