Let’s Observe Venus Together

Tonight, we are going to go out and observe one of the brightest objects in the night sky, Venus. This is a fairly easy and enjoyable sight to see through binoculars, telescope or just the naked eye. Please join me as we explore this beautiful target in the night sky and let me know about […]

How to find Comet Swan

As Comet Atlas breaks apart, Comet Swan enters the neighborhood! This May, Comet Swan has the potential to be an interesting target to explore in the sky just before sunrise. In this video, I’ll take you through “SkySafari Plus” to show you what parts of the sky Comet Swan will be traveling through as it […]

How to see the Lyrid Meteor Shower

In this video, I will show you where and when to look to see the Lyrid Meteor Shower. This year, the peak of the shower is going to be on the night of April 21 and into the early morning of April 22. Expect to see anywhere from 10 to 20 meteors an hour with […]

Orion XT8i Review

Video Review Written Review From China to Virginia After a worldwide journey from the mass production factories of China, to Orion’s Headquarters in California, the Orion XT8i ended its journey in Virginia. Shipped in two packages, one containing the base with the other containing the optical tube, finder scope, two eye pieces and Computerized Object […]

How to find Comet Atlas

This April and May, Comet Atlas has the potential to be one of the greatest sites in astronomy. In this video, I’ll take you through “SkySafari Plus” to show you what parts of the sky Comet Atlas will be traveling through as it makes it’s closest approach to Earth on May 23rd. What better way […]

A Plane Flying in front of the Moon

My wife and I were out imaging the Moon and all of a sudden American Airlines flight 2043 to Atlanta decided to do a flyby! We could not believe how perfect the timing was, the record button had just been pressed a few seconds before! Equipment Used: Canon SL2, EF-S 250mm Zoom Lens 1080p, 60 […]

A Step by Step Guide to Imaging the Planets: Using PIPP, Autostakkert, Registax and GIMP

How do you take pictures of the planets? What type of equipment is needed for imaging? Have you ever wanted to take pictures of the planets using your telescope and an iPhone or camera? This video will show you the basic steps to set up, capture and process images of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. […]

Great Budget Eyepieces For Your Telescope

How do you figure out magnification? What types of eyepieces should you buy for your new telescope? What magnification works best for different objects? This video will help you figure out where to start for your first eyepiece purchases and will hopefully show that you don’t have to break the bank to get great views […]

Imaging the Orion Nebula with a DSLR and the SkyGuider Pro

On a cold but crystal clear 28 degree night, I balanced and aligned the SkyGuider Pro, attached my DSLR and focused in on the Orion Nebula, a target I had been waiting to image since first getting into astrophotography. Located roughly 1,300 light years away, the Orion Nebula is one of the closest stellar nurseries […]

Imaging the Pleiades Star Cluster with the Skyguider Pro

With one hour and twenty minutes of exposure and several hours of processing, I have finished my work on the Pleiades Star Cluster. Also known as the seven sisters, its stars are surrounded by blue nebulae, which are difficult to see in a telescope but easily visible through long exposure photography. As the blue stars […]