Canon offered astro-modified versions of a couple of their cameras in years past, the 20Da and 60Da. Nikon in 2015 introduced the D810a, and now Canon is rumored to be making their return to the Astro camera market. These astro cameras are essentially the standard camera model with a modified IR filter that …
Welcome to the 2017 Telescope Gift Guide! This article is an updated version of one we published last year as a collaboration between Jon Groubert with his Light Polluted Astronomy blog and Sorin (aka the Soggy Astronomer). Jon has been an active contributor answering reader questions for quite a while here on …
A video of my experience on eclipse day. All footage was shot on August 21, 2017 in Casper, Wyoming. If you would like to learn more about how I photographed the eclipse, see the earlier blog post, Photographing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. Select photos are available as free wallpapers …
This article covers my experience and what I learned photographing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from Casper, WY using DSLR cameras. If you plan to do any solar eclipse photography, including partial and annular solar eclipses, this article should provide a good starting point with links to various references.
Today marks the 11 year anniversary of the New Horizons launch. It was in July 2015 that the New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto, giving us our first close look at a surprisingly diverse world. But did you know that one of the telescopes onboard New Horizons isn’t that different from …
Photographing a Lunar Eclipse is actually not too hard in itself, but will benefit from a bit of planning, particularly for an eclipse time-lapse.
Planetary conjunctions are a pretty cool sight, and easy to photograph, often without a telescope.
If you are looking to buy a new DSLR for Astrophotography, this article offers some recommended cameras and some of the features to look for in an astrophotography DSLR.
The International Space Station is an inspiring sight. If you’ve never spotted it cruising across the night sky, have a look at 3 Easy Tools for Spotting the ISS to find out when it will be visible passing overhead. (If you live in the UK, follow @VirtualAstro on Twitter for …
I started writing a review of this scope back in early 2014 after receiving this telescope in January. Now, in January 2015, I see these scopes are no longer available new. I actually wound up returning mine due to optical defects. (Kudos to Astronomics for their customer support.) Based on my …