My first hands-on video review of the Celestron 8″ EdgeHD for astrophotography. Learn about how SCTs like this telescope differ from refractors, why they are a better value at longer focal lengths, the accessories you’ll need, and challenges like collimation and off-axis guiding if you are coming from a refractor.
My Take: SHO vs. Dynamic Narrowband Combinations in Pixinsight
I recently created a video walking through my process of using both SHO and dynamic narrowband combinations when processing images in Pixinsight. This post puts that video in written form. If you want to watch the video, I have it embedded at the bottom of the post.
Spring Astrophotography Targets: Galaxy Season
This year I was looking forward to galaxy season as I just got a Celestron Edge HD 8. Unfortunately, it’s been rainy, cloudy, and the Edge HD8 has taken a long time to get acquainted with. But, I made this list of Spring Astrophotography targets that may be useful to you.
Spectrophotometric Color Calibration in Pixinsight
Spectrophotometric Color Calibration (SPCC) is one of Pixinsight’s most awesome features. But like everything in Pixinsight, it’s difficult to learn. In this tutorial, I walk through how to do it from installing the necessary databases to image solving.
Winter Astrophotography Targets
Winter may be the best season for astrophotography. It’s cold, but here are 15 targets that will be worth the chill.
Capturing The Triangulum Galaxy M33
I imaged the Triangulum Galaxy using my AT115EDT telescope and ZWO ASI533MM camera. Learn more about how I did this and how I processed it in Pixinsight.
Astro-Tech AT115EDT Telescope Review
I’ve used the Astro-Tech AT115EDT for almost 2 years now shooting 131 hours of integration time across 13 images. I thought it was time to give it a review.
What I Learned Creating Night Sky Photography Panoramas
Shooting a panorama is not as easy as your iPhone makes it. There’s panorama equipment and with night sky photographs, there are exposure limits due to the Earth’s movement. Read more to find out how I captured this photo from the beach in Wildwood, NJ.
Summer Astrophotography Targets
Summer is an amazing time in the northern hemisphere for astrophotography. Milky Way is out and so many targets to shoot. Here’s my list for this summer.
Pixinsight Tutorial: A 12-Step Video Series
Learn my simple 12-step Pixinsight workflow in 12 videos in this video tutorial series.