Astrophotography and More
The sky was still not ideal, with a Full Moon. And with Mars almost due above, I had difficulty manually nudging the telescope. The focus wasn’t quite right. Despite all this, one set of my Mars videos was passable.
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The Mars opposition is days away, and though I have been watching the planet night and morning, this was may first take at it in over two years.
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I photographed the eclipse this morning 4 a.m. I used my iPhone 14 Pro with “Night mode” for the final image, through 127mm Mak-Cass telescope.
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It took weeks trying for the right chance, but I finally was able to decently photograph Jupiter and its Great Red Spot this year.
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After Jupiter opposition this year, I started using my MacBook as a camera screen extension. In this article, I show results from over a week.
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Tonight was my first opportunity to try photographing the Moon with my new iPhone. All in all, it went well, I think, for this inaugural attempt.
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It’s been a while since I included any of the Galilean moons in a posted Jupiter image, so here is for making up lost time, through my Dobsonian.
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Finally needing to upgrade my iPhone XS, I went ahead and pre-ordered an iPhone 14. Will the updated technology produce better Moon photos?
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On the morning of 9/1, I shot the videos which made up his image of Jupiter, likely the best I can do with my entry-level DSLR camera.
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Years of trying to perfect my planetary imaging techniques may have finally culminated in a night where all of my image sets were excellent.
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