Are you a big astronomy enthusiast? Do you have some amazing astrophotography pictures you'd like to share? If so, become a ...more
Let's say today is your birthday. You've just put those boisterous, vicenarian times behind you, reaching the first big step to ...more
As discussed earlier, there are many ways to view the upcoming solar eclipse, whether it be with actual eclipse glasses, welder's lenses, eclipse-approved filters, or a solar telescope. If you can'... more
I'm actually going to be at my house in Redding unless it looks like there are going to be clouds towards the western mountains...if there is then I'm going to head east a bit towards Lassen. Anywh... more
*-where around Shasta *would* you recommend? ”
I'm coming up to photograph it myself. I'm staying in Shasta and wondering where to set up to capture it. Where are you setting up yourself to capture it and where around Shasta recommend? Good luc... more
Your round trip would be about 1000 miles so "only" about 200 dollars. I'd do it...but then again I'm flying to Hawaii to be able to see the entire transit of venus instead of just the first part. ... more
I'm already telling my bosses that I'm going to take a couple of days off in August 2017. :) ”
I suggest anyone looking to view the actual annulus that lives nearby should drive to see it. The next non-partial solar eclipse to hit the states will be in a total eclipse in [http://en.wikipedia... more
I can't wait to see what you show us! Living right in the path should be spectacular. I'm thinking about driving up north just to watch, just because the next annular or total won't be hitting the ... more
Whoa, that's a nice animation. It's nice to know exactly what to expect. Thanks for posting. ”
If you go to http://shadowandsubstance.com/ you can see animations for various states of the eclipse, whether it's partial or annular. ”
My sister just told me a couple days ago how she wishes she could see a solar eclipse, will have to show this to her...Would have to drive about 5hrs to St. George, UT to see it, but a partial ecli... more
Just a couple Saturday's ago, we were blessed with the Supermoon, where the moon was at perigee with our planet, creating a larger than usual Moon for us here on Earth. Now, we've got another spect... more
I've replaced the image I originally posted up with a better processed image. Processing these has a pretty steep learning curve ”
There is going to be an annular solar eclipse on May 20th that will be visible in a narrow pathway that covers part of Eastern Asia and the Western United States. The eclipse will be seen as a part... more
Where would you end up if you dug a tunnel in your backyard straight through the Earth? If you live in the United States, you'd probably think that you'd end up somewhere in China. But despite wha... more
It was beautiful indeed. The shards of light pierced through the "forest" near my home is was fantastical. ”
Thanks. But so small!!!! ”
Nice clean images. ”
These are great. I ended up taking some pics, but with only 105mm to work with, the supe... more
So, I managed to take some pics last night of the supermoon. I was dropping someone off at LAX right around perigee, so all of the images I took off the side of the road were horrible, since there ... more
Wow. ”
Last night was the so called "Supermoon," where the moon was at perigee, which is the closest orbital point to the Earth while the moon was in full phase. This makes the moon appear larger by up to... more
Thanks! I borrowed my brother and cousins cameras but I have quick access to them. I'm going to try and shoot the "super moon" tonight with my 950mm telescope and two 2x tele-extenders giving my a ... more
This is great. Your astrophotography skills are improving rapidly! And now you have three cameras! The time-lapse is very good for a second try. My favorite is the fisheye view, watching the traffi... more
Nice explanation! ”
The peak of the Lyrid meteor shower of 2012 was the night of Saturday, April 21, and I went to Whiskeytown Lake near Redding, California and took about 1,000 pictures. I used 3 Panasonic GH2s with ... more
cause not even space can mess with the pure power of Mr. Hill. ”
To answer the question: Low frequencies contain more energy and move the liquid easier. You could move the water with higher frequencies but it would take a lot more volume (wattage power). There i... more
Water covers approximately 70 percent of Earth's surface and the human body contains up to 78 percent water, depending on body size. Yet, water seems to be taken for granted here on Earth. But if y... more
....I'm not smart enough to know what this all means...but I like it! ”
Wow, that's awesome! ”
Absolutely amazing! ”
When he's not taking orbital videos of Earth's auroras, NASA Astronaut Don Pettit is experimenting with water in zero gravity. He's already shown us how water droplets can orbit around knitting nee... more
This is very cool! I hope that they haven't decided to do this too soon though, with rapidly progressing laser tech, it might become obsolete pretty soon :D ”
You're probably already impressed at some of the photos amateur astrophotographers can capture with their 16-megapixel digital cameras. I know I am. That's why I'm beefing up my camera skills, so I... more
Late last night and early this morning the Lyrid meteor shower was at its peak. Hopefully everyone got a good view. If you snapped some cool pictures, post them to our community corkboard to give s... more
Thanks for the thorough explanation :) ”
There are only four things going on this week, but of course, there is Earth Day! Be sure to keep those lights off for an hour or so... April 21: New Moon April 22: Earth Day! Moon at apogee (406... more
That's sorta true. Basically you probably also should take into account the resolution of the camera's sensor. The Mark III is something like 22MP I think whereas my camera is only 16MP. So can dig... more
I didn't even know the Mark III was out. I've got the Mark II. Also full frame. Nuts. So, if I have a full frame camera, then would that mean, if it's a factor of 2 compared to the GH2, that I wou... more
Thanks. The Cannon 5D Mark III would give cleaner pictures for sure but since it's a full frame sensor as opposed to my camera which has a sensor that's one quarter the area, that setup would actua... more
Wow. Amazing shots! I'm really impressed with the detail of the craters you were able to capture. And that shot of Venus is incredible! Makes me wonder how much closer of a crop you could get if yo... more
Ah, so you had more than astrophotography in mind. I see. That's definitely something to think about. The thought never crossed my mind, but now it won't go away! I'd love to see some of the wildli... more
So, I got this email today from Groupon claiming today is Earth's 400 birthday. Groupon is known for their humor, but how (and why) did they pick today as Earth's 400th birthday? "Earth Day" is ac... more
I'll have to post up some of the wildlife pictures and videos at some point. As to starting out smaller...you're probably right...but I've always been the type to just jump into it if I think it's ... more
One of the main reasons I went with an apochromatic refractor is that it can also take nice pictures of close objects like birds and wildlife and the bokeh will look nice because it is a standard l... more
This is amazing. I need to save up for a telescope now. Yours has a pretty hefty price tag. Why did you choose that one specifically? Are there cheaper telescopes that could produce decent pictures... more
Wow. beautiful pictures! ”
I recently bought a new telescope and thought I would share a few images that I have taken with it. I am very new to astrophotography, but I hope to be able to post up some more images in the near ... more
Not much going on this week, but now is an ideal time to observe. The moderately warm spring nights make it perfect for observing. April 12: Europa transit April 13: Third Quarter Moon, 6:50 am ED... more
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