I just got back from a dark-sky trip to Mahogany Flat Campground in Death Valley National Monument. I captured this image of the recently discovered supernova in Messier 101. Click the photo for the full resolution version. The image was taken with a…
For several years, my Celestron telescope's NexStar hand controller has been getting fussier & fussier. On my last dark sky trip (many hours from home), the hand controller stopped responding. I messed with it in the field for about 5 hours tha…