21 Aug 2011 OS X Lion – The Missing Galaxy For full disclosure, I need to share that I had a photo in the running for the Lion background image. The photo that has that honor is way better than… Read More
15 Aug 2010 Live View Focusing for Astrophotography If you are an astrophotographer that uses a digital SLR, I hope your camera has a live view capability. It's a game changer for quickly focusing your… Read More
15 Aug 2010 Trip Report and Astronomy Photos from Mahogany Flat Campground, Death Valley I took a trip to Death Valley National Monument a week ago. You'd think that August in Death Valley would be suicide - and rightly so. However, the … Read More
Uncategorized 2 Aug 2010 Dark Sky Astrophotography Camping 101 – Checklist, Guide & More One of the most rewarding and learning-filled experiences as an amateur astronomer & astrophotographer is a dark sky trip. They can also be the m… Read More
19 Jun 2010 Milky Way Stop Motion Graeme Devine of Santa Cruz, CA recently posted a gorgeous video made from several hours worth of exposures of the Milky Way. He took the shots from … Read More
16 May 2010 Celestron Hand Controller Problems Fixed! For several years, my Celestron telescope's NexStar hand controller has been getting fussier & fussier. On my last dark sky trip (many hours from… Read More
8 Feb 2010 STS-130 Launched! Despite being "no-go" for weather until nearly the last minute, Space Shuttle Endeavour launched this morning for STS-130. Seconds after launch, they… Read More
8 Feb 2010 Canon 5D Mark II Firmware 1.2.4 Is Out The DSLR that I use for astrophotography is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. It's an amazing daytime camera and it has great low light capabilities. Canon … Read More
7 Feb 2010 Winter targets – Pleiades, Orion and Rosette Winter is a wonderful time of year for viewing. Winter brings air with low absolute humidity and great deep space targets. If you're into astrophoto… Read More
6 Feb 2010 Building AstronomyNightly.com Astronomy Nightly is on the way. We've installed our backend software and are in the process of customizing the look & feel of the site. A forum… Read More