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Remote telescope imaging on the Mac or PC using a Raspberry Pi
This tutorial is the second part of a tutorial I wrote a few weeks ago.In the first part, I covered how to set up
Observer Pro 1.3 for iPhone released
I love this app, and have been using it for some time. Joshua Bury is the developer, and over the last few months he’s
Setting up the Raspberry Pi for Remote Telescope Imaging over your home network
This is part one of a two part series on remote imaging in your back yard. It’s difficult to brave the mosquitos at night.
How the Telescope Field of View Affects Equipment and Object Selection
Your field of view (FOV) is the view your telescope has of the star field in the night sky. Telescope and camera selection has an
Imaging a Kaleidoscope of colors on the North American Nebula
I recently came across a directory full of images labeled HD199479, which just happens to be the name of the bright star right at the
Basically I was just interviewed on the Mac Power Users podcast
…where I basically say basically about a thousand times. It’s all good though. A few more podcasts and I’ll be a pro. Don’
5 things to consider if you're interested in astrophotography
The setup shown above is what I could consider a rather advanced setup. In all likelihood you’ll start in this hobby with a much
Review of the ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro astrophotography camera
Fans of ZWO Optical have been waiting patiently all year as new cameras were announced, and they slowly proceeded through the QA/QC and final
A new year, new mount, new camera, new scope.
Late last year as galaxy season began to start, I got out my EdgeHD 11 scope to start shooting those small targets. I had been
Imaging with the William Optics RedCat 51, achieving great images with beginner equipment
I recently picked up a10Micron GM1000 HPS mount. It’s a serious piece of equipment, but not responsible for these images. A lot of people
Upgraded to the Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox V2
There’s a few reasons I’ve made some resent upgrades to my equipment. A few weeks ago I had set up for a night
The tale of the Cocoon Nebula in three images.
I started imaging the Cocoon Nebula on myEdgeHD 11” setupsome time last week. I was able to get in two full nights during clear weather.