Imaging
Astrophotography images captured from Houston and DSP Remote Observatory in Animas, New Mexico (Bortle Class 1). Each post includes the final image, acquisition details, equipment used, and processing notes — everything you need to understand how the image was made. From wide-field nebulae to high-resolution planetary, these are real results from a Mac-based imaging workflow.
Imaging the moon with a Celestron C5 Spotting Scope
Taking Photos of the Moon This past week the moon was directly overhead. A cold front had just come through and cleared out the clouds
Imaging Comet Neowise with AstroImager on the Mac
I’ve had only two opportunities to see and get images of comet C/2020 F3 Neowise. The first time out I wasn’t sure
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
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.
Breathing new life into M101
One really cool aspect of imaging deep sky objects is that the photons of light come into the camera randomly. This makes it possible to
Imaging Star Clusters with the AT6RC and the ZWO ASI071MC-Pro
I spent a few nights this week trying out my color camera, the ZWO ASI071MC-Pro on the AT6RC. I really love the pixel scale achieved
Imaging M51 Whirlpool Galaxy with the ZWO ASI071MC-Pro
After a rocky start with my EdgeHD 11 telescope, I decided to move the main imaging camera over to the AT6RC telescope I have. It
Sometimes...all you need to do is reprocess your data
It often pays to revisit older images you’ve captured. I was never very happy with the processing job I did originally on the Pacman
Asteroid or satellite?
I managed to catch this on my guide scope with the ZWO ASI290mm camera as I was trying to focus it better. I saw a
The bloodiest of moons.
As most people did last week, I managed to get outside and catch the Blood Moon. I came prepared. I had two telescope setups and
Revisiting IC 417 on the ES 102mm
I decided to revisit IC 417 but this time with a wider field of view. The image was previously taken with my AT6RC, and it
Narrowband Imaging IC410 and IC417
Over the last two weeks, I’ve had 3 imaging nights. KStars & EKOS 3.0 were released which fixed a ton of long standing