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JARS Fieldday 2020

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Ariel Shot Above by: Doug Williams Photo Credit for all images below: Mark Gibson

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Jan
17

20210117 Learning Astrophotography

If I was to write a book maybe I would name it something like How to persevere thru your struggles. This morning I wanted to take advantage of the clear sky and continue learning astrophotography.  I can take pictures in the day time but when I am in the dark something makes the camera not…

Jan
14

The Elusive Triple Conjuction

2021 Tripple Conjunction This is my attempt on January 13, 2021 to capture the triple conjunction of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn. I was not successful but I think I did get the focusing better after I put my glasses on. I am reading the book Astrophotography is Easy. In this book the author points out…

Dec
21

The great Jupiter Saturn Conjunction

December 2020 The first night I saw Saturn thru my eyepiece in my Celestron 8 Edge HD, It was great. But to see the glow of Jupiter made me realize what was coming soon. The next night I saw Jupiter and Saturn in the same eyepiece without using peripheral vision. The next time I saw…

Dec
07

Why the Star in Mathew is not Jupiter and Saturn

I am not a Bible scholar. I am a follower of Jesus and am an amateur astronomer. Matthew 2  After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?…

Jul
30

Scouting out new observing location

What do you do when you want to practice your astronomy hobby and your own yard is full of trees.  You seek out another observing location. After finding a possible site and getting permission from the owner to use it I waited for the next clear night to try it out.  I will be looking…

Jul
30

Steps to successful StarSense Setup

Make sure tripod is level Align telescope to north Make sure gps is the time source on StarSense and time and date correct Make sure tracking is on sidereal time not solar So when I did this in my last astronomy session when I had StarSense move the telescope to Jupiter it was several degrees…

Jul
16

JARS Fieldday 2020

Ariel Shot Above by: Doug Williams Photo Credit for all images below: Mark Gibson

Jun
22

How to photograph at night

                        The purpose of this article is to help me document what I am learning about photography and maybe help someone else.  I am also learning my Cannon T5i camera. I am trying to learn how to photograph at night so I can take…

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  • 20210117 Learning Astrophotography
  • The Elusive Triple Conjuction
  • The great Jupiter Saturn Conjunction
  • Why the Star in Mathew is not Jupiter and Saturn
  • Scouting out new observing location
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