Thanksgiving Pleiades
/Thanksgiving night turned out to be beautifully clear, so I took the chance to see the Pleiades cluster
Read MoreThanksgiving night turned out to be beautifully clear, so I took the chance to see the Pleiades cluster
Read MoreTrying again to see geosynchronous satellites. They’re much brighter this time since we’re closer to the equinox.
Read MoreMy first attempt at trying to photograph geostationary satellites over 22,000 miles away. They’re extremely dim, but they’re there!
Read MoreI got a picture of the space station that shows the structure of the entire station! Solar panels are visible, as are the Russian and US/European segments!
Read MoreTonight I decided to try and find the Apollo 11 landing site. I can’t quite see Amrstrong, Aldrin, or Collins craters, but I found the site!
Read MoreI tried zooming in to get more detail on Saturn, but obviously more zoom doesn’t equal to better picture
Read MoreTonight was the first time I clearly photographed the great red spot on Jupiter! It’s not very clear, but it’s definitely there!
Read MoreI’m blown away by this picture of the space station. It’s the clearest I’ve ever achieved BY FAR. It’s a thing of beauty!
Read MoreI got a pretty good picture of Jupiter, but I also got one of its moons!
Read MoreI finally have a camera that will allow me to take long exposure shots, so lets see if I can get the space station streaking across the sky.
Read MoreMy first attempt at star trail photography wasn’t perfect, but much better than I expected. I’m proud of this one!
Read MoreWell I have to start somewhere.
This obviously isn't the beginning of my astronomy journey, so I'll do my best to fill in posts for pictures I've already taken.
Keep looking up!
I’m an engineer in the commercial space industry. I love my backyard telescope, baking, drumming, and exploring.
During a high pass of the ISS I caught a large glint of sunlight off the Russian segment.