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Cassiopeia A: Supernova Remnant Picture Available as Download

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:25:00 -0500

"Cassiopeia A: Death Becomes Her" Spitzer Space Telescope / Images "This stunning false-color picture shows off the many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A. It is made up of images taken by three of NASA's Great Observatories, using three di

Riding With Robots on the High Frontier: A Blog Worth Return Visits

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:51:00 -0500

Riding with Robots on the High Frontier I can't do better, than to quote from the blog's FAQ: "There are more than a dozen active robotic space missions from several countries—each with its own web site. "Use Riding with Robots to easily get the la

Very Cool Pictures: Many Far-Out - Literally

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:36:00 -0500

NASA ImagesA service of the Internet Archive With keyword search. The website's navigation seems to rely Javascript. You may find it a bit sluggish. The photos, however, are spectacular.From apatheticlemming.blogspot.com

Our Milky Way Galaxy

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:41:00 -0500

It was a clear Moonless sky, perfect for me to get out of town and snap a few images of our Milky Way Galaxy, which Sky and Telescope has chosen one for their online readers photo section, which is cool. Traveled for about 30 minutes, far from the c

Night Photography: Tucson City Glow

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:59:00 -0500

Recently, I inherited a 35mm Canon from my sister, and I've been experimenting. After exposing an entire roll of film I ended up with one decent shot:$10 in film and processing for one half-decent 4x6. I really have to spring for a dSLR.

Telescope Cameras For Astro-Photographers Capture The ‘Best’ Side of the Moon

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:59:01 -0500

Sooner or later, you’re going to point your pocket digicam at the moon — and be incredibly disappointed that the little smear of light in the image doesn’t look like this photo. Why not? Magnification, for one thing. But even if you

Earth: Filmed as an Alien World

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:25:00 -0500

"NASA's Deep Impact Films Earth as an Alien World" NASA (July 17, 2008) "COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has created a video of the moon transiting (passing in front of) Earth as seen from the spacecraft's point of view 31 million

Shootin' for the Moon

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:22:50 -0500

After observing some incredible celestial sights through my trusty scope, it didn't take long for me to get the photography itch. Ive' seen some awesome photographs taken by guys in my astronomy club and I wanted to give this art form a try.&nb

Rings of Saturn - Postcard From a Robot

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:21:00 -0500

"Perspective on Saturn" NASA / JPL (June 27, 2008) "The ringed planet sits in repose, the center of its own macrocosm of many rings and moons and one artificial satellite named Cassini. Mimas (397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) is visible at upper

Mars And Beehive Star Cluster Conjunction

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:23:00 -0500

Took a couple images of the Mars, Beehive open star cluster conjunction which occurred May 22nd. The Beehive Cluster is located in the constellation Cancer, is anywhere from about 400-750 million years old, 577 light years away and is 16 light years

Astro Photography

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:23:00 -0500

I haven't done a great deal of astro photography, largely due to a lack in focal length but as it was a relatively clear evening I decided to slap on the 100-400 and a 1.4x tele extender and see what I got. The tele extenders increase your focal leng

Moon, Jupiter Conjunction

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:40:00 -0500

Sunday April 27th. in the early morning hours we had a Lunar, Jupiter conjunction, how early, well it started as the pair rose, around 2:47 am. That's right 2:47 am, now you'd think everyone in their right mind would probably be asleep at that time,

Astrophotography Camera Deep Sky Pro Imager 2

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:18:39 -0500

Description of Deep Sky Pro Meade Deep Sky Imager PRO II Monochrome w/AutoStar Suite. The user-friendly astrophotography revolution continues. Introducing the new DSI II. It combines ease-of-use with a larger chip, greater sensitivity, higher resolu

Gamma Ray Burst and Worm Moon

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:56:00 -0500

Time and again readers such as Anna and JJ along with others have sent me articles of space happenings and current affairs of the night sky. This is too cool, my readers are taking the time out of their busy day to do this, it means a lot to me, so w

Lunar Halo and Mars, Moon Conjunction

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:47:00 -0500

Out on my back deck getting some images of the Mars , Moon conjunction last Friday night when I noticed that a lunar halo was starting to form, try to take a picture from my backyard, no go, with all the city lights there wasn't enough contrast, deci

Red Moon Rise

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:19:00 -0600

The day after the Total Lunar Eclipse was perfectly clear, a good time to try and capture a 98% of Full Moon Rise. The Moon was scheduled to rise at 7:40 pm, a perfect time, just the right darkness. So I head out to my dark location on the outskirts

My first photos of Saturn

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:55:46 -0600

Well today the sky finally cleared up, and I could get to the telescope early enough after work. The moon is rising 3 hours after Saturn does today. Saturn is very far, and it looks like a tiny star to the naked eye. Even in my telescope it looks tin

Online Telescopes for Astronomers (and Planet-Hunters, maybe)

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 15:00:00 -0600

The latest issue of Wired Magazine (March 2008, page 060) featured 4 online telescopes for the "urban astro-nerds". Its been said that you can control these telescopes remotely from the web and order prints of your photos. That's very cool, but I hav

I've been published!

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:48:00 -0600

I woke up this morning to my eclipse collage in the Lexington Herald-Leader newspaper. It was featured in the 1000 words column. The paper has a circulation of around 120,000 people. What a great way to start the day!

Stages of the Eclipse-2/20/08

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:51:00 -0600

Here is another collage I put together with the various stages of the eclipse. The view from central Kentucky was spectacular. I can't wait for the next one to roll around. I have made my two collages available in my Etsy store. This one will be pri