Astrophotography
Totally Extreme Stargazing
July 18, 2015 | View ScopeAs far as stargazing goes it doesn’t get more extreme than looking at our own Sun. In this article i will go through the steps needed to safely look at the Sun through a telescope. I will also try and … Continue reading
Observation Report 23/03/2014
March 23, 2014 | View ScopeThe Setup
Well it has been a long time, to long really. This winter was very bad in terms of cloud cover and any nights that seemed to be clear did not suit me. But as luck would … Continue reading Read More
Amazing Time Lapse Video of the Night Sky over Mauna Kea, Hawaii
December 29, 2013 | View ScopeAn Amazing piece of work from Sean Goebel.Read More
A View from My Scope – October 11th – Observation Report
October 13, 2013 | View Scope11 October 2013
This morning was the first time in a long time that I had a chance to take the telescope out and get some real good stargazing done.
Although I had work this morning, I got an early … Continue reading
Lost in Triangulum?
September 8, 2013 | View ScopeThe Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years from Earth. This Galaxy is a member of our own local group of Galaxies which include the The Milky Way, Andromeda and about 30 other smaller galaxies. On … Continue reading
Advances in Astrophotography – Early deep-sky images
August 28, 2013 | View ScopeIn the early years, not everyone was convinced of the merits of astrophotography and many astronomers still preferred to sketch what they saw. Early photography was difficult and unreliable. As these problems were overcome, the next generation of astronomers came … Continue reading
Advances in Astrophotography – Early Images of Planets
August 25, 2013 | View ScopeAfter Daguerre success photographing the Moon, it became clear that photography will have a great impact on astronomy.
However it was not until 1858 that the first success came in photographing a body contained within our … Continue reading Read More
Advances in Astrophotography – The First Photo of the Moon
August 22, 2013 | View Scope | One CommentIt used to be the reserve of the super rich or elite astronomical societies, but with advances in technology, very clear and detailed photographs of the night sky can be produced by anyone.
Cheap web camera … Continue reading Read More
Getting Started with Deep Sky Astrophotography
April 18, 2013 | View ScopeWhen I was deciding which telescope to purchase I had read a lot of articles that suggested for novices something on an azimuth mount would be a good place to start. This kind of mount would allow you to simply … Continue reading
Using Registax
February 28, 2013 | View Scope | 3 CommentsStacking the Footage
Ok so from the last post we have captured our footage and are now ready to move this into Registax for stacking. What this program does is analyse the video, splits the video into frames, removes the … Continue reading
