Telescope Live is an interesting platform that puts data from a network of global telescopes at your disposal. I signed up for a subscription,...
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With the advent of new sensor technology, powerful computers, and advanced software to capture and process data, we can now squeeze the most resolution...
With our goal of recording the finest details we can, near the theoretical limit of our telescope, we need to eliminate any factors we...
In Part 1, we looked at factors to consider in choosing a telescope and mount for high-resolution planetary imaging. With that major task accomplished,...
Planetary and deep sky imaging have little in common, with different telescopes, cameras, software, and techniques required. Planetary imaging does have some advantages, though....
Why do we need to guide? With long exposure astrophotography, we need to track the motion of night sky perfectly as the Earth rotates...
Win an Orion 10×50 Binocular Stargazing Kit for the beginning astronomer in your family! You’ll get 10×50 binoculars for viewing the sky, an Orion...
Are you intimidated by manual polar alignment? To be sure, computer-controlled, GPS-equipped telescopes have largely automated this task. But, like star-hopping, polar alignment is...
To make high quality photos of deep sky objects, we need to integrate. Integrating is sometimes called stacking, and involves taking lots of images...
The selection of telescopes these days is mind-boggling, and opinions are all over the celestial map. Confused? Here are some articles with advice...