SuperNova 2022hrs
Supernova 2022hrs, discovered by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki on April 16.619 (14:50h UT) is in NGC 4647, an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation of Virgo. He used a 0.5-metre,…
First Light – M94 with New Scope and Camera
It’s always exciting to try out a new setup for the first time, although the net result is generally a picture of all the work that needs to be done…
The Penguin and the Egg
This image of distant interacting galaxies, known collectively as Arp 142, bears an uncanny resemblance to a penguin guarding an egg. Data was collected on the evening of February 2,…
The Rose of Winter
The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros. Imaged on iTelescope T20, a 106mm Takahashi refractor with an SBIG STL-11000 camera by taking 6 300s exposures each in Luminence, Red, Green, Blue filters…
Building the Poor Man’s Star Analyzer (PMSA) Spectrograph
After attending the Sacramento Mountain Spectroscopy Workshop last year and getting excited about doing spectroscopy on my own telescope, I’ve been looking at various spectrometers for quite a while but…
Imaging Workstation
The new Allsky Camera has a really nice additional use – finding sucker holes to take pictures through! Here you see my imaging setup in the house, connecting to a…
Smoke Ring in the Sky
M57, or the Ring Nebula, is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a sun-like star. The tiny white dot in the center of the nebula is the star’s hot…
M13 At the Solstice
Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is a globular cluster of several hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules. M13 is a favorite target and one that’s…
New Article: Building An Allsky Camera now online!
You can build an Allsky camera very easily and without the large expensive of commercial models. Read this to learn how!
New AllSky Camera Up and running!
My new AllSky Camera is up and running. You can find the site at: http://3.99.76.122/allsky