When Galaxies Collide
NGC 2207 and IC 2163 are a pair of colliding spiral galaxies about 80 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. Both galaxies were discovered by John Herschel in 1835. So far three...
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Astrophotography with an iPhone 4
I recently received a Magnilux adapter that mounts an iPhone on a telescope and have had fun seeing on what kinds of photos it can manage. So last night I took it out and mounted it up on my Celestron...
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More astrophotography
Pretty good seeing tonight, as opposed to last night which was awful. This is my favorite phase of the moon, as it highlights Copernicus, Clavius and Tycho. This was shot completely handheld so I could...
View ArticleDistant Suns and the Transit of Venus
Just a quickie look at how Distant Suns handled June 5’s transit. I need an otherwise lame post like this to get something to show in the slide show. meh. Copyright © First Light Design. All Rights...
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M42 by Rogelio Bernal Andreo
With all of the new technology coming on line over the past 20 years, few fields of endeavor have been more visible changed then that of astrophotography. Improved optics and manufacturing processes...
View ArticleEclipse Day!
Eclipse Day! Finally here! My very first total eclipse. Many in our group have seen 5 or more. My roommate is on his 7th. I never thought much of going halfway around the world to see something that...
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Nov. 13 Eclipse video (at last!)
I finally slogged my way home from Cairns, Australia, where I went to see the Nov. 13 eclipse. The WiFi was too crappy or expensive in most of the hotels that last thing I needed to do was upload a...
View ArticleAboard the MS Finnmarken north of the Arctic Circle
Aboard the MS Finnmarken north of the Arctic Circle. A couple of things I have always wanted to do were: go on a cruise (not one of those gaudy drink-yourself-to-the-emergency-room kinda cruises, but...
View ArticleNorthern Lights from North of the Arctic Circle
I’ve been back from Norway for a couple of weeks, but for the first week was too wacked out from jet lag to do much of anything. I was thinking that were I to do a coding marathon of 30+ hours, skip...
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The “Great American Eclipse” lived up to it’s name
Patagonia, 2010 When I was asked last week about how many eclipses I’ve seen, I must respond define ‘seen’. Ultimately, I’ll answer with “1.5.” My very first total eclipse adventure in 2010, had our...
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