Posts Tagged ‘about me’
The Mid Hudson Astronomical Association
A year or two ago my neighbor started running his outdoor lights on automation late into the night. Unfortunately, they happen to be in direct sight of where I normally set up my scope. The inconvenience was affecting how frequent I would setup; I needed to find an easy way to access a darker site…
Read MoreThe Adirondack Sky Center Astrophotography Conference
The story of my experience with the Adirondack Sky Center (previously the Adirondack Public Observatory) begins after I bought my new telescope at NEAF 2014. Had I not discovered the astrophotography workshop I may have quit the hobby long ago. In fact, I found it so useful and had so much fun that I’ve gone…
Read MoreWhy Astrophotography?
If I may paraphrase (bastardize) FDR’s famous quote: I choose to photograph the moon in this decade and photograph the deep sky objects, not because it is easy, but because it is hard. The challenge is definitely an element of why I enjoy astrophotography; the pay off of overcoming that difficulty is quite rewarding. But…
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