Mars – 10.8.2020

Bright, but clear skies still get in the way If you had a heartbeat this week and consumed any form of news you probably heard about Mars being the brightest it will be in our sky for another 15 years or so.  Technically that pinnacle was reached on October 6th, but due to sky conditions…

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The 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…

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Why 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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