Astro ramblings of an urban astronomer
I went to the Starfest 2019 star party!
I went to Starfest 2019 which is an annual star party held in Ayton, Ontario during the month of August. It's considered [...]
Deepsky astrophotography with and without a narrowband filter
City lights, neighbours outside lights, limited number of clear nights and astrophotography from your backyard, all mean having to battle not only [...]
Narrowband astrophotography from the city!
One of the biggest challenges in astrophotography is dealing with light pollution. This form of environmental pollution caused by unshielded and overly [...]
Stargazing for March 2019!
What you can see in the night sky for March 2019. Lots of great views to behold. The return of the Milkway [...]
Imaging nebula IC405!
Here I am on a rare clear night this time of year, shooting some H-alpha data on IC405. Not the best night [...]
My article and image of IC1396 in Skynews magazine Mar/Apr 2019
Very pleased to have my image of IC1396 and short article featured in the "Parting Shot" section of the March/April issue of [...]
New hardware arrives for Rigel motorized focusing of Esprit 100
Just a quick post... The mounting hardware for the motorized focusing on my new Esprit triplet finally arrived. With some modifications its installed [...]
