Deep Sky Photography – What Could Go Wrong?
The Attempt to Escape Chicagoland Perma-glow.
Ah, Door County, Wisconsin! I’ve heard rumblings about this little peninsula jutting off of the state of Wisconsin. In fact, it is...
Going Deep – Pushing the Limits of Nightscape Photography
You have probably seen them on social media: Composite images combining landscapes with totally unrelated deep sky images. These pieces of fiction seem to be very popular on Instagram,...
Focal Length Blending: An Easy and Powerful Creative Technique – with some Ethical Concerns
I still remember the first time I watched a Nick Page tutorial on how to create a focal length blend. Considering I was beginning my studies as a journalist,...
Sky-Watcher AZ-GTI: The Perfect Mount for Mobile Astrophotography?
The longer I am engaged in shooting astro-landscapes, the longer focal lengths I seem to use. Some 2 years ago, I started shooting "deepscapes," landscape astrophotography with deep-sky objects...
Monday Motivation: Alan Dyer / Amazing Sky
Alan Dyer is a name that's probably familiar to people that have been interested in astrophotography for more than ten years. Alan is the author of numerous astronomy articles,...
Anatomy of an Image – Mackinac Bridge and Comet NEOWISE
Deepscape astrophotography is quite polarizing. You are attempting to record a scene in which your eye cannot, or barely can, see. As a result, the vast majority of these...
Light Pollution Filters – Why We Use Them
Gadget-wise, today, astro-imagers and amateur astronomers have never had it so good. At their disposal are many wonderful instruments and tools aiding and expanding their astronomical pursuits. At the...
Finding Comet NEOWISE
One semi-cloudy day around the 4th of July, I got an alert from SkyWalk 2 on my phone. Something..something.. comet visible. I didn't think much of it since...
Peter Zelinka – Monday Motivation
Hailing from Northeast Ohio, Photographer Peter Zelinka has made a name for himself in the world of astrophotography in just a few short years. One can surf...
