Clear Sky Tonight Blog
357 FOLLOWERS
Clear Sky Tonight (CST) is an astronomy community for the rest of us. It is a place to learn about astronomy and discuss astronomy with others who share your interest.
Clear Sky Tonight Blog
3y ago
The day for the conjunction (December 22, 2020) we actually had it snow so no way to see anything. The day of the conjunction was clear so I did a test run using my binoculars. I was able to see both planets in the southwest.
The next day was a clear day so in the afternoon I got the telescope and camera ready. I moved everything outside around 4:00 PM and starting getting everything connected. Unfortunately, I forgot how hard it was to focus on a planet. I finally remembered to focus on a distant land object. So, I was able to get the planets in the camera live view. Also unfortunately, I cou ..read more
Clear Sky Tonight Blog
4y ago
I tried three times to capture an image of the comet. The first night I took out the Meade ETX90EC and Canon T3i. Unfortunately, I didn’t put the finderscope back on after storing it. This made it hard to find the comet. I was able to find the comet but couldn’t focus since the live view on the Canon wouldn’t show the comet. Eventually, I just took pictures and checked the focus. I run out of time before the comet set behind some shrubs.
The next night, I setup everything early. Earlier in the day, I had added the finderscope. I was able to find the comet easily but still had the focusing issu ..read more
Clear Sky Tonight Blog
4y ago
I forget exactly where I learned about NightCap Camera. I think in an astronomy magazine. NightCap Camera is an app for the iPhone that helps with low light situation and sounded like a possible solution when using the iPhone and an adapter for astrophotography through an eyepiece on a telescope.
I read through the articles on the NightCap Camera website and identified some things I would like to try once I settle on an iPhone adapter to try.
Specifically, the modes for the moon, star and star trails. It had some options to image galaxy using a telescope but not sure. B ..read more