astrorich.bsky.social
Retired project manager living in Houston, Texas. Nature photographer, amateur astronomer, birder, music lover, movie fan, animal lover, Progressive in a Red State, happily married, grandfather.
All photos are my own unless otherwise stated.
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Another approach is the SeeStar computerized telescope. They’re really amazing and easy to use.
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I don’t know of any. Sorry. The model I was using actually came from the factory modified. That’s why the call it the Ra (a for astrophotography). They’re great for wide field astro images. Be sure to stop down your lens a couple of stops too.
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You’re fortunate to live in such a beautiful place.
This was with a Canon Ra mirrorless camera that’s modified for astrophotography attached to a Redcat51 250mm telescope, on an IOptron GEM28 mount. Processed in PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop. The image was cropped significantly.
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Well, don’t give up. I shot this back in 2021 and have since got better at post-processing. Went back and reprocessed this one.
And you got to see the eclipse. I got clouded out.
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Beautiful image. Those Seestars are amazing.
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Fascists
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Love the lighting. Beautiful
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Looks like a very long exposure.
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Reminds me of the Nixon quote “if the president does it, it’s not against the law”.
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Maybe dial back the red Ha just a little bit.
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Ah! Think I have heard that before.
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No, I haven’t. Something to look forward to. Maybe I’ll try some
video and sound.
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Thanks. Love your page. I’ve watched this nesting site before and can attest that the chicks are ugly little dinosaurs but fun to watch. Hope to see them fledge.
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Not sure what that was all about.
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Thanks Terry
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Way to go Joe! They look so good printed and framed.
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Love your POV.
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And where is Congress in all of this?!
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Not sure of your question.
The Perseids are part of a stream of debris from comet Swift-Tuttle that the Earth intersects every August. We see meteors when these objects hit the atmosphere and burn up.
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Yes! Watched them last year under very dark skies and really was not impressed. Maybe 10 to 15 per hour. A slight surge before morning twilight. Is that your experience as well?
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I’ll try. Maybe a wider lens too.
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Don’t overlook astrophotography. There are some wonderful images out here.
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And when an alcoholic culture warrior and former National Guardsman is an acceptable choice to head the world’s largest military.