Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Pretty Dang Amazing


This close-up of photographer Thierry Legault's snapshot zooms in on the space shuttle Atlantis and International Space Station as they transited across the sun on May 16, 2010. This photo was taken from Madrid, Spain. Full Story.

Thursday, May 06, 2010

A Disappointing Saturn


For whatever reason, I just couldn't get the camera to focus as sharply as I was seeing in the eyepiece.

Heritage Park Observatory, Cedar Park, TX
Exposure: 1500 frames each L, R, G, B
Camera: Imaging Source DMK21AF04.US
Scope: Meade LX200 10", Televue 2.5x Powermate (f/25)
Mount: Meade LX200
Guider: none
Filter: Orion LRGB set
Software: AstroIIDC, Registax, Photoshop