I am a full-time astrophotographer, and I have used many different types of telescopes to both view and photograph the wonders of the night sky. Unlike the other articles littered across the web explaining that the ‘best telescope’ is the one they recommend on Amazon, I have some honest...
I became aware of the existence of smart telescopes only a few months ago, and promptly bought a Seestar. I discovered that I really like the artistic part of processing images, and my goal is to end up with the best pictures possible using the Seestar from my home. I also still love...
Phases of the moon Related stories: — How to photograph the moon using a camera: techniques, kit, and settings — How to observe the moon with a telescope — What you can see in this month's night sky — Best cameras for astrophotography The moon, like Earth, is a sphere, and it...
really didn’t factor for me. Just because I can measure tilt imperfections at a micrometer level, it doesn’t mean that it affects me in real life. For God’s sake, I’m an amateur astronomer and I’m using
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This is the view through a telescope during the extremely close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on August 27. Credit: Stellarium Saturn, Mars and Antares are shown on Sunday night August 21 two nights before their lineup. Mars is still the brightest of the bunch at magnitude –0.5. It ...
The term "perihelion" describes the point in an astronomical body's orbit where it is nearest to the sun. Derived from the Greek words peri (around) and helios (sun), the word reflects its meaning. In contrast, the term "aphelion" refers to the point where the orbiting body is farthest...
Many of these sky conditions cannot be avoided by the amateur astronomer, but they can be tolerated. Less than optimum sky conditions should not prevent one from exploring amateur astronomy. Telescope Aperture: Telescope aperture is important, but sometimes overemphasized. The eye is small and the ...
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Moon through a large, quality telescope at high power (350x) [3] Note that even through a very large 20" amateur telescope the resolution will be about 0.35 arcseconds, which means the smallest object you can see on the lunar surface is over 500 meters. So no, you won't be able to...