Recent Additions to the Website
04-21-24: Added a video companion to “Building My Dream Astro Man Cave Post” in the Video Section
04-16-24: Added “The Move is Complete, Now Pivoting to the Observatory Project!” to the My Gear->Observatory Section
4-15-24: Added “New House - Building My Dream Astrophotography Man Cave!” to the Gear Section
03-19-24: Added “My Journey into Astrophotography”: A Talk Given to the Astrophotography Section of the Hertford Astronomy Group
02-29-24: Added a new Imaging Project: A Reprocess of SH2-157, The Lobster Claw Nebula - 4.25 hours in SHO
02-11-24: New Tips & Techniques post: “GPU Enhanced Processing - How to get this working!”
12-18-23: Added “Cosgrove’s Cosmos Metablog Update #12” to the Metablog Section
12-18-23: Added “Capturing the Universe from my Driveway! My 12-11-23 at Monroe Community College ” to the presentations page
11-02-23: Added An Observatory Project Update: Success! We Just Bought A Property and Will Be Moving!
10-21-23: Added a new Presentation: “Astrophotography Today - Capturing the Universe from my Driveway!” given on September 27th to the Rochester Chapter of the Association for Imaging Science & Technology.
10-15-23: Added a new Imaging Project: WR 134 - A Wolf-Rayet Star Region In Cygnus- 15.5 Hours in SHO
10-05-23: Added a new Imaging Project: NGC 6914 - The Spider Nebula (my name!) - 14.5 Hours in SHOrgb
09-29-23: Added a new Imaging Project: SH2-112 - A Diffuse Emission Nebula in Cygnus - 15.7 Hours in SHOrgb
08-26-23: Added a new Imaging Project: A Reprocess of SH2-132 The Lion Nebula in SHO (8.33 hours)
08-19-23: New Video “Tough Year for Astro Captures? Then Discover Better Images Hidden In Old Data!“ added to the Video Section
08-13-23: Updated the Resouces Page to include links on the Herschel Catalog, Quasar Info, and YouTube Channel links.
08-09-23: Added a new Imaging Project: A Reprocess of DWB 111/119 - The Propeller Nebula in SHO ~ 10 hours
07-28-23: Added a new 2-Minute Tutorial: Using Color Masks to Enhance Image Details!
07-27-23: Added a new 2-Minute Tutorial: Using LinearFit to Prepare NB Images for ChannelCombination
07-25-23: Published anew 2-Minute Tutorial: Dealing with Horizontal Banding in Your Images
07-24-23: Published MetaBlog #11 - Cosgrove’s Comos is now Two Years old!
07-20-23: Added a new Imaging Project: A Reprocess of my SH2-101 - THe Tuip Nebula - 12.8 hours of SHOrgb
07-10-23: Added a new 2-Minute Tutrial Video: Using Masks on Masks?
07-07-23: Updated the Publication page for my Messier 27 Image being published in Sky& Telescope, Sept 2023 Issue.
07-07-23: Added a new Imaging Project, a Reprocess of NGC 6888 - The Crecent Nebula - 11 hours in HOOrgb
06-28-23: Added a new Tips and Techniques post: Smoke in Sky - The Impact on Astrophotographers!
06-21-23: New Video “Setting Up 3 Telescopes“ to the Video Section to the Telescope Lifter/Mover section.
06-16-23: Added “The Messier 101 Supernova SN2023ixf ~3 Hrs in LRGB “ to the Imaging Projects Page
06-10-23: Added “Messier 102 - The Spindle Galaxy - 2.0 Hrs in LRGB ” to the Imaging Projects Page
06-05-23: Added “Messier 104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - 1.7 Hrs in LRGB” to the Imaging Projects Page
06-02-23: Added new video on The M27 Reprocess Project onto the Video Content Page
05-30-23: Added the Nasa APOD publication of my reprocessed Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula to the Publication Page
05-29-23: Added a new Imaging Project: M97 - The Owl Nebula and M108 - The Surfboard Galaxy - 4 hours LRGB
05-16-23: Added a new Imaging Project, a Reprocess of my M57 HaLRGB image.
05-07-23: Added “A Video Tour of My Upgraded William Optics 132MM Platform” to the Video Content Page.
05-03-23: Added a new Imaging Project: “Messier 27 - A Reprocess of the Dumbbell Nebula Data in SHO - (10.25 Hours).”
04-29-23: Added a New Video on the WO132 Upgrade to Version 4.0 to the Video Section.
04-29-23: Added Version 4 Upgrade Post of my WO132 Platform Version in the Gear Section.
04-21-23: Added new video to Video Content: A Tour of my Astro-Physics 130mm Starfire EDT f/8.35 APO Platform
04-14-23: Added new video to Video Content: A Tour of My Askar FRA400 72mm f/5.6 Quintuplet Astrograph Platform!
04-09-23: Added 10th entry to the “Publication - Images” Page for new profile article in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine
04-07-23: Added a new Metablog Post: “A Personal Side Note: A Surprise Health Issue Will Delay the Start of My Imaging Projects this Year…”
04-04-23: Added a new Video, “Astrophotography - Then and Now: Reviewing My Progress!” in the Video section
04-01-23: Added the “Using Logos and Watermarks on Your Images” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-29-23: Added the “A Simple Use of SubframeSelector to Prescreen Your Subs” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-24-23: Added Metabog Update #10
03-22-23: Added the “Using the Blink Process to Asses & Cull Your Subs!” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-17-23: Added the “Using the FindingChart Process!” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-14-23: Added “Using the DarksStractureEnhnce (DSE) Script” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-11-23: Added “Using Previews in Pixinsight” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-11-23: Added “Using Real-Time Previews in Pixinsight” to the 2-Minute Tutorials Section.
03-07-23: Added “Using DBE to remove Gradients” to the 2-Minute Tutorial Section
03-01-23: Added my new Welcome and Introduction video to the Home page.
03-01-23: Added my new Welcome and Introduction video to the “About…” page.
02-26-23: Added the most recent 2-Minute Tutorial video to the Home page.
02-26-23: Redesigned 2-Minute Tutorial Pages. Adding a Curated Page and a By Date Page.
02-23-23: Added new video to Video Content Page - “Getting Published.”
02-19-23: Tips & Techniques - Getting Published!
02-18-23: My Gear: An Observatory Project Update - One Year In
02—9-23: Added new video to the 2-Minute Tutorial Section - Exploring Wavelts with the ExtractWaveletsScript
01-31-23: Added two new videos to the 2-Minute Tutorial Section - Using HDRMT and LHE to enhance detail
01-25-23: 2-Minute Tutorials - Added 3 more to the collection.
01-23-23: Added a new Automatic Table Of Contents to posts and imaging projects that list headings you can click on for navigation
01-22-23: 2-Minute Tutorials - Added 4 more tutorials to the collection.
01-21-23: 2-Minute Tutorials: Added “Clean Up A Mask, Part 2 - Using CloneStamp
01-21-23: Added new video o the Video Content Section: BlurXTerminator - A Breakthrough in Deconvolution?
01-17-23: Tips & Techniques: BlurXTerminator - A Breakthrough in Deconvolution?
01-09-23: Added a new section under Tips & Techniques: 2-Minutes Tutorials - Pixinsight
01-04-23: Reworked the Gear and Tips & Techniques Menu to primarily use Gallery views
01-02-23: More Info: Added Operating Philosophy and Principals Page
01-02-23: Reworked the Imaging Projects Menu to primarily use Gallery views
01-02-23: Cosgrove’s Cosmos Wraps Up 2022! Metablog Update #9
12-31-22: Video Content: Added video “Changing to the ZWO AM5 Harmonic Mount
12-29-22: My Gear: Askar FRA400 Platform Version 2.0: Changing to the ZWO AM5 Harmonic Mount!
12-13-22: Added “IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula - Project Introduction and Discussion” video to the video section.
12-13-22: IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula - 7.8 hours in SHO (& a Change in Horses Mid-Stride!)
12-3-22: NGC 281 - The Pacman Nebula - 8 hours in SHO (& Fighting a Strange Artifact!)
11-18-22: Melotte 15 - The Heart of the Heart Nebula (IC 1805) - 5.5 hours of SHO
11-13-22: Added NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula” Video to the Video Content Page.
11-13-22: NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula w/M52 - 8.25 hours in SHO - Not Sure I Love it
11-06-22: Added a video introduction and processing overview for the IC 1396A Imaging Project.
11-02-22: IC 1396A - The Elephant’s Trunk - 7.3 hrs in SHO (a Case of Virus Interuptus)
10-01-22: Added a new page: ”Image Honors & Recognitions.
09-30-22: Tips & Techniques: Using Masks as a SUPERPOWER in Pixinsight!
09-23-22: Added the 8th Publication for the year! NGC4565 published in Nov 2022 Astronomy Magazine!
09-17-22: Added New Image to ‘Published Image’ Page - Item #7
09-17-22: NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula - 12.9 hours in HOOrgb
09-11-22: Pickering’s Triangle (NGC 6979) ~ 12 hours in SHO
09-07-22: SH2-114 -The Flying Dragon Nebula - a VERY Faint Challenge Target - 17.5 hours HSSrgb
09-01-22: Added Section, "Talks & Presentations” - My Astrophotography talk at RocheStar Fest 2022
08-31-22: Home: Added a new Video Content Section
08-31-22: Home: Added “Publication - Articles.”
08-31-22: Home: Added “Publication - Images.”
08-30-22: My Gear: Askar FRA400 Platform Version 1.5: Adding a Camera Rotator!
08-19-22: A Rich Sagittarius Region, including Messiers 8, 20, and 21 - 3.9 hours in HaRGB
08-08-22: Messier 57 - The Ring Nebula - 14.7 hours in LHaRGB - Capturing the Outer Ring!
07-22-22: Cosgrove’s Cosmos Celebrates its First-Year Milestone! (Update #8)
07-18-22: SH2-73 - An Integrated Flux Nebula in Hercules - 9.8 hours in LRGB
07-09-22: IC 4592 - The Blue Horsehead Nebula - 4.5 hours in LRGB
07-02-22: Messier 13 - The Great Hercule Cluster - 8.5 hours in LRGB - Super Sharp!
06-27-22: Messier 106 Region - 5.7 hours LRGB
06-22-22: Messier 64 - The Black Eye Galaxy - 2.6 hrs in LRGB
06-08-22: NGC 5907/5906 - The Splinter Galaxy - 8 hrs in LRGB
05-21-22: Messier 81/82 Wide Field: 3.5 hours LRGB - A Failed Quest for IFN!
05-13-22: NGC 4565 - The Needle Galaxy - 11.5 hours in LRGB
05-11-22: M101 -The Pinwheel Galaxy in LHaRGB (11 hours)- a third attempt!
04-15-22: MetaBlog: Cosgrove’s Cosmos Update #7
04-03-22: IC 2177 - The Seagull Nebula in SHO - Just 2 hours!
04-01-22: NGC 2359 - Thor’s Helmet in SHO ~only 2.5 hours!
03-30-22: Tips and Techniques: Using The EZ-Decon Script in Pixinsight
03-27-22: Tips and Techniques: Using Deconvolution in Pixinsight (a seven-part series)
03-13-22: Added a new post under My Observatory Project: The Goals of my Observatory Project
03-13-22: Added a new section entitled “My Observatory Project”
02-26-22: Tips and Techniques: Target Selection and Sequence Planning
02-10-22: Tips and Techniques: Astro Cameras: OSC vs. Mono - Which is Best?
02-06-22: Tips & Techniques: Overcoming Barriers: Wiring up to and Cable Managing Your Telescope Platform
01-29-22: My Gear: A Smaller Footprint Image Processing Computer for Easier Transport
01-26-22: Metablog: Update # 6
01-13-22: Sharpless 2-115 and Abell 71 - 4.0 hours in SHO
01-10-22: NGC 7293, The Helix Nebula ~4.5 hours of LHaRGB: Dealing with “Bad Data”
01—5-22: A Narrow Field Shot of the NGC 1499 - California Nebula - in SHO - 10 Hours
12-30-21 SH2-157 The Lobster Claw Nebula - with NGC 7635 (The Bubble Nebula) in SHO - 4.25 hours.
12- 17-21: IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula - only 2 Hours of NB Data from an Abandoned Project
12-10-21: The Horsehead (B33) and The Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) in LHaRGB - A “Failed” Image
11-30-21: IC 63 - “The Ghost of Cassiopeia” in LHaRGB, ~10 hours
11-23-21: Messier 31 - The Andromeda Galaxy in LHaRGB - 6 hours
11-18-21: SH2-170 - The Little Rosette Nebula in SHO - 7 hours
11-13-21: IC 1805 The Heart Nebula in SHO - 11.5 hours
11-03-21: Metablog: Update #5
10-26-21: Imaging Projects: IC 1396/1396A - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula
10-23-12: Tips & Techniques: The Development Phases of Astrophotography
10-22-21: Metablog: Blackfriars Theater has asked to use my images in their production of "Silent Sky"
10-20-21: Tips & Techniques: My Secret to Mounting Telescope Accessories!
10-18-21: Going Mobile! The First Use of My Portable Rig in a New Location
10-18-21: Askar FRA400 version 1.0: updated with new and more complete details on the build.
10-05-21: @CosgrovesCosmos Twitter Feed (experimenting with a new feature)
10-05-21: Overcoming Barriers: Flat Calibration Frames
10-05-21: Overcoming Barriers: Polar Alignment
09-19-21: DWB 111/119 - The Propeller Nebula in SHO - 11.9 hours
09-15-21: Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula in Narrowband - 10,25 Hours
09-12-21: SH2-132 The Lion Nebula in SHO (8.33 hours)
09-07-21: Metablog Update #4
09-04-21: Updated the “About” page, adding photos and more history
08-31-21: Another Way to Share Your Astrophotography - Video Slide Shows
08-29-21: Added a new page of Online Resources that I have found useful (More Info)
08-24-21: The Top 10 Errors Beginners Make in Astrophotography (Tips and Techniques)
08-18-21: A Computer, Storage, and Networking Strategy for Astrophotography (My Gear)
08-18-21: Cosgrove’s Cosmos Update #3 (Metablog)
08-16-21: NGC 6820 and NGC 6823 - An Open Cluster w/Nebula - A Grudge Match..(Imaging Projects)
08-11-21: NGC 7000 (The North American Nebula) w/IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula) in SHO (Imaging Projects)
08-09-21: SH2-101 - The Tulip Nebula in SHO (Imaging Projects)
08-05-21: Messier 8 - The Lagoon Nebula In the Hubble Palette
08-05-21: Astro Cart - A Mobile Computer Desk for the Driveway (My Gear)
08-03-21: Cosgrove’s Cosmos Update #2 (Metablog)
07-27-21: Update #1 (Metablog)
07-26-21: Messier 24 - The Small Sagittarius Star Cloud - in Widefield LRGB (Imaging Projects)
07-22-21: It’s Alive! (First Metablog)