Are your Flats Overcorrecting?
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

Are your Flats Overcorrecting?

Are your Flats suddenly overcorrecting your Light images? This just happened to me, and I found the problem and corrected it.

Maybe my experience here could help you with your problem!

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Smoke in Sky - The Impact on Astrophotographers!
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

Smoke in Sky - The Impact on Astrophotographers!

I’ve been asked by many people what the impact of recent wildfires in Canada is on my Astrophotography.

In order to understand the answer to this question, one must have an appreciation for when Astrophotographers are able to capture data!

Can they just go out any night? Nope!

So lets talk about how Astrophotographers determine what nights are good for data capture and then we can better understand how wildfire smoke plumes come along and make things more difficult!

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Getting Published!
Patrick A. Cosgrove Patrick A. Cosgrove

Getting Published!

Astrophotographers love to share their images, and getting published in a major Astronomy Magazine is the ultimate form of sharing!

Several people have asked me to write a post about how went about getting published. I am far from being an expert in this area, but I am happy to share what I do, and what seems to work for me!

Follow these tips, and you may well soon see your own images in print!

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