Going Mobile! The First Use of My Portable Rig in a New Location
I built a portable rig to support imaging when I travel. Up until now, I have not actually used it during a trip. This is about to change! I planned how I would break down the rig and package the gear for travel, and I also planed for a remote location that does not have a view of Polaris - so I needed to learn how to drift align with PHD2. Here is the report on my planning and how it all worked out….
Overcoming Barriers: Flat Calibration Frames
There are many barriers to overcome in astrophotography. This is a post in a series addressing how I overcame those barriers. For this article, I discuss doing flat calibration frames. More specifically, how do you get a good light source that is appropriate, reliable, and repeatable? This shows how a $20 LED Tracing Panel could be used for this purpose.
Overcoming Barriers: Polar Alignment
There are many barriers to overcome in astrophotography. This is a post in a series addressing how I overcame those barriers. For this article, I discuss the challenges I had with Polar Alignment and how I resolved that issue by using Polar Alignment Cameras.
Another Way to Share Your Astrophotography: Video Slide Shows
While most astrophotography is shared as images, once you have a collection of images you are proud of, there is a way to share your entire collection all at once! Create a video! This video was created using iMovie.
The Top 10 Common Errors Beginners Make in Astrophotography
Moving all of my images to this website caused me to review my early images for the first time in a while. As I looked at them, I recognized several mistakes I was making back then that I think are fairly common among beginning astrophotographers. This article calls out ten of them - with the hope that pointing them out will allow others to avoid these common pitfalls.