Page 3 - How To's
Looking to learn how to polar align your mount? How to balance your equatorial mount? How to use a bahtinov mask? Then this page is for you! This page was created to give beginner and experienced astronomers alike new tips and tricks that will improve your astronomy adventure.
- August 16, 2024
Adding imaging filters to your astrophotography rig is one of the quickest ways to improve your images, allowing you to filter out light pollution, isolate the light emitted by nebulae, and create color images with monochrome cameras. But just how can...
- July 15, 2024
The Perseid meteor shower, widely considered to be one of the best celestial spectacles of the year (although perhaps shadowed by the earlier April 8, 2024, solar eclipse), graces the mid-August skies this year with its incredible celestial display.
- July 08, 2024
Have you gazed at the stars on a dark summer night and noticed the dusty clouds of the Milky Way stretching out across the night sky? Have you wondered how to capture the subtle glow of this galactic structure?
- June 24, 2024
Have you ever pulled out your smartphone to capture a lunar Kodak moment only to be disappointed by the resulting blurry and overexposed smudge? Did you purchase a DSLR as a hopeful solution to this issue but found the settings a bit overwhelming?
- June 19, 2024
There are a few must-see celestial sights that belong on everyone’s bucket list - whether you’re into astronomy or not! Two excellent examples are total solar eclipses and the aurora borealis, or northern lights.
- June 07, 2024
Do you struggle to tell the difference between a waxing and waning gibbous? Was your last imaging session interrupted by a lunar light show? Trying to guess when and where the Moon will make an appearance can feel like playing a poorly coordinated game...
- May 22, 2024
The Sun just set, and it looks like the forecasts were correct: there isn’t a cloud in sight. You set everything up, including your ZWO camera, which whirs to life. After you reach your target cooling temperature, you start the image capture program…...
- May 17, 2024
Have you ever gazed at the night sky hoping to spot the dazzling band of gas clouds, nebulae, and stars known as our Milky Way, only to be disappointed by the full moon outshining everything in the celestial mosaic?
- April 19, 2024
So, you’ve decided you want to explore the exciting hobby of astrophotography but are wondering— how do you connect a DSLR or mirrorless camera to a telescope? What about connecting dedicated astronomy equipment like a ZWO camera to a telescope?
- April 03, 2024
For those looking to do solar imaging, whether it be general or if you’re prepping for the upcoming solar eclipse, you might be using an equatorial mount. But how do you polar align your mount during the day?
- February 06, 2024
Automation is a beautiful thing. Nothing is more satisfying than sending a series of short commands and then sitting back and watching as everything moves precisely into place.
- November 13, 2023
Collimation is alignment of the optics or process of aligning the optics inside a telescope. The more accurately the optics are aligned, the greater the chance that the telescope will function at its highest level of performance and provide a more uniform...
- August 16, 2023
Rockets can carry robotic spacecraft to the planets, communication and weather satellites, resupply spacecraft to space stations, and - most famously - human beings into space. After photographing hundreds of rocket launches from Cape Canaveral - we’re...
- August 09, 2023
Everyone wants to look at the stars. When you buy a telescope, chances are the purpose is for stargazing. Astronomy is thought of as a night-centered discipline, and to a large extent, it is. But by focusing solely on the planets and outer stars, we’re...
- July 12, 2023
Astronomers and amateur astronomers alike are likely familiar with the term “seeing conditions”. This term typically refers to the atmospheric conditions or level of atmospheric turbulence in the local area. You have almost certainly heard the song “Twinkle...
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