I wanted to thank Mrs. Barnes and all her bright students in Language Arts during their static period for having some fun today talking about constellations and mythology! I hope you all have a chance this weekend to get outside and look up at the stars. For those interested, the computer program I was using today is free and can be installed on any computer or device (iPhone, kindle, etc.). Just search for "Stellarium" and have fun discovering the night sky.
Clear skies!
Friday, January 30, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Comet Lovejoy
A near naked eye comet is currently arcing high overhead. If you are in a dark location and know where to look, you will definitely see comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2). On January 7, was about halfway between the Sun and Earth. It orbits the sun about every 8,000 to 11,000 years, so be sure and get a look if you can! This is my first comet to photograph and it was interesting to track the comet rather than the background stars. You can see some blurring of the background stars since the comet is much closer and on the move!
Photo Details
January 16, 2015
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
Autoguider tracking the comet
10 sub-frames at 3.0 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 30 minutes
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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