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Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof

Jun 3, 2026

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I officially declare Solar Season open!

May 31, 2026

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Pegasus NYX-88 Review: I Built an Almost Wireless Astro Rig

May 31, 2026

Short video

The International Space Station photographed with an iPhone

May 28, 2026

The Universe Through My Lens

Firebird

Firebird

Whirlpool in Bloom

Whirlpool in Bloom

Orion's Brightest Flame

Orion's Brightest Flame

Moonbow

Moonbow

Needle Galaxy

Needle Galaxy

Colony

Colony

Hush Now

Hush Now

3I/ATLAS

3I/ATLAS

The Latest From YouTube

Pegasus NYX-88 Review: I Built an Almost Wireless Astro Rig

Pegasus NYX-88 Review: I Built an Almost Wireless Astro Rig

Askar 60F Review: An Astrograph Under $500?!

Askar 60F Review: An Astrograph Under $500?!

SCT External Focuser: Real Difference or Total Overkill?

SCT External Focuser: Real Difference or Total Overkill?

Take Pro Astrophotos with Any Setup (Complete Guide)

Take Pro Astrophotos with Any Setup (Complete Guide)

The Best of NEAF 2026 - Day 2

The Best of NEAF 2026 - Day 2

The Best of NEAF 2026 - Day 1

The Best of NEAF 2026 - Day 1

I Put A Giant Telescope On My ZWO AM7 Mount AGAIN (This Time It Worked!)

I Put A Giant Telescope On My ZWO AM7 Mount AGAIN (This Time It Worked!)

What the Moon Landing Site Looks Like Through a Large Telescope

What the Moon Landing Site Looks Like Through a Large Telescope

Fun & Behind the Scenes

The International Space Station photographed with an iPhone

The International Space Station photographed with an iPhone

Look at the Sun through my telescope

Look at the Sun through my telescope

What’s better than 1 telescope?

What’s better than 1 telescope?

Come out to NEAF/NEAIC for 4 days of concentrated astro nerd fun! 🤩

Come out to NEAF/NEAIC for 4 days of concentrated astro nerd fun! 🤩

I can’t believe I caught this airplane transiting the Moon

I can’t believe I caught this airplane transiting the Moon

Short video

Short video

Why do astrophotography

Why do astrophotography

This full moon is so bright it kills stargazing

This full moon is so bright it kills stargazing

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Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof
Post Jun 3, 2026

Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof

Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof

I officially declare Solar Season open!
Post May 31, 2026

I officially declare Solar Season open!

I officially declare Solar Season open! The Sun put on an awesome show for me too!

First Star Party of the Year
Post Apr 25, 2026

First Star Party of the Year

My 20” dob was definitely the star of the first star party of the year. Tons of aperture + a night vision eyepiece equals incredible views of dozens of galaxies! Oh and driving bac...

NEAIC
Post Apr 10, 2026

NEAIC

NEAIC has been a blast! I opened up the conference with a talk on what makes an astrophoto good, then later on I also did one on smart telescopes. I also took the opportunity to li...

The Apollo 11 landing site
Post Mar 22, 2026

The Apollo 11 landing site

Just how close can we get to the Apollo 11 landing site with an amateur instrument? (Or a professional one, for that matter…) I recently put my 11” telescope to the test and the re...

Cerberus
Post Mar 13, 2026

Cerberus

I recently built this 3-headed monster: 3 astrophotography lenses all mounted on the same telescope mount, all with the same camera to answer once and for all: which of these low-c...

Save the Night Sky
Post Mar 9, 2026

Save the Night Sky

The night belongs not just to us humans, but to the flora and fauna of the planet as well. But we may lose the night altogether. Today (March 9, 2026) is your last chance to sign t...

ToupTek Interview
Post Mar 8, 2026

ToupTek Interview

ToupTek shared a nice interview we did - have a read!