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Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof
Telescope selfie on my neighbor’s roof
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
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
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
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
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
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
ToupTek shared a nice interview we did - have a read!
Women in Astrophotography Interview
Happy international women’s day to those who celebrate 😁 Richard did a great job putting this article together because I’m pretty sure I went on about my telescopes for like 45 mi...
Telescope Portraits
Taking pictures through my telescope ❌ Taking pictures of my telescope ✅
Learning to assemble the 20" beast on my own
Learning to assemble the 20" beast on my own - notice the "fishing rod" mechanism holding up the secondary mirror holder while I install the truss tubes ð
My New Dobsonian Is Here!
I waited exactly one year to receive my Dobsonian, which was a very long time, but looking at the mechanical precision it has, it was worth every minute. Here’s to hoping I don’t n...
Favorite Photos of 2025
Happy new year to everyone! Now 2 days into 2026 I looked back and I selected my 9 favorite photos I took in 2025. This has become somewhat of a tradition - I've done one of these...
First Light with Seestar S30 Pro
First light with the Seestar S30 Pro This was a very quick shot in Milky Way mode taken with a 50% Moon. 5 minutes in alt-az, contrast&levels edited on the phone only Full review c...
Moonlit winter nights 🥶❤️
Moonlit winter nights 🥶❤️
Swiss Astrophoto Contest Winners Event
Yesterday we saw the Swiss Astrophoto contest winners’ images projected on the gigantic 18-meter dome of the Lucerne planetarium - even cooler than I anticipated, especially seeing...
Constellations Astrophoto Exhibit
Yesterday I attended the inauguration of the 8th edition of the Constellations astrophoto exhibit at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. I had the honor of having...
Swiss Astroimaging Contest Winner
Beyond psyched that my photo of the Perseus Molecular Cloud was selected as the winner of the Swiss Astroimaging Association’s 2025 image contest 🤩 The 12 beautiful finalists will...