Tag: astrophotography

Calculating the Distance

On January 13, 2025 we were treated with a rare occurrence of an occultation of Mars by the Moon.  An occultation occurs when an object,

Message from the President

As so many of you know, we launched the Gateway Remote Telescope program last year. This gave members the unprecedented opportunity to get involved with

Cocoon and the Crescent

After fighting with my Celestron CGEM DX for years, I finally bit the bullet and ordered myself the new ZWO AM5N harmonic equatorial mount. I

Our Tempestuous Sun

How Did Our Sun Form and What Is It Made Of?  Earth’s Sun had a violent birth.  It formed from a solar nebula – a

Photographs of the Orion Constellation

Figure 1 depicts the Constellation Orion that I captured on 3/19/23 between 8:39pm NY, with an IPhone 12 mini, Wide Camera – 26 mm f.1.6.

The Whole Moon

Howard Fink has been observing the Moon with telescopes since 1999. Howard’s astrophotography journey started with a webcam in 2005, and he began modelling the