Category Archives: Observing Techniques

Astro Imaging Orion, From Inside My House!

Tonight, I tested the remote control facility, of my recently purchased Canon 1000D dslr camera.   I attached the camera to my refractor as before, but also connected it with the USB wire to my laptop PC in the sitting … Continue reading →

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Eclipses And Other Occultations

Occultation is the term use to describe when one object in Space, passes in front of another object and in doing so, obstructs our view of it. We are familiar with occultations of the Sun and the Moon. We give … Continue reading →

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Digital Astrophotography And Imaging

There have been remarkable advances in digital photography over the past few years. Almost everyone now has a digital camera and photographic film is disappearing. For amateur astronomers, there has been a revolution is observing methods.

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