Out of the hundreds of tools for astronomers available, I find that I keep coming back to a handful of tools that I find most . . .
The internet is replete with resources for astronomers and astrophotographers, and the local astronomy club is indispensable, especially for beginners. That said, however dedicated you . . .
Mars is a funny planet. What you see is not what you get. Most maps of Mars show the features of Mars as seen by . . .
Photographing each planet has their own challenges. I find it useful to divide the planets into three sets: Inner Planets (Venus and Mercury), Outer Bright . . .
SharpCap allows users to add Python scripts to setup and control captures and perform other functions. I recently wrote a Python script to capture Jupiter, . . .
Seeing is the scintillation of the sky that causes star to twinkle. As wonderful as twinkling stars are, bad seeing causes astrophotos to be less . . .
I created two videos that cover my methods and best practices to capture and edit Venus and Mercury. Check them out!
My friend Loyd O recorded my CMOS astrophotography presentation from the North Houston Astronomy Club meeting. Here it is in three parts in all its . . .
I started a gallery of my photographs that were captured and edited using the techniques taught in the Texas Star Cave videos. These were all . . .