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!
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 . . .
Astrophotography Edit Best Practices Capture – Calibrate – Stack – Edit Editing HyperStar Nebulae in Affinity Photo In DSS, balance color, increase saturation and . . .
One of the best ways to learn a new subject is to watch someone do it. In this video, I go through the major steps . . .