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Comet chasing: 12P/Pons-Brooks (2024) from Newport Oregon
On March 16th, 2024. I headed to Agate Beach with my wife on a mission: to capture a comet as it threaded the needled between two galaxies as it set over the ocean by a lighthouse. Oh, and the International Space Station. See how I planned it, the gear I used, my set up, and what it ultimately produced.
2024-03-20 00:00:00 +0000
How to Process a Comet in PixInsight
Do you have the same issue that I did? Despite doing things like splitting out stars to align separately, you always end up with star streaks. I finally figured out the simple, single step to do between star alignment and comet alignment that makes all the difference and produces streak-free comets for me every time (without having to split the lights). This video walks through the full end-to-end of processing comets in PixInsight.
2023-02-02 00:00:00 +0000
How to track a comet using N.I.N.A. software
Comets don't have the same predictable orbits as planets and travel at different rates, so how are long imaging sessions even possible? Just in time for the close approach of the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), learn how to use the Orbitals plugin to track comets using N.I.N.A. software.
2023-02-02 00:00:00 +0000
Live observations of green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Footage from my imaging sessions with comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) using a 336mm and a 1645mm scope. Live observations of a green comet that was last seen 50,000 years ago: Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).
2023-01-22 00:00:00 +0000
Timelapse of night sky including footage of 50,000-year green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).
2023-01-30 00:00:00 +0000
The best images I captured in 2023
Hold on to your hats! We're going for a ride. 2023 was a breakout year for my astrophotography as I had my first access to dark sites, refined my Milky Way technique, got closer to the moon and started working with planets, processed my first comet, made my first solar filter to take solar shots, and a lot of new and improved targets with the addition of narrowband filters.
2023-12-14 00:00:00 +0000