Mathieu Aumont
A quick update # If you read my previous post on astrophotography, you may remember I had decided to order a Vespera II. Well. Supply issues, long delays, and a price that was getting harder and harder to justify. I cancelled the order. And I ended up buying a Seestar S30Pro. Yes, the one I had...
Karl Perera
A comet won’t wait around while you figure out how to shoot it! And that’s exactly what makes comet photography...
astrobiscuit
Are Cheap Smart Telescopes Any Good? My ultimate goal is to turn everyone into a nerd thereby making myself look comparatively less nerdy🤣 but for many nerds smart telescopes make astrophotography so easy that their users don’t qualify as nerds. I don’t go along with this, I just want to take...
Mathieu Aumont
Camera hardware/software evolution : # In the past, I've had a few different cameras. Both were very good cameras in their day. The Pentax K-x had good low-lights performances for an entry-level model (you could go up to ISO 1600 without too much noise). Later and when I needed to upgrade, I...
astrobiscuit
In early February 2025 six planets line up over my London roof, the night is clear, the atmosphere is beautifully calm and the Beast, my giant 16-inch Newtonian telescope, is ready to pounce! Find out more about the ASTRO GEAR USED HERE As darkness...
astrobiscuit
My New Favourite mount: ZWO AM5 The best astrophotography mount on the market: powerful, portable and accurate. And I’m not saying this due to some sponsorship deal – I don’t even own an AM5. My mate Andrew Abbott lent me his for my astro trip to the Canary Islands. ZWO AM5 is $2k in the...
astrobiscuit
You can watch the basic section of this video for free on youtube and you will gain a good understanding of how to collimate a Newtonian telescope. This video is for serious amateurs astrophotographers who are willing to go the extra mile to achieve excellent collimation and sharper images.The...
astrobiscuit
You can watch the basic section of this video for free on youtube which will anwser the question posed in the title:This advanced video goes far beyond explaining how to choose your ISO/Gain and exposure length when taking deep space photos. It should give you a good understanding of how astro...