Archive for the 'Astronomy' Category

Venus and the crescent Moon

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

From: Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, CA
When: January 29, 2009 @ 5:20pm PST
Camera: Canon A530 set to automatic mode
Telescope: N/A

Full Moon

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

From: North Park, San Diego, CA
When: August 16, 2008 @ 9:30pm PDT
Camera: Canon A530 set to automatic mode
Telescope: Orion SkyQuest XT6 with 25mm Plossl eyepiece

Jupiter and the Great Red Spot

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

From: North Park, San Diego, CA
When: August 9, 2008 @ 9:00pm PDT
Camera: Canon A530 set to movie mode (multiple images combined using Keith’s Image Stacker)
Telescope: Orion SkyQuest XT6 with 10mm Plossl and 1.25″ Shorty Barlow eyepieces

Stars circling Polaris

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

From: Descanso, CA
When: October 4, 2007 @ 8:00pm PDT
Camera: non-digital Canon set to manual exposure
Telescope: N/A

Sagittarius and the center of the Milky Way

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

From: Descanso, CA
When: September 13, 2007 @ 9:00pm PDT
Camera: non-digital Canon set to manual exposure
Telescope: N/A