Astrophotography is arguably one of the most complicated types of photography due to the number of variables impacting the image quality. We photograph dim distant objects, thousands of light-years away, moving around the sky. The …
Plate-solving is a technique used by astrophotographers to align the telescope in the sky very precisely using a star pattern matching algorithm. Aligning the telescope via plate-solving is not only easier but also significantly more …
I am an avid astrophotographer who doesn’t mind frequent and long trips to Bortle 2 or even 1 sky just to get that extra detail on nebulae and galaxies. One of the ingredients for success …
Recently I had to spend a decent amount of time researching how to upgrade Sky-Watcher SynScan hand controller firmware on my EQ6-R Pro mount. Despite official documentation, a number of forum discussions, and a handful …
