Archive for 'Astrophotography News'
Hand Controller Extension Cable for CGEM
Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by AstroPhotography Tonight.
Works on all Celestron Mounts with NexStar Hand Controllers! This cable extends your original Celestron hand controller cable by 7 feet giving you more freedom to move around your telescope! The cable is flat so it doesn’t catch on other cables like coiled cables do.
Not only does it work with the CGEM, but with all Celestron [...]
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Keith Grice- Manor Park Observatory
Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by AstroPhotography Tonight.
It is our pleasure here at AstroPhotography Tonight to introduce some awesome talent from the world of astro-imaging. In the spotlight is Keith Grice of Manor Park Observatory located on the western side of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Keith’s website, www.manorparkobservatory.com, features his observatory, equipment, and helpful tutorials related astronomy and astrophotography.
Manor Park Observatory
Keith’s observatory is [...]
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CGEM Review Part 4- Astrophotography
Posted on 31. Jan, 2010 by Ray Shore.
After getting the necessary equipment together and waiting for a clear night, I finally got to try out astrophotography with my CGEM! I spent a lot of time yesterday getting my observatory prepared with some last minute touches. Soon after sundown, I was performing a polar alignment in preparation for imaging M42, the Orion Nebula. This would [...]
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Photoshop Astrophotography Instructional DVD
Posted on 23. Jan, 2010 by AstroPhotography Tonight.
“Making Every Pixel Count- Powerful Processing in Photoshop” for Astrophotography.
You have invested heavily in the ideal astrophotography setup. You have spent numerous hours perfecting your techniques for acquiring the best images possible through your camera at the telescope. The goal is a masterpiece that you can showcase with pride for all of your hard work and investment. But capturing [...]
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CGEM Astrophotography- The Next Phase
Posted on 06. Jan, 2010 by Ray Shore.
The next phase for me with my Celestron CGEM is to begin using it for astrophotography. I have done some webcam imaging of Jupiter with marginal results (not due to the CGEM, but other factors such as seeing conditions), but much of my interest is in imaging deep space objects such as nebula, star clusters, and [...]
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NexStar Hand Controller Extension Cable
Photoshop Astrophotography Instructional DVD
