Jul 182018
May 252016
| Telescope | Oberworks 70mm Binocular telescope w/white light filter. | ||
| Eyepiece | Baader 17mm | ||
| Mount | Tripod | ||
| Camera | Canon S120 mounted to eyepiece on one ocular. | ||
| Exposure | |||
| Software |
Aug 182014
M82 / SN 2014j wide field
M82-SN 2014j zoom
Ken says:
“There is a faint spot to the left of the red cloud and in line with the curve of the three stars to the lower left. That spot was not in my photos previous to Jan 2014, and it is in the same spot as the supernova. The supernova was as bright and large as the closest star. This seems to be he reduction in brightness that is expected in four months.”
- Date : 05/20/2014
- Telescope : 8″ Celestron HD @ f/9 (w/focal reducer)
- Mount : IOptron on Astro-Wedgie
- Camera : Canon S120
- Exposure : [S:1x30s@ISO 400]
- Software :
Apr 262014
- Telescope : None / Binoculars
- Mount : Camera Tripod
- Camera : Canon S95
- Exposure : [S:1×0.5s@ISO 125]
- Software :
Ken was out of town during this eclipse and as such was not totally clouded out as the panhandle was. These were taken at 0230 with partial cloud cover just before more serious clouds moved in. The first image was taken by holding the camera on top of tripod mounted binoculars, the other two were taken through the binoculars. Notice Mars in the upper right corner of the first image.
Feb 172014
Computer zoom
- Telescope : 8″ Celestron HD; Baader 31mm eyepiece
- Mount : IOptron on Astro-Wedgie
- Camera : Canon S120
- Exposure : [S:1x30s@ISO 2000]
- Software : RawTherapee; iPhoto
Jan 242014
A sampling of Ken’s images.
Jan 242014
Ken took this image of the 58 mile wide crater Copernicus from his front yard in Poquito Bayou.
- Telescope : 8″ Celestron Edge HD w/Baader 24mm eyepiece (f/8)
- Mount : iOptron Minitower (in EQ mode on a wedge)
- Camera : Canon S95
- Exposure : [S:1×0.04sec @ ISO 100]
- Software :
Nov 232013
Comet ISON (11 Nov 2013) Shalimar, Florida
- Telescope : 8″ Celestron HD; .7 focal reducer; Baader 31mm eyepiece
- Mount : IOptron on Astro-Wedgie
- Camera : Canon S95
- Exposure : [S:1x15s@ISO 3200]
- Software : iPhoto