The moon is sometimes a hindrance to astrophotographers as it illuminates the sky and makes it more difficult to image other objects. A moonless night is the ideal setting for most of your telescope imaging sessions. Unless of course, you’ve set out to photograph the moon. If that’s the case, you’re all set. Since the moon is well illuminated, a… Read more »

Located in the constellation of Orion, this enormous star is approaching the end of its life. Betelgeuse is a red supergiant with an estimated radius of as much as 8.9 AU. If we were to placed it in the center of our solar system, it would extend past the orbit of Jupiter. Like all high mass stars of this type,… Read more »

M13 – Hercules Globular Cluster   M92 Globular clusters are one of the most exciting things to look at. My first look at one through my telescope inspired a bit of involuntary drool. Unlike open star clusters, globular clusters are densely packed regions of space with thousands of stars in a more or less spherical formation. It is generally accepted… Read more »