Archive for the ‘Planetary’ Category

Don’t go out tonight, It’s bound to be too bright…

Last thursday (may 27th) my friend Luke dropped off his sweet SLR digital camera and tripod for me to play around with on a full moon night. Don’t get me wrong, I love the moon. We depend on the moon for so much, but frankly for a backyard astronomer the moon can be a nuisance. [...]

Cell phone camera exceeds expectations.

Here are a couple good shots from tonight I managed to get with my cell phone. I really can’t believe how these turned out.
They are by no means amazing images, but for my little Motorola Kraze they are definitely not too shabby!

Lunar than later…

Last night my Dad, my friend Luke (equipped with his sweet camera) and I drove out into the country a little ways to try to get some good shots of the moon. We arrived at the dark site and clouds were immediately a problem. There were some breaks and we managed to shoot a few [...]