Category Archives: From the Field – Updates

Perhaps I’ll post from Fremont Peak or the Oakridge Observatory, or from the Golden State Star Party this summer (if I get WiFi). Maybe I’ll curse about a camera firmware update gone awry, or just show a cool image from the latest outing.

Telescope for Professor Hawking

Posted on July 1, 2015 by bryan1ac

It was a tremendous honor to have taken part in setting up a Celestron telescope for Professor Hawking in February.  Since our first light experience in February, amidst clouds, rain, and snow in Cambridge, he has recently taken new astrophotos … Continue reading →

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Starry Night Over the Trinity Alps

Posted on May 29, 2015 by bryan1ac

Canon 60Da Sigma 18-25mm f/1.8 DC (set to 18mm f/1.8) 30 seconds at ISO 2500 6 panel mosaic, each with the same exposure, no superimposing, all shown in 1 layer This starry night over the Trinity Alps was captured Saturday … Continue reading →

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Camping Under the Stars

Posted on March 24, 2015 by bryan1ac

In January I joined a 10 week Wilderness Travel course organized by the Sierra Club. WTC provides essential outdoor training, safety and preservation awareness for the aspiring mountaineer or backpacker. The Orange County Whitney Group’s last field trip was in … Continue reading →

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Celestial Cave Painting

Posted on August 21, 2014 by bryan1ac

This image of the Cave Nebula is a HaLRGB blend taken with the AP130 Gran Turismo (w/Astro-Tech Field Flattener) F/6.3 and Parsec 8300M, mounted on the AP900GTO.  Image data captured in August 2011, reprocessed in August 2014. 19 x 15 minutes Luminance 6 … Continue reading →

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Milky Way Over High Eastern Sierra Nevada

Posted on July 8, 2014 by bryan1ac

July 1, 2014 Guitar Lake below Mt. Whitney, 11,500′ Tamron 18-200 zoom, Canon 60Da, ISO 6400, 25 sec 6 panel mosaic, all using same exposure for land and sky

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NGC 6559 and Surrounding Dark Lanes

Posted on July 15, 2013 by bryan1ac

Taken from GSSP near Adin, CA on July 6th-7th. AP130GT Parsec 8300M 13 x 8 min L, 6 x 8min each RGB 2×2  

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M20 from the Texas Star Party

Posted on May 7, 2013 by bryan1ac

Shooting with Celestron gear, we had our first operational night which was mostly clear until sunrise.  I couldn’t miss a minute of it! And the Aquariid Meteor Shower was an added bonus!   Celestron EdgeHD 11″ on the CGEM DX .7x … Continue reading →

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Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS

Posted on March 14, 2013 by bryan1ac

On March 12th, the comet passed to within about 4º of the Moon, with a phase of less than 1 day old!  Photographers with a wide enough lens were able to capture both comet in Moon in the same shot, … Continue reading →

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Protected: Project CAVO

Posted on November 30, 2012 by bryan1ac

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California Light Pollution Catch-22

Posted on September 15, 2012 by bryan1ac

We have some of the worst light pollution in the contiguous 48 states… but also some of the best skies in the western hemisphere!  California’s diverse topography and distant spread of cities, along with steady pacific air provide wonderful dark … Continue reading →

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