Dream Lake
With a visitor in town, it was time for a touristy foray to Rocky Mountain National Park, and a quick hike on the popular trail up to Dream Lake. It was a warm sunny day in Boulder, but as usual … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2015
Testing the startracker
After shooting the comet last night, I did a quick test of the iOptron startracker by pointing at Orion and taking both tracked and untracked frames at 70mm focal length. The exposure was 30s at f/4, ISO 3200. As was … Continue reading
Comet Lovejoy
First clear day this week, so I drove part-way up Flagstaff Mountain to see if the comet was visible. That close to Boulder the sky is still not all that dark, but a quick frame at 70mm in the general … Continue reading
Seeing in the New Year…
…with snow in Maruggio and fog in Otford. Snow in the far south of Italy is pretty rare, and having rushed to get back from a visit to Montalbano before the roads got too treacherous I rushed out with the … Continue reading