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Home→Published 2015 → January

Monthly Archives: January 2015

Dream Lake

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Phil

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 →

Posted in hiking, Locations

Testing the startracker

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Phil

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 →

Posted in astrophotography, Experiments, Night

Comet Lovejoy

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Phil

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 →

Posted in astrophotography, Night

Seeing in the New Year…

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Phil

…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 →

Posted in Locations, Night
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