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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
Posted in Locations, Night
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