Astrophotography

Today, we had a rare opportunity to witness the solar eclipse in the United States. This year’s total solar eclipse is only visible in North America and parts of South America. The path of totality is about 70-mile wide starting from Salem, Oregon and ending near Charleston, South Carolina… crossing 14 states of the contiguous […] Read more…

Stumbled upon a rather yellowish supermoon on the horizon at about 8:30 PM. Read more…

Caught a truly rare opportunity to witness the rare supermoon total lunar eclipse on the same night as the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. There have only been five supermoon eclipses since 1900 (in 1910, 1928, 1946, 1964 and 1982), and the next will occur in 2033. The supermoon appears 14% larger […] Read more…

Attempted to capture Perseid meteor shower as it was supposed to peak between 11th and 13th. Used Star Walk app on iPad to determine the location of the constellation Perseus. Set up the camera with an intervalometer on the deck pointing to that direction and shot continuous 30-second exposure shots from 9:30 PM to dawn, […] Read more…