Astrophotography Blog

Astrophoto from Brooklyn New York, NYC and astrophotography tourism. I like astronomy, astrophotography and nightscape, starscape photography. I like to record the finest details of the Moon, planets, the Sun, the Milky Way and beauty of the night sky. Telescopes: Celestron NexStar 4SE, Coronado Solarmax II 60. Digital Cameras: Canon EOS Ra, 60Da and 40D. CCD: NexImage, NexImage 5. Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II, Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Telephoto USM

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

NYC Lunar Eclipse April 15, 2014

How does the man-in-the-moon cut his hair?
(Eclipse it!)

NYC Total lunar eclipse will be on April 15, 2014

NYC Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010

Penumbral eclipse begins: Apr 15 at 12:55 AM

Partial eclipse begins: Apr 15 at 1:59 AM

Total Eclipse begins: Apr 15 at 3:08 AM

Maximum Eclipse: Apr 15 at 3:46 AM

Total Eclipse ends: Apr 15 at 4:23 AM

Partial Eclipse ends: Apr 15 at 5:32 AM

Moonset: Apr 15 at 6:21 AM

Penumbral Eclipse ends: Apr 15 at 6:36 AM

The weather forecast is not good for NYC at this time. But may be it will change, I hope.

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Northeast Astronomy Forum NEAF 2013

This is photo from NEAF 2013 - Chelyabinsk Meteorite Fragments just for $25!

Chelyabinsk Meteorite Fragments NEAF2013

Northeast Astronomy Forum NEAF 2013

This year NEAF Show will be April 12 and 13. Let see what they will have.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Zodiacal Light Astrophotography

Zodiacal Light caused by sunlight scattered by space dust in the zodiacal cloud of Solar system. It is visible on very dark nights far from any light pollution.

Mitzpe Ramon, Negev Desert, Israel. Tripod Astrophotography. Canon 40D, Canon Ultra Wide Angle Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II.

Friday, February 28, 2014

Astrophotography Israel

Astrophotography Israel - Night Sky of Mitzpe Ramon in Negev Desert

I made this photo during amazing star tour of the night sky from Mitzpe Ramon (see Ira Machefsky website)

Orion Constellation - Israel astrophotography from Negev Desert

Israel Astrophotography - Astronomy star tour in Negev Desert

Sunrise - Negev Desert - Mitzpe Ramon

Weizmann institute - night sky


Pleiades - Seven Sisters - Israel Astrophotograph

Sirius Canis Major Constellation Orion Israel astrophotography from Kfar Szold Kibbutz

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Astrophoto was selected - Astrophotography contest

Astrophoto was selected! On 2/4/2014 one of my images won the Astronomyforum.net's 4th Quarter 2013 International Astrophotography competition

Astronomy Forum Astrophotography Night Scape Award - Personalized certificate

Astrophotography Contest -Announcing the winners

Announcing the winners of the 4th Qtr 2013 International AP contest

Thanks to everyone involved in the contest!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Fixed Tripod DSLR Astrophotography

Fixed Tripod DSLR Astrophotography is easy and simple.

Tripod Digital Astrophotography - Brooklyn Astronomy - Canon Ultra Wide Angle Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II

Digital SLR Astrophotography with Fixed Tripod

DSLR Astrophotography - NYC Astronomy - Fixed Tripod

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Astrophotography Equipment DSLR Webcam Collage

This is astrophotography collage with images of solar corona, saturn, jupiter, mars, solar and lunar eclipses, northern lights, milky way and photos of telescopes with photo camera and webcamera, binoculars.