Explore Scientific 82° Series 8.8mm Eyepiece

I bought Wide angle  Eyepiece. Every time kids complain that they not able to see planets or stars in the telescope but later find right angle of view confirm that it is OK. I hope that now with wide angle Eyepiece problem will solved.

The  Explore Scientific has very nice box :)

Explore Scientific 82deg Series 8.8mm Eyepiece Box

Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece Open Box

Constellation box of Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece

Celestron 4SE and Explore Scientific 82 Series 8.8mm Eyepiece

Explore Scientific Eyepiece and Celestron 4SE

Explore ScientificWide Angle Eyepiece

Brooklyn at night

Night Photography - Brooklyn, night sky, stars

Brooklyn at night - Sheepshead Bay boats and sky

Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn night sky - NYC Astrophotography

Night Brooklyn - Sheepshead Bay boats and starry sky - NYC Astronomy

Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn New York night Sky

Urban Astronomy Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn NYC Reflection of stars

Removing Light pollution Astrophotography Urban Astronomy

The moon and the stars no longer come to the farm. The farmer has exchanged his birthright in them for the wattage of his all-night sun. His children will never know the blessed dark of night.

 — Leslie Peltier in his autobiography

Comparison of original image and final one after removing of the light pollution – night photo of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California.

Light pollution Astrophotography Urban Astronomy

Photoshop instruction:

Step1: Select the Layers panel and then  duplicate the layer
Step 2: Filter -> Noise -> Median… (about 50 px)
Step 3: Filter-> Blue -> Gaussian Blue… (about 30px)
Step 4: Select original layer
Step 5: Image -> Apply image (Blending: Subtract; Offset: 40)
Step 6: Delete the duplicate layer

See for example video in my other post Comet 103P/Hartley 2 from New York City

Note, that Astronomy Tools has more sophisticated methods to remove light pollution, or you can do some variations of such methods (it depends from size of you original image). You also can apply it only for part of original image.

The other way to remove light pollution is using multiple images, see for example my other post M42 Orion Nebula using iOptron SkyTracker in NYC

Golden Gate Bridge Astrophotography California San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge - Astrophotography,  May 2014

Golden Gate Bridge Astrophotography California San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge at night San Francisco California

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer is very useful tool to pointing out stars on the sky for lecture on night sky. It makes easy to share the sky knowledge with others during the stargazing.

Astronomy Green Laser Pointer

Green laser pointer

Laser pointer for astronomy

Laser pointer

Laser Pointer astrophotography Canon 60Da Cassiopeia constellation

Moonlight Astrophotography

Spring moonlight. This photo made during lunar eclipse in Brooklyn.

Spring Moonlight Astrophotography

This photo made in Iceland

Moonlight Northern Light Orion Astrophotography

Total lunar eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse and Starry Sky

Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star. - W. Clement Stone

Supermoon wide field astrophotography canon 60da

Mystic Seaport Connecticut - Astrophotography Landscape Tourism

I like to get my camera and tripod to my vacation, find dark place and make photo of night sky.  I don’t know exactly how to call it hobby – probably astrophotography night landscape tourism. These are photos from Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. 

Mystic Seaport Astrophotography - Night tree - Canon 40D, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Mystic Seaport - night view

Night Sky Mystic Seaport Astrophotography

Astrophotography Night Landscape Mystic Seaport Connecticut

Astrophotography Landscape Mystic Seaport Connecticut

Starry Night Mystic Seaport Astronomy

Seaport Mystic Bridge at night

Mystic seaport nightscape Connecticute - Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Astrophotography Nightscape Connecticut Mystic Seaport

Dew-Not Astrophotography Dew Remover

One of the problem for night photographer is dew forming on your lens or telescope. Before I used chemical hand warmer to prevent the dew forming but finally decided to buy the Dew Remover

Dew-Not dew removal systems DNC02 Controller, Dew-Not dew removal systems DN005 for 4" Scope and Celestron Power Tank - Astrophotography

Dew Heater Astrophotography

Leo Constellation Connecticut Astrophotography NightScape

“What do we call a group of stars that makes an imaginary picture in the sky?” the teacher asked.

“A consternation,” one student replied.

--Astronomy Jokes

Leo Constellation - Astroscape - Mystic Connecticut Astrophotography - Canon 40D, Ultra Wide Angle Canon Lens EF 16 35mm f2.8L II U

Leo Constellation Connecticut Astrophotography Nightscape

The Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport

The Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport

The Treworgy Planetarium at Mystic Seaport

Mystic Seaport Planetarium

Planetarium

Treworgy Planetarium

Planetarium program

Mystic Planetarium