Tag Archives: astrophotography

From Princeton to Pleiades: Adventures with a Smart Telescope

Posted on October 5, 2025 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei, Assistant Director I’ve been having lots of fun with my Seestar S30 smart telescope. Over the last week or so I took pictures of the Andromeda galaxy, the Orion Nebula, and the Pleiades. As I’m sure many/most … Continue reading →

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The Curse is Broken!

Posted on November 2, 2024 by ST Editors

by Gene Allen For many reasons I’m sure, I have been unable to observe any comet, either visually or with photography, with the naked eye, binoculars, iPhone cameras, DSLRs, telescopes with eyepieces, or telescopes with cameras. This condition has prevailed … Continue reading →

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February 2024 Sidereal Times Astroimaging

Posted on February 4, 2024 by ST Editors

by Michael DiMario, Astroimaging Chair Welcome to the new section of the Sideral Times dedicated to club member’s activities in astrophotography or called astronomical imaging. It is our intent to publish a few of our member’s latest images demonstrating our … Continue reading →

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The Last Sunset: A Final Bloom

Posted on October 1, 2023 by ST Editors

by Purnendu Gupta End of Days Where do stars like the sun go when they die? At five billion years old, our sun is a middle aged star. In the stellar spectral classification it is also a middle class, yellow … Continue reading →

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New Member Daniel Mints

Posted on February 5, 2023 by ST Editors

Hi everyone! My name is Dan Mints and I started getting serious into amateur astronomy and astrophotography since February 2022. Almost a year later, I find it to be such a rewarding hobby. I started off with a Celestron Nexstar … Continue reading →

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Madhup Rathi’s Amazing Images

Posted on January 2, 2022 by ST Editors

Check out Madhup’s amazing images of the deep sky. The beauty of these pictures leaves one thirsting for more of them.

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a few astrophotographs taken this past week

Posted on June 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei Below is the picture I took two night’s ago of the Needle Galaxy (aka NGC 4565). For those who are interested in more details about the telescope, the camera, and the exposure, check out this webpage. And, … Continue reading →

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Astrophotography Workshop

Posted on August 2, 2017 by ST Editors

The Adirondack Public Observatory is offering a four day workshop in astrophotography this fall from October 19 to October 22 in Tupper Lake, New York. The skies at their observatory are 6.5 magnitude. Three experienced astrophotographers will be taking classes … Continue reading →

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Eta Carinae

Posted on February 26, 2016 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei Two images of Eta Carinae taken on February 7, 2016. SBIG Universal on Takahashi FSQ-104D H-alpha = 40 min, OIII = 6 min Two-minute unguided exposures. Richardson-Lucy deconvolution, Gaussian blur, Log.

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The Trapezium in M42

Posted on January 29, 2016 by ST Editors

by Robert Vanderbei

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