Posts tagged with: Astrophotography

Late June Constellation Hunting

Being notified by Sputnik for iOS that an Iridium Flare was approaching fast, I decided to grab my: Canon 7D MkII, nifty 50mm 1.8, and head outside. Little did I know I would be staying outside for some late-night constellation...

My First NASA Astronomy Photo Of The Day!

The mosquitos were everywhere, I got to my location only 10 minutes before the moon was supposed to rise, but luckily - I was finally able to get the weather and a full moon, together again at last....

How To Create Stacked Images Of The Moon

So you want to learn to take stacked images like the one above - great! You've come to the right place :) Things you'll need:...

Stunning Lunar Iridescence

A day/night making images is a day/night well spent. Tonight was “long exposure” night with the Purdue Photography Club, and my good friend Kevin Liu went over the basics of how long exposure works and then we all headed out...

The Universe At My Feet

One of my resolutions for the year 2016 is to incorporate myself in more of my pictures/make them more personal – so I started the year doing just that....

ISS Silhouetted By The Moon

On the evening of September 25th, 2015, fellow Boilermaker Max Fagin and I set out again to the infamous central illinois cornfields to witness the marvel that is the International Space Station transiting (crossing in front of) the Moon....

The 150 Only Takes Me So Far

Yesterday afternoon, July 31st, 2015 I saw that there was going to be a bright pass of the International Space Station over me at around 10 PM and I began thinking how I was going to photograph it....

International Space Station from 40,000 ft

On Tuesday June 9th, at 9 PM I boarded Southwest flight 902 at New York LaGuardia International Airport headed to Chicago Midway International Airport. Upon taking my seat on the right side of the plane, the future astronaut in me...