Tag Archives: eVscope2
That Supernova Was Weirder Than We Thought
Those pictures of a supernova from May of 2023? Turns out they’re maybe from a very weird kind of supernova, that’s been theorized, but not observed (until now?). Continue reading
Three Strikes and a Couple Hits
I try to find a few new nebulae to add to my collection, and while I struck out, I get a couple good shots of some old friends. Continue reading
Unveiling… the Veil Nebula!
I took some new pictures with my eVscope 2, realized I was out of focus, and then got some nice shots of the Veil Nebula – which for some reason, doesn’t show up normally in the telescope’s list of available targets. Continue reading
My Current Top 10 Space Photos
I lay out my top 10 favorite images, captured by my Unistellar eVscope 2 telescope, from the back porch of my home. Continue reading
New Solar System Objects: Blue Angels!
Every summer, the Blue Angels perform in Seattle at SeaFair. For those that don’t know, the Blue Angels are the US Navy’s acrobatic flight team, and they perform all over the world. When in Seattle, they fly over Lake Washington, … Continue reading
Revisiting Some Favorites, And a New Nebula
I had a clear night a couple nights ago, without high clouds, and decided to give it a go. I was happy with what I captured! The first image is a new object (for me) – the Little Dumbbell Nebula. … Continue reading
I Tried To Catch a Saturnian Eclipse…
Unfortunately, it didn’t work out very well. On July 18th, Titan passed between Saturn and the Sun, casting a shadow over the Saturnian cloud tops. Unistellar pitched this on their website as a viewing opportunity, and I figured, what the … Continue reading
Maybe my new favorite picture
It’s been clear the last few nights, and I got some new photos. The first night I focused on galaxies that I’d not yet captured, and I got two new ones that are part of a cluster of galaxies referred … Continue reading
A couple revisits, a couple new ones
Despite the high clouds, I made another attempt a couple nights ago. Unfortunately, most of my long exposures got interrupted, and so I got two good images and one mediocre image. On the plus side, the mediocre one has 2 … Continue reading
A night for new objects
I wanted to capture some new things last night. Unfortunately, the high clouds kept ruining the tracking, so there’s about 4-5 photos that were 60 seconds or less, which I’m not even going to bother uploading. All my shots ended … Continue reading
