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Astronomy weather is getting worse for astrophotographers

Sunday, May 31, 2026 by Richard Harris

If you have done this long enough, you develop a feel for the difference between a bad week and a bad pattern. A bad week is clouds at new moon. It happens. A bad pattern is when the moon is right, the target is right, your gear is ready, the forecast looks passable, and then something else shows up...

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Build Your Own Mini Observatory

Thursday, May 7, 2026 by Richard Harris

For many amateur astronomers the dream begins the same way. Carrying equipment into the backyard night after night. Polar aligning in the dark. Waiting for cables mounts cameras and software to cooperate while clouds threaten the only clear skies of the week. Then one day you imagine something bi...

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Astronomy equipment at NEAF 2026

Monday, April 13, 2026 by Richard Harris

NEAF has come and gone, another year in the books where astronomy enthusiasts and manufacturers from all over the world end up in the same place for a couple of very full days. If you’re not familiar with it, NEAF stands for the Northeast Astronomy Forum and Space Expo, and it’s really t...

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Galaxies previously unseen discovered with help from physicist

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Richard Harris

I chase photons that perhaps left their homes before our oceans found their tides (if you believe photos actually travel anyway). Those photons slide into a sensor as if they are shy travelers, and if I treat them with patience they will draw a picture that was always there, just hidden under the no...

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