This was a fun photo to get in the wee hours  of the morning, Saturday, Sept. 2. The image was acquired from a back yard in Port Orchard, Washington between the hours of 2 and 4 a.m.

Telescope: AstroTech AT72ED Camera: Canon 60D, ISO 1600, 8x120 sec subs Mount: Celestron AVX Stacked with Maxim DL. Enjoy!

Here is a picture of the majestic Andromeda Galaxy, photographed from a Port Orchard, Washington, backyard.

Scope: AstroTech AT72ED Refractor Camera: Canon 60D at Prime Focus, ISO 1600, 13x120 sec subs, 5 darks Mount: Celestron AVX Software: Maxim DL (stacking), Paint Shop Pro (Post processing).

Captured from Port Orchard, Washington on a beautiful August evening.

Scope: AstroTech AT72ED Camera: Canon 60D (prime focus), ISO 1600, 12x120 sec subs, 5 darks Mount: Celestron AVX Stacking software: Maxim DL

I forgot to use my coma corrector. Once I realized that, I stopped the capturing sequence, realizing that the photos would not be what I had envisioned. But the stacked image isn't that bad. Additional subs would have brought the nebula out more.... 

Since I got so much experience shooting the sun the last week or so, I decided to have another go at it, but this time to use the 8" Meade LX200 scope. Much different setup and experience, but I did manage to get a tight focus and some pics. I like watching the evolution of the sun spots over the surface...

Watch the total solar eclipse from the farmlands of Idaho! Including time lapse videos of the actual eclipse, and also from a stationary camera that captures the landscape and environment during the eclipse, this video shows some of what it was like. Of course, as the saying goes, you had to be there. No video can truly capture the magic of that event.

This is a composite photo. It was taken on August 20, 2017 - the night before the total solar eclipse of 2017.

The Milky Way was captured using a Canon 60D at f2.8 with a 10mm lens, ISO 1600 for 30 seconds, unguided.  The foreground is a family member's front yard in Ucon, Idaho. There is a field across the street and stacked bales of hay can be seen in the distance.

The skies in Idaho are truly magical!

This was captured at the end of totality, during the 08/21/17 total solar eclipse. Shot with a handheld Canon 60D with a 150mm lens. I am still processing photos but am posting them as I work through them. :)

This is my daughters shot through my solar scope, notice the sunspots. Gig Harbor WA

More will be posted in the coming days, including video! Let's see your shots, too!

FWIW: Ucon, Idaho, is only two or three miles south of what ABC News referred to as "the remote Idaho town of Rigby."  We were so thrilled that Rigby made the national news! This was an AWESOME place to view the eclipse!

Equipment is all set up: AstroTech AT72ED, Canon T3i, Celestron AVX, Backyard EOS. Everything will be automated, but I will take manual control during totality. :)