Archive 2007 - 2010
Canon EF 300 F4 L USM - 05 March 2008
My equipment has a new member - 300mm Canon lenses. It is an older model - without image stabilizer.
Total Lunar Eclipse - 21 February 2008
Meteorological models predicted clouds after beginning of this total Moon eclipse. Unfortunately they were true.
Sun pillar - 11 February 2008
There was a sunset with little sun pillar.
Nebula Sh2-276 (The Barnard's loop) - 09 February 2008
Red loop around Orion's belt - this one of the largest emission nebula in the sky. I tried my modified camera on it. Look at the result ...
Filter modification of Canon 350D - 09 February 2008
I want to capture emission nebulas. All digital cameras have IR-cut filter in front of the CCD chip. But problem is in this filter. It is not suitable for capturing emission nebulas beacuse it cuts wanted light wave length. The solution is to exchange it.
Shutter timer for DSLR - 08 February 2008
An external shutter is necessary for taking pictures with exposure time over 30s (bulb). Electronical programmable shutter is very useful accessory for astronomical photography.
Filter Baader UHC-S - 02 February 2008
There is a new filter in my equipment - filter for light pollution reduction.