Sky and Rockets

 A few days ago I posted my image of the Medusa nebula. I had mentioned that there were some problems with the level of Sii data and that th...

Got some clear nights as of late so I immediately got the scope out under the stars to do some imaging. Seems like everyone as of late is po...

I've always wanted to try out the new 3D printers that are all the rage these days, but I would never have guessed that a Space company ...

I was experimenting with the ZWO DuoBand filter that came with my ASI533mc using M42 as the subject.  This photo is a combination of images:...

Clouds, clouds, clouds, and then more clouds. But on February 8th when it looked like another cloudy night, there was a break between a clou...

Skies cleared just enough this evening to set up my equipment and capture some more subs of comet C/2022 E3. What seems to be immediately ob...

Today, comet C/2022 E3, a visitor that has not visited the Earth since the last ice age, will make its closest approach to our planet, or pe...

On January 27 I set up my ZS61 (wide field telescope) with my ASI2600mm monochrome camera to try to capture the ion tail of C/2022 E3 which ...

While getting ready to image C/2022 E3 on January 9, 2023, I had some time to wait for it to rise above my tree line and so I decided to go ...

I know some of you have been paying attention to the news outlets discussing the arrival of a new, bright comet this February - but let me t...

Quick update ... SkyAndRockets will remain the blog of choice for my astronomy and astrophotography related news. I decided to keep it for a...