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Astrophotography and the curse of clouds

A couple things going on here on the astrophotography front that I thought I would post about… Firstly, I bit the bullet and placed an order for some new gear. I got a Sky-Watcher EQ6 Mount and a Williams Optics Red Cat scope for use with my Sony A7Riv. Both of these are on back-order, but I know I am going to be having about two weeks of cloudy night skies once they arrive. I will be posting reviews and more information about them as they arrive … oh and the pictures!

Williams Optics Red Cat 51mm Astrophotography scope / lens — Williams Optics Red Cat 51 Astrophotography Scope

Speaking of pictures, I finally got my butt in gear and created an Astro Photography section in the photo galleries. Right now its predominately Milky Way shots I’ve taken around North Eastern Pennsylvania with a Laowa 15mm lens on the Sony bodies, but as the new equipment comes in and I start getting out more I expect it to fill up quick 🙂

Last weekend I joined the Greater Hazelton Area Astronomical Society (GHAAS) and had a great time at the meeting. One of the presenters, Mark Casazza (TonightsSky.Com) provided some great information on astronomical software and websites that can be used for scope control, automation and finding some of those stubborn objects you can image but can’t see.

Now if I can only get the back-order to hurry up … patience may be a virtue, but I never said I was virtuous 🙂

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Lake Wakatipu New Zealand

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Sunset over the Remarkables, New Zealand

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Sunset over the Pocono Mountains (Albrightsville, PA)

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Spent the morning yesterday walking around SoHo and the East Village grabbing food, photos and flashbacks.

At least the Astor Place Cube is still there, and kids still spin it `round (like a record baby).

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Spent the morning yesterday walking around SoHo and the East Village grabbing food, photos and flashbacks.

At least the Astor Place Cube is still there, and kids still spin it 'round (like a record baby).

#nyc #eastvillagenyc #ig_nycity #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #astorplace #bnwphotography #bnwmood #ig_blacknwhite #street #moody #monochromatic #architecturephotography #bnw_mood #bnw_captures #bnwphotography #bnw_one #bnw_demand #blackandwhite #bw #bnw_life #on1pics

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Sunday’s at @themuseumofmodernart with @wanderful10 🖤🖤🖤

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I needed a stand for my MacBook Pro to keep it out of the way when using it with my dual monitor setup

Sketched it up in Fusion 360 and printed in carbon fiber PLA on the BambuLab X1C

The STL is available on Printables and also making them for people who can’t print themselves DM for price and info

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I needed a stand for my MacBook Pro to keep it out of the way when using it with my dual monitor setup

Sketched it up in Fusion 360 and printed in carbon fiber PLA on the BambuLab X1C

The STL is available on Printables and also making them for people who can’t print themselves DM for price and info

https://hoke.org/john/2023/08/macbook-pro-stand/

@bambulab_official @printablescom #3dprinting #functionalprint @apple @cultofmac #macbook #macbookpro #desksetup #deskaccessories #laptopstand #homeoffice #homeofficedecor

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Archery at @industrycity getting ready for the coming dystopian future with @wanderful10

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More fun with the Mavic 3 Pro and @steelstacks_pa. It`s been a while since I actively flew drones and getting out (almost) every day to relearn the muscle memory to manually fly and shoot video at the same time. Yes - I know you can automate the flying but if you cant do it manually when things go wrong it can turn out REALLY badly.

I edited the video for online viewing in Adobe Premier Rush. I will probably end up moving back to Premier Pro unless someone has a better suggestion for editing and manipulating the video streams in post.

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More fun with the Mavic 3 Pro and @steelstacks_pa. It's been a while since I actively flew drones and getting out (almost) every day to relearn the muscle memory to manually fly and shoot video at the same time. Yes - I know you can automate the flying but if you cant do it manually when things go wrong it can turn out REALLY badly.

I edited the video for online viewing in Adobe Premier Rush. I will probably end up moving back to Premier Pro unless someone has a better suggestion for editing and manipulating the video streams in post.

#video #dji #mavic3pro #drone #dronestagram #dronelife #djiglobal #aerialphotography #steelstacks #bethlehempa #bethlehem #lehighvalley #dronesofinstagram #igdrones #igdroneshots #droneoftheday #pennsylvania #pennsylvaniaphotographer #paphotographer #ig_pennsylvania

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By John Hoke / August 25, 2023

Scratching an itch (but not the MacBook Pro) I love my MacBook Pro, and with the M2 Max chip using multiple monitors is a godsend. The problem is that with two huge monitors on my desk, having space for the laptop is a challenge. Luckily I have a couple Bambu...