A celestial event is a predicted phenomenon that happens in the sky involving objects in space, such as stars, planets, comets, asteroids, and moons. Some examples of these types of events include eclipses, meteor showers, and conjunctions.
Many of these events can be observed with the naked eye and binoculars or photographed with a telescope. Some of the most noteworthy celestial events we have covered include photographing a comet, and a total lunar eclipse.
For many amateur astronomy enthusiasts, the ultimate celestial event actually takes place in the daytime, which is a total solar eclipse.
A total solar eclipse will cross North America on April 8, 2024. If you are hoping to take a picture of the event with your phone camera, you will need to protect your camera just like you need to protect your eyes. The easiest way to do this is to place a pair of certified…
Photographing a solar eclipse can be a life-changing experience. You may only get a few chances in your lifetime to view or photograph this celestial event, so you want to make sure you are well-prepared and practiced ahead of time. If your first run with your gear is the day of the eclipse, you’re setting…
November is a great month to see the Orion Nebula from your backyard, and you do not need a telescope to see it. To see the nebula, look just below Orion’s Belt, the 3 bright stars in a line rising on the eastern horizon around midnight. The Orion Nebula is located in ‘Orion’s Sword’, a…
You have likely heard about the “green comet” that’s all over the news. It is known as Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF, and it is currently visible in the night sky. This particular comet only comes around approximately every 50,000 years, so I set up my camera and telescope to photograph it while it is still…
The night of August 11th-12th 2016 is expected to produce an outburst of Perseid’s not seen in 10 years. The Perseid Meteor Shower is considered to be the best showing of meteors in the night sky for the entire year. The warm August nights make the event extra enjoyable, as you can comfortably sit…
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower is heading towards it’s peak at the end of this month. But let me make one thing clear right away, this is not going to be a dazzling show of constant meteors that light up the night sky. This meteor shower is not known to be a great performer, although these…
2015 Perseid Meteor Shower Above photo taken August 13th, 2015 – 12:22am I was not able to travel to a pretty location to shoot the Perseids last night, so I just set up shop in the backyard! I planted my Canon 7D firmly on my tripod and aimed above my house towards the constellation Perseus,…