ASIAIR Plus

ASI2600MC Air Camera

The ZWO ASI2600MC Air Made My Life Easier: Here’s How

Key Takeaways The ASI2600MC Air is a 3-in-1′ smart camera’ that combines a dedicated astronomy camera with a guide camera and a WiFi controller that runs on the ASIAIR mobile app. The design dramatically reduces the amount of cables and accessories needed to run a complete deep-sky astrophotography imaging session. Critiques dislike that this ‘niche…

Black Friday Astrophotography Accessories

Our Top 5 Black Friday Amazon Astrophotography Accessories

Buying astrophotography gear on Amazon can be risky, especially if you are purchasing large items like computerized telescopes. The expertise and support just isn’t there. In fact, I don’t recommend purchasing your telescope on Amazon, no matter how good the Black Friday deal is. Instead, consider purchasing it from an actual telescope dealer who will…

deep-sky astrophotography how-to

Deep-Sky Astrophotography How-To

While I have several videos discussing this topic of deep-sky astrophotography how-to on my YouTube channel, I realized it was time for a thorough walkthrough of my entire current process (2023) of capturing deep-sky images with a camera and telescope.  This article aims to accomplish that goal by providing a step-by-step roadmap to follow to…

Bortle 1

The Dark Skies of the Okie-Tex Star Party

We have just returned from a memorable astrophotography trip at a Bortle 1 dark sky site. The event was an annual star party hosted by the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club known as the Okie-Tex Star Party. After a few location changes during the first several years, the star party found its home at Camp Billy…

My Latest Portable Astrophotography Build

My Latest Portable Astrophotography Build

Are you looking to build a full-featured (GoTo, autoguiding, etc.) portable astrophotography rig for this summer? If so, I think I have found the perfect “template” to follow (with plenty of room for substitutions, of course). The major difference between this setup and the portable rigs I’ve shared on this site before is that this one…

ASIAIR Plus Review

ZWO ASIAIR Review

I have been using the ASIAIR for my astrophotography projects for the last 3 years. This incredible wifi controller can do it all, from controlling my equatorial mount to running a complete imaging sequence. If you are looking to automate your deep-sky astrophotography and remove many of the frustrations involved with running multiple pieces of…