Category Archives: Imaging

Narrowband Imaging – Interview with Neil Fleming

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Ken Hudson

My recent blog posts have focused on citizen scientists and the opportunities available to citizen science wannabees. While I love this topic, it seems like a good time to return to another favorite subject – astro imaging. I am very … Continue reading →

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AIC 2010 – Conference Highlights

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ken Hudson

If you are an astrophotographer you've probably heard of the Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC). The AIC is the largest astro-imaging conference in the world. This year's edition was held in Santa Clara, California from October 22-24 and it was great. … Continue reading →

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PixInsight – Interview with Harry Page (Harry’s Astro Shed)

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ken Hudson

In my last blog post, I interviewed Juan Conejero of Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L. Juan is the principal developer of PixInsight. While discussing the learning curve for PixInsight, Juan mentioned Harry Page and Harry's excellent series of PixInsight video tutorials. I … Continue reading →

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PixInsight – Interview with Juan Conejero (Pleiades Astrophoto, S.L.)

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Today is a very big day for Share Astronomy!  First, we're proud to announce the addition of several new features: Image Galleries Articles (The Share Astronomy Guide to Observatory Site Selection) Vendor Showcase We are very excited about these changes; please … Continue reading →

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Deep Sky Colors – Astro-Imaging at it’s Best

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Ken Hudson

I spend a lot of time looking at astronomy-related web sites. I see some good ones and I see some not so good ones. Some of the good ones are very good and I decided that it's time I started … Continue reading →

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Astro-Imaging – Post 1 – Getting Started

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Up until recently my amateur astronomy activities were focused primarily on visual observing. However, I have decided to learn astro-imaging. This is bound to be an interesting and challenging endeavor. First, you need equipment and software (perhaps a surprising amount … Continue reading →

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Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC) 2010 – Interview with R. Jay GaBany

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Are you interested in astro-imaging? If you answered "yes" then you've probably heard of the Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC). It's probably fair to say that the Advanced Imaging Conference brings together more astrophotographers than any other imaging conference in the … Continue reading →

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Astro Imaging – MWAIC, AIC and PixInsight Workshop

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Ken Hudson

I just returned from the Midwest Astro-Imaging Conference and Mac Astronomy Workshop (MWAIC) held in Hoffman Estates, IL (near Chicago). What a great conference! I'll tell you all about it, but first I'd like to draw your attention to two … Continue reading →

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Astro Imaging – Canon DSLR Name Matrix

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Ken Hudson

I am interested in using Canon DSLR's for astro imaging and I bet many of you are, too. As you've no doubt noticed Canon has a very confusing marketing strategy when it comes to naming some of their cameras. Specifically, … Continue reading →

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Astro Imaging Software

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Ken Hudson

Recently, I posted the following question on the Cloudy Nights Beginning and Intermediate Imaging Forum: “What’s Your Image Processing Software Suite?”. In the space of a few hours I received 12 responses listing 21 different programs used by astro imagers. … Continue reading →

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