Be a Time Traveler!
Journey through Time as we explore the cosmos together through Astrophotography!
We'll take a thrilling journey through Time, where looking up at the night sky means seeing the cosmos as it was in the past. Join me as we take off on this incredible voyage together, and you can be a time traveling Astropotamus, just like me!
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Featured articles, equipment, and other posts
Orion bought Meade, which had bought Coronado. Then Orion went out of business in the summer of 2024. In January, 2025, High Point Scientific purchased the remaining inventory of new equipment and is selling it off in a fire sale.
Here is what you need to know to get some great deals on some great equipment.
If you want to take a good picture, you need a solid mount. Here's some considerations to keep in mind.
My mount and my guiding were conflicting with each other, so I got this crappy image of the Iris Nebula
The perfect AP rig control computer. Fanless Mini PC with Intel N100, PDDR4, Win11, HDMI 4K, Wi-Fi 5, BT, USB 3.2 and 2.0, Type-C, SD & SSD Support, and a VESA Mount for under $200!
Travels Through Time
These are some images taken with various Time Machines, cameras, and techniques as I've learned the art of Astrophotography. You can find more in the Pictures section. Some are good and I hope they inspire you; some are bad and I hope you learn from my mistakes.
All images copyright 2024 by astropotamus.com.
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