This is an image of NGC 891, or the Silver Sliver, as processed by Slooh.com. The image was actually taken by Slooh.com member KeithS but I piggybacked his mission to be able to get...
How Much Do You Have To Spend To Get A Great Astro Image?
As a beginner in astronomy, the top two questions you’ll get asked are, “What do you want to observe?” and “How much do you have to spend?”. The fact is that many of the...
Basic Astronomy Isn’t That Hard….But….
There are a lot of articles and videos for beginning astronomy that explain the basics of astronomy. Those articles and videos list a whole slew of things you need to know like the celestial...
Not Sure Which Telescope To Buy?
You’re interested in the night sky and have seen some amazing photos online. Now you want to get right into the hobby of astronomy and have decided to get your own telescope, but the...
Astronomy Beginner’s Book
Astronomy is the study of the stars, planets, galaxies, comets, asteroids and so much more. It’s a vast topic that’s easily accessible because all you really need to get started is your curiosity and...
Asteroid 6478 Gault
This unusual object is an asteroid called 6478 Gault. It’s unusual because it has a tail and an asteroid doesn’t usually have a tail. It’s thought this asteroid collided with something some time around...
NGC 5128
This is NGC 5128, or Centaurus A, as seen from the Slooh.com Chile telescope in April 2016. I created this image from four observations. This object is visible from the southern hemisphere and the...
NGC 2359
This is NGC 2359, also known as Thor’s Helmet. This image is from four observations using the Slooh.com Canary One telescope in December 2018. I created this image by aligning and stacking using MaxIM...
IC 1805 – Unprocessed and Processed
This is IC 1805, the Heart Nebula, as seen from the Slooh.com Canary Two Ultra Wide Field telescope on December 29, 2018. This was taken using just one reservation. There’s actually quite a bit...
Messier 97
This is M 97, the Owl Nebula, taken using the Slooh.com Canary One telescope. This image was created from four observations in 2016. I just scheduled regular missions – no multi-luminance missions. I stacked...
