One of the great things about Slooh.com is that you can point the telescope anywhere in the sky, giving you complete flexibility to observe a visible target. One interesting aspect of observing is getting...
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Sun: Sunspot AR2835 and AR2836
This is sunspot AR2835 that’s just starting to come around to the earth facing side of the sun (the sunspot is at the far left of the sun in this image): This sunspot is...
Sun: AR2833 is Old AR2824 – June 14 to June 22, 2021
This is the sun featuring sunspot AR2833: This sunspot is actually sunspot AR2824 that has rotated around the far side of the sun, returned, and has been renamed. This is the same sunspot as...
Webinar with Virtual Camera Club
I presented about Slooh.com along with a number of demos to the Virtual Camera Club, led by Gary Lintern. The presentation covered the major functions of Slooh.com, mission planning and booking, along with demos...
Using FITS Liberator with RGB FITS to create an RGB Image
While I have covered using FITS Liberator in another post, this post deals with using FITS Liberator with a FITS file that was taken using an OSC/RGB camera, and so all you have is...
Using Slooh Explorer To Automatically Download Files From Slooh.com
Slooh Explorer is a Windows application that you can use to automatically download your images and FITS files from Slooh.com without having to select files to download from each of your observations. Using its...
Learning About Astronomy Using Slooh Quests
Completing Slooh Quests are a great way to stay engaged on the platform because they give you structure and provide goals for learning or collecting objects. Slooh Quests are also a great way to...
Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction
This is Saturn and Jupiter along with its moons as they appeared December 20, 2020: Saturn is at the upper-left and Jupiter and three of its moons are at teh lower-right of the image....
Slooh Quest Review
Slooh is more than a telescope as a service offering. Slooh is a vibrant community of astronomers all sharing their knowledge and experience. In addition to the community, Slooh is also a great way...
Slooh Membership Review
Slooh.com is a remote telescope service where users can do remote astrophotography using a number of telescopes located in two hemispheres. This article reviews the memberships Slooh offers. I discuss an overall review of...