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Astro Tour

Sample virtual tour for astro locations. An Astro Virtual Tour provides a map (generated from google maps) with clickable locations that will lead to virtual tours of each location. This can be updateable and expandable to as many locations as needed per astro region. Each virtual tour includes commentary about suitability of the location for visual, telescope, DSO, astrophotography and astro-timelapsing, a light pollution measurement, commentary about facilities of the location. Can include additional information Read more

By astrophotobear@gmail.com, ago

Astrophotography Planning 2023

Well it’s that time of year again when I’m turned into a hermit and planned out my astrophotography calendar for 2023. I’ve gone a little further (not in this calendar) and on a separate document have been adding things to my longer range forecasts (rough details for the next 10-15 years or so). In 2023 we have a hybrid solar eclipse here in Western Australia, so no one buy an telescopes or other astrophotography gear Read more

By astrophotobear@gmail.com, ago

Astrophotography planning

I’ve already commenced astrophotography planning for 2022. The great thing with astrophotography is that the position of the night sky, the moon and the sun are all wholly predictable. Things that are not predictable are the physical conditions of the location, access or the weather. Did I mention … the weather -which apparently has a direct correlation to people buying astronomy/astrophotography gear (not based on any peer review study). Anyhoo – I’m a strong advocate Read more

By astrophotobear@gmail.com, ago