A revolutionary magnetic narrowband filter with glow-in-the-dark grip and minimal vignetting even at wide angles — developed and tested in the field. 📅 Launch Date: August 12, 2025 at 8 AM Pacific 🔗 Where: MAVEN Wave 3 Kickstarter Campaign Why H-Alpha Matters The hydrogen-alpha (H‑Alpha) wavelength
Capturing the night sky’s splendor requires precision and the right tools. A dependable star tracker is essential for sharp, long-exposure images. In 2024, there are a number of different star trackers available to suit many different needs and budgets. Many of the options available today
Capturing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is a magical experience, but the raw images often fall short of showcasing their true beauty. Post-processing is essential to enhance the vivid greens, purples, and reds while maintaining the natural feel of the scene. In this guide,
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is poised to be one of the most visually stunning astronomical phenomena of the next few years. Its brilliant tail and possible naked-eye visibility make it a prime target for photographers, even those without a star tracker. While using a tracker
Kolari Clip-In Light Pollution filter shown alongside Canon R6 I recently travelled to a lesser-known area of Western Colorado to shoot a large-format astrolandscape / Milky Way photo commission project for a client. The goal was to produce a rather complex image consisting of 2
One question I run in to often, whether on social media, online forums, in workshops, etc, is “Which camera do you recommend I get?” And while I wish there was a simple answer to this question, we can start to narrow in on the seemingly
In this blog, I’ll show you and easy setup and how to use the Move-Shoot-Move (MSM) star tracker I’ve been using for a number of years now and have really come to love. I’ve used many different types and versions of star trackers, and I
Let’s take a look at the details of two filters from Optolong – the L-eNhance and L-eXtreme – and compare them through tests in my heavily light polluted yard. Being that these filters are geared toward amateur astrophotographers, all tests have been performed on relatively
