Hoping to find Astro-nuts and Solar Eclipse veterans

jimr-pdx · 02-01-2017, 09:52 AM

My eclipse experience was 1979, way back in the depths of film

so I'll be learning new tricks. It sure will be nice to have one camera just shooting every 2-5 seconds so I cannot completely mess up (battery failures notwithstanding!).

KrisRae · 02-02-2017, 06:19 AM

Originally posted by jimr-pdx

My eclipse experience was 1979, way back in the depths of film

so I'll be learning new tricks. It sure will be nice to have one camera just shooting every 2-5 seconds so I cannot completely mess up (battery failures notwithstanding!).

My husband has been doing extensive research on solar for our travel trailer. When I mentioned having enough battery capacity for this event, it caught his interest. If he comes up with a means to power my stuff with larger batteries, I'll start another thread.

micromacro · 02-16-2017, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by hcc

There are regularly threads on astro-photography at PF. Recent ones includes:
Astrophoto - recommended settings for the K-1 - PentaxForums.com
Astrotracer shows trails, what am I doing wrong? - PentaxForums.com
The K-3II astrotracer(or o-gps1), and wide angle lenses.. an observation. - PentaxForums.com
Astrophotography. Astrotracer worth it? - PentaxForums.com

Also the following PF social group:
Pentax Nightowls - PentaxForums.com

Maybe PF needs to have a couple of 'sticky posts' on astrophotography, or even a sub-heading forum (in Photography technique) dedicated to astrophotography.

Maybe group, or thread dedicated to astrophotography. It's hard to search for images everywhere.

**interested_observer** · 02-16-2017, 09:35 PM

Originally posted by micromacro

Maybe group, or thread dedicated to astrophotography. It's hard to search for images everywhere.

Astrophotography - PentaxForums.com

DeadJohn · 02-16-2017, 10:34 PM

Star parties are a great way to meet more people interested in astronomy. I saw you're in Texas so I immediately thought of https://texasstarparty.org/. Then I realized you're near Houston, so perhaps a 10 hour drive away. I tried :|

KrisRae · 02-17-2017, 05:52 AM

Believe it or not there are actually astronomy clubs in the Greater Houston area. One of them is having their monthly meeting next week and the guest speaker is a professional photographer. Next weekend we're traveling to the San Angelo area, so I'll attend if I have my travel prep done in time. I was impressed to discover they actually have some dark sky locations in a neighboring county, and The Houston Museum of Natural Science has the George Observatory.

Texas Parks and Wildlife has a program for Dark Skies certification. They're working to certify parks across the state and have extended the program to populated areas to help decrease light pollution.

micromacro · 02-17-2017, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by interested_observer

Astrophotography - PentaxForums.com

Oh, it's different than I found before, thanks.

02-16-2017, 09:35 PM	#19
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	Originally posted by micromacro Maybe group, or thread dedicated to astrophotography. It's hard to search for images everywhere. Astrophotography - PentaxForums.com

02-17-2017, 11:20 AM	#22
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722	Originally posted by interested_observer Astrophotography - PentaxForums.com Oh, it's different than I found before, thanks.

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02-01-2017, 09:52 AM	#16
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	My eclipse experience was 1979, way back in the depths of film so I'll be learning new tricks. It sure will be nice to have one camera just shooting every 2-5 seconds so I cannot completely mess up (battery failures notwithstanding!).

02-02-2017, 06:19 AM	#17
KrisRae New Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 18 Original Poster	Originally posted by jimr-pdx My eclipse experience was 1979, way back in the depths of film so I'll be learning new tricks. It sure will be nice to have one camera just shooting every 2-5 seconds so I cannot completely mess up (battery failures notwithstanding!). My husband has been doing extensive research on solar for our travel trailer. When I mentioned having enough battery capacity for this event, it caught his interest. If he comes up with a means to power my stuff with larger batteries, I'll start another thread.

02-16-2017, 07:57 PM	#18
micromacro Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,722	Originally posted by hcc There are regularly threads on astro-photography at PF. Recent ones includes: Astrophoto - recommended settings for the K-1 - PentaxForums.com Astrotracer shows trails, what am I doing wrong? - PentaxForums.com The K-3II astrotracer(or o-gps1), and wide angle lenses.. an observation. - PentaxForums.com Astrophotography. Astrotracer worth it? - PentaxForums.com Also the following PF social group: Pentax Nightowls - PentaxForums.com Maybe PF needs to have a couple of 'sticky posts' on astrophotography, or even a sub-heading forum (in Photography technique) dedicated to astrophotography. Maybe group, or thread dedicated to astrophotography. It's hard to search for images everywhere.

02-16-2017, 10:34 PM	#20
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	Star parties are a great way to meet more people interested in astronomy. I saw you're in Texas so I immediately thought of https://texasstarparty.org/. Then I realized you're near Houston, so perhaps a 10 hour drive away. I tried :\|

02-17-2017, 05:52 AM	#21
KrisRae New Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 18 Original Poster	Believe it or not there are actually astronomy clubs in the Greater Houston area. One of them is having their monthly meeting next week and the guest speaker is a professional photographer. Next weekend we're traveling to the San Angelo area, so I'll attend if I have my travel prep done in time. I was impressed to discover they actually have some dark sky locations in a neighboring county, and The Houston Museum of Natural Science has the George Observatory. Texas Parks and Wildlife has a program for Dark Skies certification. They're working to certify parks across the state and have extended the program to populated areas to help decrease light pollution.