Dad, husband, software engineer @ Disney.
Writing a book, snapping some photos, and building models in my free time.
| Dork Site | https://gurstudios.com/bio |
| Nerd Site | https://tylermartin.dev |
| Location | Tucson, AZ |
The moon is a fun target to test my new refractor (ZenithStar 61) on while I wait for clearer and darker skies.
Just aiming this thing is tricky compared to the ball head I used with my 135mm.
This also pushed my editing skills to their limit. You can expose for the moon, or the clouds, but not both. So, this is a composite of two photos taken back-to-back.
Last night’s “Pink Moon,” which is apparently just what we call a full moon in April. It wasn’t actually pink, but through the magic of editing I have delivered on the promise.
It’s rising over the Rincon Mountains in Tucson.
The Leo Triplet:
M65
M66
NGC 3628 - The Hamburger Galaxy. Look closely and you can see its tidal tail: a trail of stars and gas extending into space as a result of gravitational forces from nearby galaxies.
About 5 hours of integration at 135mm.
A star cluster in the Coma Berenices constellation. Look near the bottom left and you’ll spot NGC 4565, the Needle Galaxy.
3 hours of total integration over 2 nights. I designed and 3D printed a diffraction mask in an attempt to get Hubble-like star spikes. It worked!
