Some of the interesting people we met at NEAIC & NEAF In April, 2017 in Suffern, NY.

This event is truly a Who's who of who and what is relevant and happening in current astronomical circles. The talks and presentations were all top notch and cutting edge. For gearheads, the latest, greatest gear, software, etc was on display and for sale at special event pricing.


Plus it was nice seeing so many friends there, as well as the new friends we made...

I presented my lecture HIGH RESOLUTION SOLAR IMAGING to a packed room at the 2017 North East Astro Imaging Conference in Suffern, New York. We talked about seeing and how to quantify it and more importantly, how to select your site and gear to improve seeing.

We showed how the NYQUIST SMPLING THEORY can be utilized as a guide to select the proper gear to resolve seeing issues and to assure optimal system performance and matching cameras and scopes and other elements of the imaging train to avoid undersampling and stay within the confines  & restraints of the seeing and your equipment. 

Dorothy and I at Suffern, NY for NEAIC/NEAF. I will be presenting my talk on High Resolution Solar Imaging tomorrow.


Here's a link to a VIDEO of the Solar Star Party at NEAF, shot by Stephen Ramsden.

Countdown to the Great American Total Solar Eclipse of 2017

A couple of months while my friend & nephew Todd O'Neal was visiting we placed 3 piers in what will eventually become the SHILOH OBSERVATORY COMPLEX.  (SHOX)

My image made AAPOD² for January 26th, 2017

Here's a 4 panel mosaic, shot in my backyard Observatory, showing the similarities and subtle differences between various monochromatic wavelengths of Solar light. All were shot with "Little Levi", a 102mm f/7.0 refractor on a Losmandy G-11 in a SKYSHED POD using a ZWOASI174mm CMOS Imaging camera.

The upper left frame was shot with a Tele Vue Powermate (2140mm EFL) and the DAYSTAR FILTERS Calcium H QUARK. The upper right frame was shot with a DAYSTAR FILTERS Hydrogen Alpha QUARK Chromosphere, tuned offband. (3070mm EFL) I tuned the H-Alpha Quark off-band to closer resemble the features of NOAA AR2603 and enhance the comparison with the other filters.The lower left frame was shot with a BAADER Herschel Wedge and Continuum Filter at 2140mm EFL. The lower right frame was shot with a DAYSTAR FILTERS Sodium D QUARK. (3070mm EFL)

This shot was awarded Picture of the day for January 26th, 2017 on the AAPOD² website.