#oriontelescopes

Brought out the telescope the other night and was instantly and beautifully reminded just how big this universe is, how small we are, how perfectly tiny and fragile in the face of so much night. Stuck my silly little iPhone up to the eyepiece and snapped this photo and felt a wash of overwhelmed gratitude for this life, and was reminded of my favorite scene in my favorite movie, Joe Vs. The Volcano, when Joe, on the edge of death, looks to the moon and says, “Dear god, whose name I do not know, thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG, thank you. Thank you for my life.” . . . . . . #tylerknott #tylerknottgregson #moon #luna #telescope #oriontelescopes #astrophotography #astronomy #moonlight #moonphases #shotoniphone #night #shadow #darkness #joevsthevolcano (at Helena, Montana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_uwIAEFsy3/?igshid=17307lbwqd2g4

Last Quarter Moon, 48% illumination. Orion SpaceProbe II 76mm Altazimuth Reflector, 10mm Plossl eyepiece, LG LM-G710, GoSky telescope adapter. #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #themoon #nightskyphotography #oriontelescopes #skyandtelescope #moonphotography (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBXxlVanBV8/?igshid=vkyotsb8vwhg

Tips for photographing the moon with your smartphone:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Try during daylight, when there's less contrast between the Moon and the background!⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Set the exposure as low (dark) as possible. On Android phones, you set the exposure by tapping on a bright object, then dragging up and down on the dotted bar that appears, and tapping the lock icon to hold the settings.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • If you want to attempt a photo of the Moon during nighttime, set your camera's focus and exposure on a distant, brightly lit object, then pan over to the moon.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Use HDR or night mode, if you phone has it.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Zoom in as much as you can: even if your phone doesn't have optical zoom, it might help you to get a lower exposure if more of the screen is filled with brightness.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ • Moon photos will always be better with optical aid! A pair of binoculars, a telescope, or even a pocket magnifier held in front of your camera will help!⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ Equipment used for each photo:⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Photo 1: Pixel 2 (Night Sight mode)⁣⁣ Photo 2: Nexus 5X pointed through 15x70 binoculars⁣⁣ Photo 3: Pixel 2 pointed through 15x70 binoculars (cropped)⁣⁣ Photo 4: Pixel 2 pointed through a backyard telescope (92x)⁣⁣ Photo 5: Nexus 5X pointed through a backyard telescope⁣⁣ (~250x) ⁣ Clear Skies- or interesting clouds!⁣⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⁣ #moon #moonphotography #astrophotography #cellphoneastrophotography #smartphoneastrophotography #orionxt8 #oriontelescopes #astronomy #astronomylovers #diyastronomy #space #spacelovers #lunarphotography #luna #mewn https://www.instagram.com/p/BxlemcDFDow/?igshid=1e0qfzty5a7am

For those of you who may not know, I recently changed my major to Physics and Astronomy. For my birthday on Tuesday, my parents helped me buy a telescope, #oriontelescopes 4.5" Starblast reflector telescope. Tonight I went out and tried it. There is a lot of light pollution on BYU campus, but I was able to find a relatively dark spot on the hill by building 7. I looked at a lot of things, and here I have pictures of the moon and Jupiter that I took with my phone camera using a 3d printed phone mount. It was so cool to see all the things I could see, even with the cloud cover. I could easily see magnitude 6 stars, so I hope to be able to see other things, like Uranus, in the coming days. Here the cloud passed in front of the moon and it looked really cool, so I took a video. What do y'all think? Thoughts on the major change? Thoughts on physics or astronomy? Telescopes? Also, there's a concert Saturday night at 7:30pm for the Concert Choir (which I am in) and BYU Singers. You should watch! If you can come in person, use discount code SING for $7 tickets. If you can't make it, you can listen to a livestream at arts.byu.edu Those are two of the main things going on in my life. What are y'all up to? #byu #astronomy #physics #telescope #birthday #family #college #choir (at BYU - Heritage Halls) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWKuaHCrFUy/?utm_medium=tumblr

Cloud.. clouds.. and more clouds :( My setup os OK. Orion telescope - OK. SVBony câmara - OK. Dobtrack Mount - OK. Sharpcapture is on. Target os the Moon - isn't ok - And clouds #oriontelescopes #orion #moon #astronomy #astrophotografy #astronomia #astrofotografia #sky #deepspace https://www.instagram.com/p/CMyK1Yigqto/?igshid=1sn0bds4k48cz

Moon shots for 6/1/2020. Orion SpaceProbe 3", 10mm and 25mm Plossl eyepieces, 13% Moon filter, LG LM-G710, GoSky telescope adapter. #astrophotography #astronomy #themoon #skyandtelescope #oriontelescopes #nightskyphotography (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA7BgzFHl_x/?igshid=1bm63ezr1la5e

Best Moon shot I've gotten with my phone camera yet. Switched out to the 25mm eyepiece with the 13% Moon filter. Gave me a wider field of view and sharper overall image out to the edges, and still good enough resolution. #astrophotography #astronomy #moon #moonphotography #oriontelescopes #photography #skyandtelescope (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_yVZYhn9dJ/?igshid=1tz62nlosxza1

Much better capture of the Moon tonight with the beefier tripod mounted. A lot steadier, with no vibration whatsoever. Cell phone shot through Orion SpaceProbe 3, 13% Moon filter, 10mm eyepiece. #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #moon #oriontelescopes #sliktripods (at Westminster, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-1Ig5-Jj_r/?igshid=1rj0k8sbbvl22