by Thomas Stirling | Jul 1, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
As promised, below is a photo made from 30 minutes of 30 second exposures stacked in photoshop to show how stars revolve around the north star (Polaris) this photo was taken in conditions that where not ideal as there was still a large moon in the sky illuminating the...
by Thomas Stirling | Jun 21, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
Last night I drove out the the West Kennebunk Plains known to locals as the Blueberry Barrens. I knew that this area would be a prime location for getting a shot of the Moon as it was barely over the horizon as its an area of perhaps a few miles in every direction...
by Thomas Stirling | Jun 15, 2016 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
I have been taking photographs for just shy of a decade since I emigrated from Scotland to the North East United States. Since the day my father in law put a camera in my hand I was hooked on getting shots that where out of the norm. I always try to capture scenes...
by Thomas Stirling | Sep 29, 2015 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
A rare event compelled me to grab my camera and stand out in the cold autumn air for 2 hours. A complete lunar eclipse coincided with a super moon (when the full moon is at its closest point to earth) giving us a “Super Blood Moon”. I stood in my back yard...
