Star Hopping

In Episode SH022 of Star Hopping… In this Star Hopping “Extra”, we’ll start a new topic series – Basic Astrophotography. In this episode we’ll talk about the three basic methods in which you can capture astronomical images and targets with your DSLR camera, and give specifics about imaging using a fixed tripod. We’ll show you Read More ... The post SH022 – Basic Astrophotography with a Fixed Tripod appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH021 of Star Hopping… We’ll be presenting another Star Hopping “Extra”: we’ll discuss the different types of Star Clusters that you can find in your telescope, how they might appear in your eyepiece, and explain the differences between them. Intro So this episode is a Star Hopping Extra – a discussion we can have Read More ... The post SH021 – The Different Types of Star Clusters appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH021 of Star Hopping… We’ll finish up our exploration of the Realm of the Galaxies in the Virgo region, and using our star hopping methods to find Messier 58, Messier 90, The Siamese Twins Galaxies: NGC 4467 & NGC 4568, and the massive elliptical galaxy, Messier 87. Intro So we’re 20 episodes into Read More ... The post SH020 – The Realm of the Galaxies, Part 3 appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH019 of Star Hopping… We’ll continue our exploration of the Realm of the Galaxies in the Virgo region, and using our star hopping methods to find Messier 84, Messier 86, The Eyes Galaxies: NGC 4435 & NGC 4438, and the beautiful spiral, Messier 88. We’ll also do a galaxy hop down Markarian’s Chain. Read More ... The post SH019 – The Realm of the Galaxies, Part 2 appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH018 of Star Hopping… We’ll start our exploration of the Realm of the Galaxies, in the Virgo region. We’ll use our star hopping methods to find Messier 98, Messier 99, and the grand design spiral, Messier 100. Intro Well, the time has finally arrived for us to begin our exploration of the Realm of Read More ... The post SH018 – The Realm of the Galaxies – Part 1 appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH017 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Coma Berenices region, and using our star hopping methods to find the Sunflower Galaxy: Messier 63, the Black Eye Galaxy: Messier 64, and the Needle Galaxy: NGC4565. Intro So we’re continuing with our galaxy review of all the amazing targets currently rising into of the Read More ... The post SH017 – Find the Sunflower Galaxy, the Black Eye Galaxy, and NGC4565 appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH016 of Star Hopping… We’ll use our star hopping techniques to show you how to find the spiral galaxy Messier 106, the grand design face-on spiral Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, and finally we are amazed by the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, also catalogued as Messier 51. Intro So we’re back to Read More ... The post SH016 – Find M106, the Pinwheel Galaxy, and the Whirlpool Galaxy appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH015 of Star Hopping… We’re presenting another Star Hopping “Extra”. This time, we’re presenting all the different types of galaxies, and how they might appear in your telescope. Within each type of galaxy, there are variations that could be confusing if you don’t know the characteristics of each. We’ll set you straight so you Read More ... The post SH015 – The Different Types of Galaxies appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH014 of Star Hopping… We’ll be exploring the Leo region, and using our star hopping methods to find Messier 65, Messier 66, and the galaxy NGC 2903. Intro I’ll be keeping you up a little later this week to around 11:30 PM, to see the constellation of Leo the Lion appearing up over Read More ... The post SH014 – Find M65, M66, and NGC 2903 appeared first on Star Hopping.

In Episode SH013 of Star Hopping… This episode of Star Hopping checks out the fainter regions just to the lower right of Orion and Canis Major, the dim constellations of Lepus, Caelum, Horologium, Eridanus, and Fornax. As you will see there are some amazing deep sky objects in the area, but they are a bit difficult to Read More ... The post SH013 – Find M79, NGC 1365, and NGC 1318 appeared first on Star Hopping.