Recent content by jimbo

Wow! Looks fantastic. Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Wow! Beautiful Scottish Rite ring!!!

To not understand why one must NOT be invited, is to not understand Freemasonry, in my small and humble opinion.

Congratulations to Brother Searcy! I am just amazed to find out Kentucky is in the southeast :).

I think about this issue a lot. The materialism that seemingly over shadows the true meaning of Christmas and the reluctance of those who choose not to acknowledge it in favor of a false happiness that last a couple of weeks and then it's back to the old grindstone. The name Jesus Christ...

I didn't scroll up far enough! I really like yours as well Steve. I like the subtle symbols on it. That's really more my speed, I've never been one for making a big statement. I won't wear shirts with anyone's company logos or interests. A little weird I guess, but I figure we all have our...

Yes, indeed, that is a very unique ring Ed. I like that style very much! Sent From My Freemasonry Pro App

Thanks guys!!!! I really appreciate the compliments. Astrophotography is always a work in process. There are some guys out there that take some images that rival NASA. It's just amazing what advancements in technology have brought to this hobby. Most of the features on today's...

The galaxies and some of the nebulae were photographed with a 120mm refractor. The ISS was taken with a 5 inch (127 mm) Maksutov cassegrain telescope. Most of my planetary images are taken with an 8 inch Schmidt cassegrain. I've bought way too much equipment over the years, but is challenging...

Thank you!! The galaxies and nebulae are taken with a Canon DSLR using multiple long exposures over the course of a night, sometimes two. The mount tracks the motion of the sky and a separate camera acts as a guided to keep the scope precisely on target. The DSLR has been modified by removing...

Yeah, all by hand, but the computer takes care of finding the frames. I run the video stream output of the camera through special software that detects any frames with something more than a blank frame. It keeps those with the ISS and discards the rest. Then from those I can weed out the...

The space station is a very interesting object to photograph. It's pretty much a fly by the seat of your pants kind of deal. I use a high speed industrial camera and track it by hand with the finder scope. I might shoot 15,000 frames and end up with only a few usable images. It takes about...

Thank you so much for the kind words! That was taken with a small 70mm refractor. I use a focal reducer/field flattener which gives it an effective focal length of 336mm. Jimmy Freemason Connect HD

Thank you!! I enjoy seeing star trail images myself. I would love to find a nice area with an interesting foreground to make a shot. Freemason Connect HD

I've always been interested in astronomy from a young age for both it's science and beauty. The canopy that has been built by the GAOTU is nothing short of breathtaking. I thought I would share some of the photographs I have taken over the last few years. Thanks for looking...