Tag: hobby

  • Stop Motion LEGO Millennium Falcon Build

    Stop Motion LEGO Millennium Falcon Build

    First of all, I am alive!  I know its been over a month and a half since I have posted anything but this new job is kind of exhausting mentally so I haven’t felt up to posting cool things.  However, when I saw this stop motion LEGO Millennium Falcon build video that makes it look…

  • My Latest Astrophoto: The Crab Nebula! (M1)

    My Latest Astrophoto: The Crab Nebula! (M1)

    You guys have told me just how much you love when I post my astrophotography shots and since I finally managed to get back out in my observatory the other night for the first time in months, I thought I would share my latest results with you guys.  My evening resulted in two rather decent…

  • My Latest Astrophoto: Spiral Galaxy M63

    My Latest Astrophoto: Spiral Galaxy M63

    It seems pretty rare for me to be lucky enough to get a break in the clouds lately so the other night when we actually had a clear night with great skies, I just had to open up the observatory and do some astrophotography!  For this particular evening, my target was the spiral galaxy M63.…

  • Astrophotography Update:  I Have An Observatory!

    Astrophotography Update: I Have An Observatory!

    For those of you that have been around here for a long time despite my year plus absence or at least like Global Geek News on Facebook, you know that my primary hobby is astrophotography.  I’ve written many posts in the past showing some of the pictures I have taken and discussing the equipment I…

  • My Telescope Setup for Astrophotography

    My Telescope Setup for Astrophotography

    With my astrophotography posts on here as well as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, Reddit and other places, I always get questions about my telescope setup that I use for my astrophotos.  So, I decided to write a post that I will hopefully keep updated with any new changes to my setup that I can point…

  • A Galaxy Far Far Away – NGC 2403

    A Galaxy Far Far Away – NGC 2403

    Over the weekend we had some nice, clear skies so like usual, I was out taking full advantage of them and pointing my telescope out into the cosmos.  In this particular case, I was pointing them at the galaxy NGC 2403. The picture above is my my photo (click here for the full size image)…