Author: Mark Murrin

I recently created a video for YouTube outlining my process of capturing Jupiter, Saturn and Mars, at least as it stood in mid 2020. Since then I’ve also added some more parts to the mix, such as the Advanced Barlow,…

Venus time came around in mid February. From that time till about early April I had a chance to test out a combination of filters and cameras. I’ve previously had good success at photographing other planets with the 8SE and…

I touched on the meridian flip issue I was having with Nina briefly in one of my videos. But as of now, I’ve managed to resolve the issue. This article is just to show what settings i’m using in both…

Operating a dome / observatory can involve quite a few pieces of software to tie it all together. With the NexDome, this article and more so in the video, I outline how I run things. In the video I show…

This is an outline of everything i did to complete the build of the Nexdome observatory, now called “The Orion Observatory” in my suburban home location. Its a bit long but hopefully detailed enough to assist others in this type…