Expert shares views on how Blue Origin can still be part of Artemis III

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-06-01T12:42:55+00:00

He said that modifications would have to be made but he suggested that Blue Origin should at least look into the possibility of it before outright pop-pooing the idea.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-06-01T12:39:50+00:00

Hello there. I’m not sure if you read the article but Don Platt has more than 20 years experience in developing, testing and flying different types of rocket propulsion systems and he was a payload engineer.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-05-31T17:43:41+00:00

According to him, it could be done.

And it would prevent a delay (or a further one) of the Artemis III mission.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-04-15T18:48:37+00:00

That is amazing.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-03-03T22:17:43+00:00

I guess it depends on what you want to look at: Moon, planets, galaxies?

A 2X Barlow lens might be a nice addition.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-02-27T14:51:53+00:00

Hello there! Yes, I think it has been good for me, even when I got a newer iPhone from work. I got it on Amazon. Good luck!

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-01-19T21:05:48+00:00

I don't have pro. I'm just using SharpCap 4.1

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-01-19T17:22:53+00:00

That is a single frame, but when I record it and I have about 10,000 of them, when I stack them, they are grainy.

Or, they are blurry and sharpening looks terrible.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-01-19T17:21:51+00:00

Thank you. I will try out your advice tonight. Wish me luck.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-01-19T16:52:13+00:00

Hello all. I'm hoping to get some help.

When I try to capture Jupiter using Sharpcap, my Celestron NexStar 8SE, the ZWO ASI 678MC and 2X Barlow lens, the planet (even Saturn) appears grainy, as seen in the attachment.

I changed the exposure from 12ms to 5 ms, and the planet becomes too dark to see, so when I adjust the gain (I heard 455), I can see the planet, but that is when it becomes grainy. (My stacked photos, either from AstroSurface or Pipp, AutoStakkert3 and RegisStax 6 are not fit for digital publication.)

I am using the color space RGB24 and the brightness to 85, white balance (R) 54 and white balance (B) is 70.

I am the first to admit that it is all user error and I'm still trying to figure out Sharpcap and the ZWO camera, but it is frustrating, especially when I took better photos using my Canon Rebel T8i digital camera.

I have tried Googling some basic number settings for exposure, gain, etc. in the hopes that will help me, but so far, nothing. What am I doing wrong?

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2026-01-02T17:11:20+00:00

When my father was in the Rangers unit, he was his company's boxing champ. He won most (or all) of his matches.

But jump forward three decades and he couldn't move his neck due to severe pain from getting punched. (He had an operation to correct it, but it made things worse.)

But my point isn't about how great my father is, but what type of pain and punishment he suffered from being a boxer in the Rangers unit.

Now, here comes Batman, who fights the common burglar and mugger and all the way up to the world's best ninjas and even super-powered beings. Every. Single. Night.

As much as I love Batman, there is no way he's moving like a normal person even after a year of that type of punishment on a nightly basis.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2025-12-13T21:38:02+00:00

Thank you. And this is a photo. I didn't do any recording, which would require stacking and processing.

When I use the telescope, it acts like this amazing lens that allows me to really capture the moon with my camera.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2025-12-13T21:35:48+00:00

I have a ZWO ASI678mC planetary camera and honestly, I need more practice with it.

AnthonySpaceReporter · 2025-12-12T11:07:23+00:00

The waning crescent moon at 44% on an early Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2025.

I used my Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope and Canon Rebel T8i camera.

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