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Seeing in the Dark: How To Catch a Nebula

by Michael on 15th January 2026 @ 01:11 (Updated on 15th January 2026 @ 13:01)

Have you ever wondered how it's possible to photograph distant and faint deep space objects whose beauty and scale refused to be understood by the human mind? Probably not, but for the 5 of you who might be interested, I'm doing a deep dive into the art of seei...

As Far as the Eye Can See

by Michael on 24th October 2021 @ 23:13 (Updated on 25th October 2021 @ 10:54)

A shot only possible with a telephoto As far as the eye can see, there is beauty to behold. This is why, when we first reach for a camera, it is instinctual to try to fit as much scenery into the frame as humanly possible. Wide angle doesn't seem wide enough wh...

The Frustration and Reward of Astrophotography

by Michael on 25th June 2020 @ 16:55 (Updated on 26th June 2020 @ 01:03)

The North America Nebula Curiosity is said to have killed the cat, but I can't help but wonder how much less interesting life would be without it. Perhaps our early human ancestors would have never wondered if they could control the spiraling flames of natural wildfires that consumed the grassy fields during the summer months. Perhaps the ...

The 35

by Michael on 30th November 2019 @ 02:43 (Updated on 30th November 2019 @ 02:49)

Late Fall in the Catskills There has been 916 days between the first time I summited a Catskill High Peak, and today, which is the day I hiked the last of the 35. I may have kept track of which mountains I have climbed, but I never once counted the hours I spent traveling to reach them, nor the miles I walked once I was there. I never thought a...

Web Dev Quick Tip: Cross Tab Communication

by Michael on 15th March 2019 @ 18:54 (Updated on 22nd March 2019 @ 18:39)

The other day, I was given an interesting requirement for a webapp I work on: allow the user to open multiple tabs simultaneously. Any data changes in one tab should instantly reflect in the other. Additionally, if the user logged out of the app in one tab, they should also be logged out in the other. There are several ways to implement this func...