StarChaser

I will typically reduce the ISO setting for Jupiter because it is too bright. But if you do that, you will not be able to see the largest moons. This is manual mode with automatic ISO. Jupiter is interesting to view because its moons will change positions. This was filmed from my front porch on July 17, 2022.

Saturn is directly in front of my house in the Southern sky. In this video, the planet was past its zenith in the southern sky and descending southwest. July 17, 2022

The moon passes by the camera in real time. How many shooting stars do you see at the left and right side of the moon? I counted four. July 15, 2022 @ 3:30 am

Polaris is directly north and does not move. All other stars and constellations revolves around it and has since the beginning of time. If you lock your tripod, Polaris is the only thing in the sky that does not move across your viewfinder. Polaris, the Bear, the Lodestone, the Fist of the North. 3000 mm zoom with the Nikon P1000 camera.

This video was filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera at 3:30 am, July 12, 2022. The moon was close to the horizon SouthWest. The tripod is fixed so it is actually the moon passing in front of the stationary camera. ISO 400 AutoFixed.

I have determined this was not Sirius. However, this was the brightest star in the sky that night. It was almost directly overhead at 3 am. July 6, 2022

Video was filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera (high resolution). You can manually focus to make Mars look different ways, but you will never be able to make it look like the CGI images in 8th grade science books. But that's ok! I prefer the real. July 3, 2022

Aldebaran moves across the screen of the Nikon P1000 in real time. Just look at all these colors! The star is faint and barely visible to the naked eye. It was just ahead of Venus on July 3, 2022.

Venus moves across the screen in real time. Filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera. July 3, 2022

Mars moves across the screen in real time. Filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera. July 3, 2022

I used a low ISO setting to enhance Jupiter's details and hide its visible moons. Jupiter moves across the screen in real time at 3000 mm zoom. Filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera. July 3, 2022

Six short clips merged together using different camera settings. Filmed with the Nikon P1000 camera around 4 am on July 2, 2022.

I recorded this back in 2001 with my VCR. This was the first time I realized that the moon landings were actually staged. I left all of the old TV commercials in for your enjoyment.

Photos taken of the full Lunar Eclipse on May 15, 2022. For some reason I was not able to capture the red moon on video, but I was surprised at what I saw when I took the pictures. Wait for it...

Moon super zoom as seen with the Nikon Coolpix P1000 camera. This is my most stable video of the moon so far. I'm using a tripod with a ball bearing fluid head and dovetail lense support bracket. Manual focus with simple settings.

Motion zoom practice with my Nikon P1000 camera. It is hard to see the monitor in the bright sunlight. It was helpful to set up my tripod underneath a shade tree. This was filmed near Chattanooga, .

A comparison of geometric shapes and colors of stars. This video was filmed with my Nikon P1000 camera. May 29, 2022

Here I am practicing motion zoom shots with my Nikon P1000 camera. These video clips were filmed near a local Flight Park. June 13, 2022

Zooming in on a cell tower with my Nikon P1000 camera. That little pause is where the 3000 mm optical ends and the 4x digital begins.

This video was filmed early in the morning with my Nikon P1000 camera. June 11, 2022

My first amateur video of Venus, the brightest star (planet) in the morning sky. This was filmed with my Nikon P1000 using autofocus.