Ruben LopezMaking MusicI had a ton of content, and then I lost it all with a hard drive crash. I still remember it was a 40 GB Maxtor hard drive that failed. Back…Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
Ruben LopezCelestron Focus Motor Installation TutorialThe Celestron Focus Motor lets me control the focus from the mounts hand control or computer via USB. It adjusts the focus without causing…Sep 8, 2019Sep 8, 2019
Ruben LopezThe North America NebulaI had initially picked two targets for this session, the North America Nebula and the Heart Nebula. The clouds had different plans, so I…Sep 6, 2019Sep 6, 2019
Ruben LopezFirst Time Capturing a NebulaThere was no reason for picking the Iris Nebula other than it looked cool on Stellarium. I chose the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula because my…Aug 30, 2019Aug 30, 2019
Ruben LopezCapturing AndromedaI wanted a better picture, so I needed to get at least an hours worth of data. I looked at a couple of weather apps to find a night that…Aug 27, 2019Aug 27, 2019
Ruben LopezFirst Deep Space Object ImagesIt is an Explore Scientific ED80CF on a Celestron CGEM II mount. It has a ZWO 60mm Guidescope and a QHY Polemaster for polar alignment. I…Aug 17, 2019Aug 17, 2019
Ruben LopezCapturing the lunar cratersThis is my first image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. The little dot on the right is Io, one of Jupiter’s moons. I’ll have to take a better…Jul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Ruben LopezNew Astrophotography HobbyI’ve picked up a new hobby, taking pictures of things in our night sky! I learn things faster if I write about them, so I’m going to share…Jul 8, 2019Jul 8, 2019
Ruben LopezBuild a Custom Toy Traffic LightIn this tutorial I’m going to show you how to build a custom toy traffic light using an ATtiny13A and a custom 3D printed traffic light…Jun 18, 2019Jun 18, 2019
Ruben LopezPower Your Projects With a Built-In Lithium Battery and a TP4056 ChargerMay 18, 2018May 18, 2018
