Welcome
…to my views of the wonder and awe that is our Cosmos.
Pics, or it didn’t happen!
Some of the most captivating objects in space are beyond our wildest dreams, and unfortunately, our humanly grasp. Though we can’t visit many of these realms, we can admire them from afar…at nice safe distance. Be it through an elaborate telescope system, or a modest camera lens, I bring the cosmos a little closer to home.
Nightscape Astrophotography
Rather than zooming deeply into our night sky, this type of astrophotography allows our terrestrial wonders to come to the forefront. The overwhelming number of stars in our vast, glittering sky can humble even the most assertive soul.
These are some of my attempts to capture this feeling into a small box to bring home, and display on a website for you to enjoy.
Deep-Sky Astrophotography
Use a telescope to peer deeply into a small corner of the vast cosmos. These are some of the most captivating, beautiful, and distant objects out there. I use various setups with telescopes, cameras, and filters to capture just a few photons from these wild places in space!
Lunar Astrophotography
You really can’t forget the most prominent figure in our night sky—the Moon! I mean, where would we be without our celestial neighbor? If you know me, you know the moon and I have a fickle relationship. It’s overwhelming in our night sky, and with its formidable reflected sunlight, blots out some of the faint deep-sky objects I strive to photograph.
BUT, it’s so damn photogenic in and of itself, how can you resist snapping a picture when it demands your attention! I can’t…
Our night sky is our one remaining frontier. It’s encouraging to see efforts to preserve it before it’s lost to artificial light. But, we can do better. I implore you to go to some dark, I mean really dark, skies, and look up. Take it in. With simple acts you can preserve that—turn off your spotlight on your tree, point your lights downward, use timers or motion detectors on outdoor lighting. We, humans, need the night.
— Jason Kucerik