Exploring the night sky, one image at a time

XorbitAstro is a place for exploring astrophotography, smart telescopes, imaging equipment, and the techniques used to capture and process the night sky.

My interest in astrophotography began years ago with traditional telescope setups: equatorial mounts, refractors and reflectors, dedicated astronomy cameras, guiding equipment, and plenty of time spent learning how to make all of it work together. After stepping away from the hobby for several years, I returned to find that astrophotography had changed dramatically.

Smart telescopes, improved astronomy cameras, strain-wave mounts, better processing software, and new imaging technologies have made it possible to capture the night sky in ways that were much more difficult just a decade ago.

That renewed my interest in the hobby and ultimately led to the creation of XorbitAstro.

What You'll Find Here

XorbitAstro focuses on practical, experience-based astrophotography content, including:

• Smart Telescopes — Experiences, tips, techniques, and discoveries using the latest generation of automated telescopes.

• Articles — Observations, lessons learned, and experiences from under the night sky.

• Videos — My collection of 'how-to' videos on YouTube related to astrophotography related content

• Gallery — A list of images that I have processed after capturing the light images (subs) using the Seestar S30 Pro.

• Reviews & Comparisons — A closer look at equipment and technologies to help understand their strengths, limitations, and differences.

Learning Through Experience

Astrophotography has always involved experimentation. Sometimes an imaging session produces a great image. Other times it produces a lesson.

XorbitAstro is built around sharing both.

Whenever possible, the articles and videos on this site are based on equipment I have personally used, images I have captured, or research I've done while planning and improving my own astrophotography setups. My goal isn't simply to repeat specifications that can already be found on a manufacturer's website, but to explore what those specifications and technologies mean when you're actually trying to photograph the night sky.

I'm continuing to learn as the technology evolves, and XorbitAstro will grow along with that journey.

Whether you're using a smart telescope for your first image of Andromeda or putting together a more advanced astrophotography rig, I hope something here helps you capture a little more of the universe.

Explore. Learn. Capture. Discover.