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  • Backyard Night Sky (15/16-August-2026)

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    Time-lapse videos of night sky looking up from my backyard. I create these to document the overnight observation conditions for my Vespera telescopes. The first time-lapse video is a 180° full sky view looking straight up with a timestamp overlay. The second is a 360° Little Planet view and the third a creative 360° little planet “Starlapse” view.

    Note for the 180° full sky view looking up the top of the image is north, the left side is east, and the right side is west. With the 360° little planet view the top of the image is north, the right side is east, and the left side is west.

    The night sky starts out clear followed by periods of moving clouds. I’ve posted views of comet 220P/McNaught from the Vespera telescopes 20260816.

    Hasselblad 907x camera and Laowa 8-15 mm fisheye lens (ISO 100, 11 mm, f/8, 64 sec). Images processed with Capture One Pro, timestamp added with IrfanView. Time-lapse video created with Photoshop (2k, 10p).
    Insta360 OneRS camera (ISO 160, f/2.2, 30 sec). Merged PureShot Video created from the DNG files using Insta360 Studio (Little Planet view, 155°, 2k, 24p).
    Insta360 OneRS camera (ISO 160, f/2.2, 30 sec). Starlapse Video created from the DNG files using Insta360 Studio (Little Planet view, 155°, 2k, 24p).

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  • Six Vespera Telescopes (28-May-2026)

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    I finally had a chance to have all six generations of the Vaonis Vespera Telescopes out at the same time. The forecast for the night was mostly clear. The first night in several weeks but the moon was nearly full. The Vespera III and Vespera Pro 2 telescopes are newly released models. I am evaluating and comparing their capabilities vs. the Vespera Classic (2022), Vespera Passengers (2023), Vespera II (2024), and Vespera Pro (2025) telescopes.

    I set the telescopes up to do an overnight program of observation targets. During the night I created time-lapse videos of the night sky and the telescopes in operation. The first one is a 180° “Tunnel View” looking up between the telescopes. Images for the time-lapse video taken with a Hasselblad 907x camera and Laowa 8-15 mm fisheye lens. The images were processed using Capture One, and the time-lapse video created with Photoshop. The second video is a “Little Planet View” taken with an Insta360 RS camera. I prefer the discontinued RS version of the Insta360 camera because of the larger sensor size for nighttime use. The time-lapse video was created using the Insta360 studio software. The third video includes the Insta360 “starlapse” effect.

    Tunnel View (looking up).

    Little Planet View

    Little Planet View with Starlapse Effect

    One response to “Six Vespera Telescopes (28-May-2026)”

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      Stephanie

      Hi David,
      I’m Stephanie from Vaonis. Agnès shared your blog with our team, and what a wonderful surprise! We absolutely love your timelapses.
      Would you be okay with us sharing them on our social media channels with full credit to you?
      Thank you for your reply and for your trust in our brand. 😊

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I am a scientist by training (Eckerd College, BSc; Caltech, Ph.D.). I worked for 27 years as a Chemist in the Pharmaceutical Industry developing processes to manufacture medicines for human and animal health. I now spend my time as a photographer and world traveler. My interests include the natural world, wildlife, landscapes, sky, and seascapes, travel, and astrophotography. I look for unique ways of viewing the world and presenting my images. I have traveled to over 55 countries in six continents, often on Semester at Sea voyages. While at home in New Jersey, I spend time observing and photographing the plants and animals while expanding a wildflower garden/meadow in the backyard. When the sky is clear, I have telescopes viewing the night sky.

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