Astrophotography Japan / Seaside Visual EAA & SeeStar Images (Episode 34)
On this return trip to Izu-Atagawa, my intention was to visually observe Milky Way targets using Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA) for sky navigation. I also took multiple photographs with the SEESTAR S50 smart telescope, getting surprisingly nice results under the Bortle Class 4 skies. EAA also made it simple to identify a group of geostationary satellites that I imaged on my prior visit; confirming their existence and location. This small seaside town has become one of my favorite dark sky destinations for Astrophotography.
01:25. Izu Atagawa Ocean Resort
02:15. Izu Hot Spring Geyser
03:05. Bortle Scale Map
03:16. Abandoned Shoreline Road to Anagiri Bay
04:53. Imaging Site Selection
05:50. Oboro Japanese Restaurant for Dinner & Sake
07:54. Visual EAA Equipment (telescope, etc.)
09:50. Viewing of the Milky Way with EAA
10:23. Timelapse imaging of the Milky Way
11:20. EAA Targets & Viewing Comments
13:26. Using EAA to find Geostationary Satellites observed previously
18:20. SEESTAR S50 imaging
19:05. Four Deep Sky Objects imaged by SEESTAR
20:08. Final Comments