About Me
My name is Larry Byrge. I first got into Astronomy in the winter
of 2000 when I saw the moon for the first time through my cousins small
60mm refractor telescope she got for Christmas. I peeked into the
eyepiece and realized that this was it...man I was hooked. It wasn't
long after that I made my first telescope purchase. A 6" Meade
Dobsonian telescope. I got a lot of use out of that old dob and learned
a lot about the night sky. Unfortunately it didn't take long and I had
aperture fever. I wanted a bigger and better telescope like so many of
us do in this hobby. Not long after, I purchased an 8" Meade Schmidt
Cassegrain telescope. It produced great views of all the beauty the
night sky had to offer and served me well for many years to come.
Visual astronomy was great but I began to want to take pictures of my
own like the ones I saw in magazines and books. So I purchased a camera
and off I went. I took a few shots of this and that. Although they
weren't all that great, it was a start. It wasn't until 2018 that I
really started getting into deep sky astrophotography. I upgraded my
telescope rig to accommodate my need for being able to take the images I
really wanted. I strive to make my images better as I go. I've learned
a lot and continue to learn with a little determination and a lot of
help from Youtube :) So come with me on my journey, check out my
images, drop me a line and let me know what you think.
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