About ME

 My  name is Larry Byrge. I first got into Astronomy in 2000 when I saw the  moon for the first time through my cousins Christmas telescope. I peeked  into the eyepiece and realized that this was it...man I was hooked. It  didn't take long for me to make my first telescope purchase. A 6" Meade  Dobsonian. I got a lot of use out of that old dob and learned a lot  about the night sky. Soon I had aperture fever. I wanted bigger and  better like so many of us do in this field. It wasn't long after I had  an 8" Meade Schmidt Cassegrain. 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 all the magazines and books so I  purchased a camera and the necessary adapters and off I went. I took a  few shots of this and that and 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.