▲ 13 r/seestar
Adding to the NGC 7000 Parade
3rd image taken on my S30 Pro with LP Filter on, 220x30 second subs, Siril with a statistical stretch and Photoshop curves. Bortle 7.
u/atl_dude_guy — 10 days ago
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▲ 24 r/timelapse
The night sky on a winter night in Atlanta, Georgia
Shot this on a crisp night in January from my back yard. Sony A6700, Viltrox 15mm f/1.7 and a tripod.
u/atl_dude_guy — 1 month ago
Rouge River Fire Near Grants Pass
Staying across the River from the fire. This was around 5. Noticed smoke around. 3:30, and electricity was shut off around 4:00
u/TapDancinJesus — 2 months ago
▲ 326 r/LandscapeAstro
Milky Way from Applegate Lake in Oregon
Took this last night August 11 while watching the Perseid Meteor shower. Didn’t catch many on camera but the Milky Way was on full display.
Camera: A6700, Lens: Sony 11mm f1.8.
Settings: ISO 3200, f2, 1 untracked 25 second exposure.
u/atl_dude_guy — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/COPYRIGHT
What would you do, if someone were trying to pass off your work as their own?
I wrote a free, open source app for astronomy planning, and have been working on since about June. I provide it for free, and have no plans to monitize it. I'm the primary user and figured since it's so niche it wouldn't cost me more than a few dollars a month to host.
Today I discovered a an app that has a nice vibecoded skin and conincdientally the exact feature set as mine. And even more coincidentally, they even have the same bugs.
That made me wonder, if someone were to use your source code and and does not attribute it back - what recourse do you have?
u/atl_dude_guy — 2 months ago
▲ 29 r/Jeep
The Jeep posing under the stars
Went to Zion in June, this Wrangler made a great companion on our adventure.
u/atl_dude_guy — 2 months ago
▲ 453 r/LandscapeAstro
Zion Mountain Ranch
This was in June, just outside of the park’s east entrance. The ranch has a horse pasture that goes on and on facing south.
Sony a6700, Viltrox 15mm f1.7 stopped up to 2.2, iso 16000 (thought it was 1600). Pano of 2 photos. Each 10 x 4 second frames.
u/atl_dude_guy — 3 months ago
▲ 0 r/SideProject
I Built DarkHours a Landscape Astrophotography Planning Tool
I built DarkHours( https://darkhours.app), a tool for planning astrophotography trips — specifically landscape astro. I found myself cycling different apps every time I planned a trip to get an idea of what I was in for, and I got tired of it.
So I built an app that consolidated the usual planning data — moon phase, sunrise/sunset, weather, light pollution — and added some things I couldn't find anywhere else:
- A search for the best skies within driving distance, limited to publicly accessible locations
- A 30-day "best night" outlook
- Advanced moonlight modeling (not just up/down — actual brightness contribution)
- Nearby light dome mapping
- Astro landscape targets list instead of smaller telescope only targets
- A predicted 360° sky visualization that combines all the datapoints above.
It's a true side project, built in Python, calling only three external APIs (two weather, one location), everything else implemented myself. It's open source (GitHub link) and free for anyone to use. I'd love feedback or ideas.
u/atl_dude_guy — 3 months ago
▲ 30 r/VILTROX_GLOBAL
Zion National Park, Utah | Viltrox AF 15mm F1.7 Air APS-C
Shot a zion national park in late June. The air performs so well on my a6700 in low light.
u/atl_dude_guy — 3 months ago
▲ 171 r/LandscapeAstro
Zion in Late June
Late June 2026 Canyon Junction at Zion National Park. Bortle 1-2. The green sky glow intense.
Gear: Sony A6700, Viltrox 15mm F1.7
Settings: Apature stopped up to f2.8, 5x 6 sec. untracked stacked frames. ISO 160000(I thought it was 1600)
u/atl_dude_guy — 3 months ago