Hi everybody, I appreciate anyone visiting this site. My name is Rupesh, I grew up in a very rural seafaring community in India. I also spent a few years in a small town in Oman. Both of these places had one thing in common, dark skies. I can remember looking up to the sky with my grandmother, and she would tell me the eastern mythology behind the different constellations.
We didn't have a telescope or binoculars, but my imagination and curiosity were piqued at a very young age. We would sit on the sands listening to the waves crash as my grandmother would talk to me and my cousins about the different stories. I honestly do not remember the stories anymore, but I remember looking up at the different stars and occasionally catching a meteor. Every time I look up to the skies, all I can see are memories of my grandmother.
I've always been into photography. I held my first camera, a Canon AE-1 film camera, when I was three years old. I always loved the sound of the shutter click. My mom would give me a camera without any film so that I could pretend. In turn, she would develop the photos she took, and I would always think I did a great job. It was just natural that the next step was to merge photography and astronomy.
I got into astrophotography about 10 years ago. I've made some progress, but I've always been limited by time and life. I now have some extra time to dedicate to this hobby, and I hope to capture some amazing images to show everyone. Please visit again as I promise I'll have more images for everyone to look at.