Astrophotography

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Moon


Moon Mosaic

Great Conjunction

Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn
Dec 2020 - Celestron 11" SCT

Bumbbell

Dumbbell Nebula
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Orion

Constellation Orion
Nikon D300

The Great Orion Nebula (M42)

The Orion Nebula is one of the brightest nebulae and can be seen with the naked eye. It's also one of the most studied and photographed deep sky objects. The nebula is located in Orion's sword, about 1.34 light years from Earth. It's a region of massive new star formation.
Orion Nebula

Great Orion Nebula
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Orion Nebula

Great Orion Nebula - False Color
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Orion Nebula

Great Orion Nebula
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Orion Nebula

Great Orion Nebula - False Color
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Orion Nebula

Great Orion Nebula
Stretched Only

Orion Nebula

Flame and Horsehead Nebulae
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Orion Nebula

Flame and Horsehead Nebulae - False Color
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Orion Nebula

Flame and Horsehead Nebulae Labeled
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Pleiades

Messier 45 (Pleiades)
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Pleiades


7 Sisters and their Parents

Pleiades

Messier 44 (Praesepe, Beehive Cluster)
100mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Perseus Double Cluster
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Seagull

Seagull Nebula
73mm Refractor - Nikon D5300

Christmas Tree Cluster, Fox Fur and Cone Nebulae
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 29)

The Rosette Nebula is part of a giant cloud of hydrogen and dust in our Milky Way Galaxy. Various regions in the nebula have been given New General Catalog designations. Astrophotographs of two of the regions, NGC 2238 and NGC 2244, are presented here.

NGC 2238 - Rosette Nebula
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

NGC 2238 - Rosette Nebula - False Color
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Rosette

NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Rosette

NGC 2244 - Rosette Nebula
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Cocoon Nebula - First Attempt
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

"Heart of the Galaxy" - Andromeda Galaxy
127mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Leo Triplet
73mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro


Leo Triplet Labeled

Leo Triplet
100mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

Messier 81 (Bode's Galaxy)
100mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro

M81 (Bode's Galaxy) and M82
100mm Refractor - ASI 533MC Pro