M31: The Reprocessing
Although I had already gone through three attempts to process the M31 data I collected in December, I wasn’t happy with any of them. During this extended period of bad […]
Total Lunar Eclipse, January 2019
On the night of January 20th a total lunar eclipse occurred that was visible across all of North America. It had been a long time since I’d tried to photograph […]
IC1805 – Heart Nebula
This was one of the most challenging images to process I’ve encountered yet. I’m not 100% sure of what the reason is but I have a few possible theories. Actually, […]
M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy
it’s been a couple of months since work and weather have cooperated to allow me to attempt any imaging. When a night finally showed clear, even though the moon was […]
Western Veil Nebula
This is an image of the Western Veil Nebula. Processing this one was a bit of a challenge and I went through several iterations thanks to helpful feedback from more […]
North America Nebula
My God, it’s full of stars. Ok, apologies to the ghost of Arthur C. Clarke for appropriating Dave’s line in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but I couldn’t resist. This is […]
M27
Messier 27, also known as the dumbbell nebula is one of the brightest planetary nebulae in the sky. It is a favorite among amateur astronomers. This image is, unfortunately, grossly […]
M57
It’s taken several months to get this image. Long, painful months, but I’m glad I persevered. It all started after NEAF in April. NEAF is the Northeast Astronomy Forum, the […]
Islands In the Night
The Pleiades
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, are a great fall and winter treat in the night sky. To my eyes they look like a small cloud […]
Orion
I took some baby steps into astrophotography over the summer with the milky way image. This time I take a larger step forward. The camera is riding on a Losmandy […]
Total Solar Eclipse 2017
I didn’t think I was going to get to see the total eclipse but a couple of weeks out we realized we could and made arrangements to stay with Lauren […]
Milky Way at Zenith
This is my first attempt at stacking images for astrophotography. The camera was set on a tripod and pointed straight up. Around a dozen 30-second exposures were taken along with […]
Aurora In Virginia
It isn’t often that an aurora is visible in Virginia. I saw one at C.M. Crockett Park in the 90’s and this one in October, 2003. To the unaided eye […]
