Flaming Star Nebula
The Flaming Star Nebula has emission and reflection components. This turned out to be very difficult to process because of color splotchiness in the image. I’m not sure what the […]
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
At NEAF I bought the small refractor I’m planning to use for astrophotography but all the associated parts I need haven’t arrived yet so when a couple fo clear nights […]
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 […]
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 […]
