Astrophotography
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Total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx. This image is a combination of short and long exposures to give detail in both the brightest and faintest parts of the solar corona. Illumination of the moon's surface comes from light reflected off of the surface of the earth.
Baily's beads during the total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx. Baily's beads occur when the last rays of sunlight are blocked by mountains and pass through valleys on the surface of the moon
Total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx.
Total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx
The last of Bailey's beads along with solar flares. Total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx.
Total solar eclipse, April 8, 2024. Seagoville, Tx.
Partial phase during the Annular solar eclipse. October 14, 2023. Albuquerque, NM
Baily's beads during the Annular solar eclipse. October 14, 2023. Albuquerque, NM
Annular solar eclipse. October 14, 2023. Albuquerque, NM
Total Solar Eclipse, Independence, Oregon (August 21, 2017)
Total Solar Eclipse, Independence, Oregon (August 21, 2017)
Lunar Eclipse. Composite of 10s and 1/80s exposures, 600mm, iso 200. Canon 7D II, Tamron SP 150-600mm g2. (January 21, 2019)
The Bubble Nebula - NGC 7635. Combination of 125 images in H-alpha @ 300s + 132 images in Oiii at 300s. SBIG STF-8300M, 8 inch Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain (f=2000mm, f/10). This is the result of combining the best 10 hours from 20 hours of images for each filter. Images were taken over 6 nights in late September 2021
The Bubble Nebula - NGC 7635 (Starless). Combination of 125 images in H-alpha @ 300s + 132 images in Oiii at 300s. SBIG STF-8300M, 8 inch Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain (f=2000mm, f/10). This is the result of combining the best 10 hours from 20 hours of images for each filter. Images were taken over 6 nights in late September 2021
Persied Meteor Shower (August 2021)
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Average of 647 images @ at 5ms each. Telescope: Meade LX 200 8” SCT, Camera: QHY 5iii 290C. (Dec 22, 2020)
Lunar Craters
Rosette Nebula (Starless). Combination of 3 narrow band images in Hydrogen-alpha, Sulfer-ii and Oxygen-iii.78 images @ 300s each in H-alpha, 82 images @ 300s each in Oiii and 109 images @ 300s each in Sii. Total equivelant exposure time: 22h (over 4 nights). Equipment: Tamron SP 150-600mm g2 (@ 400mm), SBIG STF-8300M, SkyWatcher HEQ5 tracker
Lunar Craters
Rosette Nebula. Combination of 3 narrow band images in Hydrogen-alpha, Sulfer-ii and Oxygen-iii.78 images @ 300s each in H-alpha, 82 images @ 300s each in Oiii and 109 images @ 300s each in Sii. Total equivelant exposure time: 22h (over 4 nights). Equipment: Tamron SP 150-600mm g2 (@ 400mm), SBIG STF-8300M, SkyWatcher HEQ5 tracker
The Pleiades. Combination of 75 RGB images @ 300s each. Total equivelant exposure time of 6.25 hours. Equipment: SBIG STF-8300C, Tamron SP 150-600 g2 (at 200mm)November 2020
Our Sun with Sunspots 2785 (left) and 2786 (right) (November 27, 2020)
NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula. Combination of 80 RGB images @ 300s each. Total equivalent exposure time: 6.6 hours. SBIG STF-8300C, Tamron SP 150-600 g2 at 400mm. (November 21, 2020)
The Sun and a solar prominence (November 15, 2020)
Comet NEOWISE from Lake Sonoma, California (July 2020)
Comet NEOWISE from China Camp State Park, California (July 2020)
The Andromeda Galaxy. Combination of 89 RGB images @ 100s450mm, ISO 800. Total Equivalent Exposure: 2.5h. Canon 7d Mark II, Tamron SP 150-600mm g2
Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy. Combination of 150 RGB images @ 300s each. Total equivelant exposure time: 12.5h. 8’’ Meade LX200, SBIG STF-8300C
International Space Station solar transit
the Sun (2017)
Aurora Borealis, north of Reykjavík, Iceland. 20mm, f/1.8, 2.5 sec, iso 800. Canon 7D Mark ii, Sigma Art 18-35mm F1.8 HSM
The Orion Nebula. Combination of 2x300s, 15x240s, 92x120s, 20x30s, 20x15s exposures. 600mm, iso 800. Total equivalent exposure time: 4.5h. Canon 7d Mark II, Tamron SP 150-600mm g2
Horsehead and Flame Nebulas. Combination of 145 RGB images @ 300s + 20 H-alpha images at 300s. 600mm, iso800, Total equivalent exposure time: 12h. Equipment: Canon 7d Mark II, SBIG STF-8300M, Tamron SP 150-600mm g2
The Rosette Nebula
Sunspot
The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas in Hydrogen-alpha
The Horsehead Nebula in Hydrogen-alpha. 8’’ Meade LX200, SBIG stf-8300m
Milkey Way Core
M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy. Combination of 17 x 600s exposures2000mm, iso 800. Total equivalent exposure time: 2.8h. Canon 40D, Meade LX200 ACF 8’’ Telescope
The Helix Nebula in Hydrogen-alpha. 8’’ Meade LX200, SBIG stf-8300m
The Western Veil Nebula. 8’’ Meade LX200
The Crab Nebula (2016). 8’’ Meade LX200
The Sculptor Galaxy. 8’’ Meade LX200
The Crescent Nebula. 8’’ Meade LX200
The Eskimo Nebula. 8’’ Meade LX200
The cigar galaxy (M82). 8’’ Meade LX200
The Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7622). 8’’ Meade LX200
Messier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy. 8’’ Meade LX200. SBIG 8300M (luminance only)