Astrophotos
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All rights reserved. They may
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Before viewing the images below, I recommend that
you set your monitor's contrast setting to maximum brightness and then
adjust the brightness control so that you see 17 distinct shades of gray in
this grayscale chart:
In May 2000, I purchased a Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST8E CCD camera. This monochromatic CCD camera has a 1530 x
1020 array of 9x9 micron pixels. Click here for the full specifications of the camera. My observing
and imaging equipment
includes Takahashi 4.2" and 6" fluorite refractors, a Celestron C11, a Zeiss II mount
and an Astro-Physics 900GTO mount.
Thumbnails of my imaging efforts are shown below,
with the recent images at the top. Click on the thumbnails or text to see the
full size image.
....Leap Frog.. July 31, 2003
....M57, Ring Nebula.. June 27/28,
2003
...IC4603 Reflection Nebula.. May 30, 2003.......APOD,
July 21, 2003
...B72, Snake Nebula.. May 29, 2003........APOD,
June 20, 2003
...Horsehead
Nebula.. December 7, 2002
...IC405.. November
3, 2002
...M1.. November 1, 2002
. .NGC1333..
October 5, 2002
. .M74.. October 4, 2002
. NGC7023..
October 3, 2002
..IC1396 September
7, 2002
..NGC7000 August
10, 2002
..M20.. August 9, 2002
..M16.. July 12 & 13, 2002
..NGC6590 July 6,
2002
.M13 July 5, 2002
.M101 April 12, 2002
CG4
Detection Jan. 12, 2002
..NGC281 October
14, 2001
..VDB142 Cropped October
14, 2001
..VDB142 October
14, 2001
NGC253 September
16, 2001
NGC891 September
16, 2001
..Bubble Nebula August 17, 2001
NGC6559 June 22,
2001
Mars
June 9, 2001
..M81 March 23, 2001
..M51,
Whirlpool Galaxy, (cropped) March 23,
2001
..M51,
Whirlpool Galaxy March 23, 2001
. Witchhead
Nebula January 20, 2001........APOD,
Feb. 27, 2001
..Rosette Nebula with Inset December 26, 2000
..Rosette Nebula December
26, 2000
..M81 M82 December 26, 2000
..M42 November 25, 2000
..Flame and Horsehead Nebulas November 25, 2000
..Pelican Nebula in H-a November 25, 2000
. M31, Spiral Galaxy,
1200x940 September 30, 2000
..Veil Nebula, N-E Loop
August 27, 2000
..NGC6946, Spiral Galaxy July 4,
2000
..NGC6822, Barnard's Galaxy June
30, 2000
..NGC4236, Spiral Galaxy June 30,
2000
..Helix
Nebula July 4, 2000
..M63,
Spiral Galaxy June 3, 2000
..M33,
Spiral Galaxy July 30, 2000
..M27,
Dumbell Nebula August
5, 2000
..M13, Globular Star Cluster August
5, 2000
..M8,
Lagoon Nebula July 30, 2000
..Mare Imbrium June 10, 2000
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