12" LX200R or FSQ-106EDX Scope and STL-11000M, ASI120MM, ToUcam, or ST-4000XCM Camera
(181 images)
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M16 Eagle Nebula (LX, SHO Image)
(Total exposure 25 hrs; Ha 20x30min; OIII 16x30min; SII 14x30min; all binned 1x1; July 2025)
NOTE: This is the original SHO (Hubble Palette) version; the Favorite Images version is a modifited color palette to show more of the 'preferred' gold tones
Moon (LX, Luminance Image)
(Total exposure 0.01 sec, binned 1x1; May 2025)
M1 Crab Nebula (LX, OIII Image)
(Total exposure 5 hrs; OIII 10x30min, binned 1x1; February 2025)
M1 Crab Nebula (LX, SHO Image)
(Total exposure 16 hrs; Ha 10x30min, OIII 10x30min, SII 12x30min,, all binned 1x1; February 2025)
M33 Spiral Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 7.8 hrs; R 20x1min, G 15x10min, B 12x10min,, all binned 1x1; December 2024)
M71 Globular Cluster (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 30 mins; R 6x2min, G 6x1min, B 6x2min,, all binned 1x1; September 2018)
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 20 mins; R 12x1min, G 12x30min, B 12x1min,, all binned 2x2; September 2018)
IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula (LX, LsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 15.5 hrs; R 35x10min, G 36x5min, B 40x1 min,, all binned 1x1; December 2017)
NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom (LX, Bicolor Image)
(Total exposure 18.0 hrs; Ha 20x30min, OIII 16x30min, all binned 1x1; October 2017)
IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula (LX, HaRGB Image)
(Total exposure 16.3 hrs; Ha 12x30min; R 22x10min, G 27x5 min, B 26x10 min; all binned 1x1; September 2017)
M42 - The Orion Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image)
(Total exposure 48.5 hrs; Ha 37x30min, OIII 32x30min, SII 28x30min,; all binned 1x1; data collected January 2014, processed January 2017)
[Unfinished attempt with PixInsight; need to better integrate multiple exposure times to allow visualization of core]
M42 - The Orion Nebula in SII, Ha, OIII (LX, Narrowband Images)
(Total exposure 19.6 hrs; L 23x30min; R 5x30min, 3x10 min; G 6x20min, 2x10min, 3x5 min; B 4x30min, 3x10 min; all binned 1x1; October 2016)
[First image almost completely processed using PixInsight - only minor touch-ups with Photoshop]
M13 Globular Cluster (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 11.0 hrs; R 25x10 min, G 32x5 min, B 25x10 min; all binned 1x1; July 2016)
M33 - Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, HaRGB Image)
(Total exposure 8.1 hours, Luminance 26x10 min; R 8x10 min; G 7x5 min; B 6x10 min; Ha 3nm 5x30 min; All binned 1x1; October-November 2014)
M33 - Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, L vs Ha Images)
Luminance image shown; Mouseover to see Hydrogen Alpha image
Partial Solar Eclipse - October 2014 (LX, Monochrome Image)
(Exposure 0.01 sec, Luminance filter, binning 2x2; Solar ND Filter on front of scope; October 23, 2014 approx. 2200 UTC)
[Images were taken from 3:00-4:30PM (0.01 sec exposure, binning 1x1) ... but there were clouds covering the sun throughout most of the eclipse. Above image was taken before sun disappeared behind the clouds. AR2192 sunspot group is at the top center of the image.]
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)
(Total exposure19.5 hours; Ha 24x30 min, OIII 15x30 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)
M2 - Globular Cluster (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 1.3 hourss; R 16x2 min, G 17x1 min, B 14x2 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)
M26 - Open Cluster (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 0.25 hours; R 6x1 min, G 6x0.5 min, B 6x1 min; all 1x1 binning; September 2014)
Moon - (LX200R at 3,600 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, Monochrome Image)
(Best 60% of 1650 frames, R filter, @ 27 FPS; Good seeing; Processed in Registax 6; July 6, 2014)
[Largest crater is PLATO (109 Km diameter), with Mare Frigoris above (North), and Mare Imbrium below (South); long valley at upper right is Vallis Alpes, extending northward from the Montes Alpes. The rilles extending to the northwest of Plato are the Rimae Plato; the smaller crater to the west of Plato is Bliss (20 Km diameter), and the scattered mountains to the south of Plato are the Montes Teneriffe. The double craters to the east of Plato, in-line with Vallis Alpes are designated K and KA and are approx. 6 Km in diameter; Plato's rim is approx 2 Km above the crater floor; the age of Plato is estimated to be approx. 3.84 billion years and was filled with lava more recently, creating a flat crater floor with low albedo.]
Moon - (LX200R at 3,600 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, Monochrome Image)
(Best 60% of 1640 frames R filter, @ 27 FPS; Good seeing; Processed in Registax 6; cropped; July 6, 2014)
[Largest crater is COPERNICUS (93 Km diameter and 3.8 Km depth), exhibiting a ray pattern characteristic of craters formed during the Copernican period (crater age is less than about 1 billion years); the Montes Carpatus are at upper left, with the larger crater bordering the mountains being Guy Lussac, and the rille extending below it the Rimae Guy Lussac; the large crater at bottom is Reinhold (48 Km diameter), with Reinhold B just above it. The larger of the double craters below Copernicus is Fauth (12 Km diameter). The Sinus Aestuum ('seething bay') extends to the east of Copernicus (to the right in the image).
Saturn - (LX200R at 3,600 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, RGB Image)
(Best 80% of 2400 frames per color, R, G, B, @ 6-27 FPS; Fair seeing; Processed in Registax 6; July 2, 2014)
Moonscape - (LX200R at 3,600 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, Monochrome Image)
(Best 400 of 450 frames @ 27 FPS; Fair seeing; Processed in Registax 6; June 8, 2014)
[Largest crater is CLAVIUS (235 Km dia); small crater on lower left edge of Clavius is PORTER (52 Km); small crater on upper left edge of Clavius is RUTHERFORD 2; crater in bottom right corner is LONGOMONTANUS (145 Km); double craters to right of Clavius are SCHEINER (110 Km, lower) and BLANCANUS (105 Km, upper); crater near upper left with central peak is MORTEUS (114 Km); craters below Morteus are CYSATUS (49 Km, left) and GRUEMBERGER (93 Km, right); above Morteus is crater SHORT (70 Km): to upper right of Blancanus is KLAPROTH (119 Km), and just beyond is CASATUS (111 Km). The smallest craters are 2-4 Km in diameter, or approximately 1-2 arcsecond angular diameter.]
Mars - RGB Planetary Imaging (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, RGB Image)
(Combined R, G, and B images; R best 80% of 7500 frames @ 62 fps, G best 75% of 4300 frames @ 35 fps, B best 65% of 2100 frames @ 17 fps; Very good seeing; Processed in Registax 6 and Astra Image; UTC0800 May 2, 2014)
Saturn - RGB Planetary Imaging (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, RGB Image)
(Combined R, G, and B images; R best 90% of 2400 frames @ 10 fps; G best 85% of 2400 frames @ 8 fps, B best 80% of 2400 frames @ 5 fps; Very good seeing; Processed in Registax 6 and Astra Image; UTC 0920 May 2, 2014)
Mars - "First Light" RGB Planetary Imaging (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, RGB Image)
(Combined R, G, and B images, each from 1200-6000 frames of monochrome video through filters; Processed in Registax 6 and Astra Image; April 29-30, 2014)
Saturn - "First Light" - RGB Planetary Imaging (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, RGB Image)
(Combined R, G, and B images, each from 400-1000 frames of monochrome video through filters; Processed in Registax 6 and Astra Image; April 29-30, 2014)
Mars and NASA simulated view (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, Monochrome Image)
(Best 5,400 of 6,000 video frames taken at approx 55 fps; Red filter (part of RGB sequence); Processed in Registax 6; April 29, 2014)
Mars near Opposition and NASA simulated view (LX200R at 7,200 mm FL, ASI120MM camera, Monochrome Image)
(Best 12,000 of 20,000 video frames taken at approx 130 fps; Processed in Registax 6; April 21, 2014)
"Blood Orange" Moon: Total Lunar Eclipse of April 14-15, 2014 (STL-11000 on FSQ, RGB Image)
(Moon during totality; R 3sec, G 1.5 sec, B 3 sec, binning 1x1; taken during night of April 14-15, 2014)
[I took, and am processing, 77 frames over approx 5 hours - each frame every 4 minutes, or 1 degree transit through the sky; each frame is a combined Red, Green and Blue image, taken approx. 1 minute appart. Due to moving cloud cover, some of the frames have bizarre colors - one case where a one-shot color camera may do better. A telextender (which I have) for the FSQ would have enlarged the image, and provided a slightly higher resolution view of the moon. Luckily, during most of the umbral and totality phases, the clouds moved out of the FOV. Once all the frames have been processed, I plan to make an animation of the eclipse - earth's shadow crossing over the moon - compressing 5 hours into about 15 seconds. Exposures ranged from 4 mS to 3S.]
Total Lunar Eclipse of April 14-15, 2014 - Time Lapse Video (STL-11000 on FSQ, each frame is a combined RGB image)
(50 frames, each an RGB image with exposure times from 4mS to 3S; approx 4 minutes between each frame; a total of 77 frames were taken over approx. 5 hours during night of April 14-15, 2014)
[I took 77 frames over approx 5 hours - each frame every 4 minutes, or 1 degree transit through the sky; each frame is a combined Red, Green and Blue image, taken approx. 1 minute appart. Due to moving cloud cover, some of the frames have bizarre colors and about a dozen frames were ruined - half near the beginning of the animation. Luckily, during most of the umbral and totality phases, the clouds moved out of the FOV. This animation of the eclipse - earth's shadow crossing over the moon - compresses more than 3 hours (50 useable frames plus 5 additional frames at the end of the last image) into 60 seconds. Exposures ranged from 4 mS to 3S. Stacking and most processing was done in CCDStack.]
Transit of Jupiter by Io - ASI120MM Planetary Camera (LX200R - 7,200mm focal length using Televue 2X Powermate, Monochrome Image)
(Taken at approx. 50 frames/second; each frame of video used best 90% of 2000 frames as processed in Registax 6 using wavelets; aligned and normalized in Keith's Image Stacker; taken over approx. 3 hours during night of Jan18-19, 2014)
[First attempt at making a planetary animation - compressing 3 hours (image taken every 2 minutes) into about 12 seconds; meridian flip and computer crash resulted in 2 lost portions of the video; total of 168,000 images taken and aprox. 151,000 images stacked to make this 84-frame animation.]
Transit of Jupiter by Io - Selected Frame (1)
(Taken at approx. 50 frames/second; each frame of video used best 90% of 2000 frames as processed in Registax 6 using wavelets; aligned and normalized in Keith's Image Stacker; taken over approx. 3 hours during night of Jan18-19, 2014)
Transit of Jupiter by Io - Selected Frame (2)
(Taken at approx. 50 frames/second; each frame of video used best 90% of 2000 frames as processed in Registax 6 using wavelets; aligned and normalized in Keith's Image Stacker; taken over approx. 3 hours during night of Jan18-19, 2014)
Mars - ASI120MM Planetary Camera (LX200R - 7,200mm focal length using Televue 2X Powermate, Monochrome Image)
(Taken at approx. 100 frames/second; best 90% of 6000 frames as processed in Registax 6 using wavelets; minimal Photoshop processing, including Noise Ninja; taken early morning on January 21, 2014)
[North pole is at bottom; bright area to center right is Terra Sabaea; dark area coming down from top is Syrtis Major Planum; darker area near bottom is Utopia Rupes; diameter of Mars on January 21, 2014 was approx. 7.3 arcseconds]
Moon - First Light Image using ASI120MM Planetary Camera (LX200R - 7,200mm focal length using Televue 2X Powermate, Monochrome Image)
(Taken at approx. 50 frames/second; best 80% of 1200 frames as processed in Registax using wavelets; minimal Photoshop processing, including Noise Ninja; taken near full moon early morning on January 16, 2014)
[Large crater is Petavius (177km diameter); smaller crater in front is Wrottesley (57km); small bright crater near bottom center is Biot (13km); just to far side of Petaviur is Vallis Palitzsh; large crater in upper right of frame is Legendre (79km)]
(Taken at approx. 25 frames/second; taken during full moon early morning on January 16, 2014)
NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula (FSQ, RGB-SHO Image)
(Total exposure 24.3 hours; R 8x10 min 12x2 min, G 8x5 min 12x1 min, B 8x10 min 12x2 min; SII 3 nm 10x30 min, Ha 3 nm 16x30 min, OIII 3 nm 14x30 min, all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette with RGB Stars, Cropped; December 2013)
Jupiter & Io (LX, Webcam Image)
(Selected from 1000 frames taken with the Toucam at 10 fps, processed in Registax; November 10, 2013 6:14-6:16AM)
[A TELEVUE POWERMATE 2X 'BARLOW-TYPE' LENS WAS USED WITH THE 12" LX200R SCOPE TO GIVE APPROXIMATELY 7,000 mm FOCAL LENGTH.]
C/2012 S1 - Comet ISON (FSQ, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 18 minutes R 4x2 min, G 4x1 min, B 3x2 min; all binned 1x1; Cropped; November 3, 2013 from 4:59-5:39 AM)
[I ALREADY HAD THE WIDEFIELD SCOPE SET-UP, BUT THE COMET WOULD HAVE FIT PERFECTLY ONTO THE FRAME USING THE 12" LX200R SCOPE AT 3500 mm FOCAL LENGTH]
California Nebula - NGC1499 (FSQ, SII-Ha-OIII Narrowband Image)
(Total exposure 19.0 hours; 17.5 hours narrowband data: SII 3nm 10x30 min, Ha 3nm 12X30 min, OIII 3 nm 5x60 min, 3x30 min; R, G, and B each 6x5 min; all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette; Cropped; October 2013)
(Total exposure 36.5 hours narrowband data; SII 3nm 28x30 min, Ha 3nm 24X30 min, OIII 3 nm 21x30 min; all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette; taken over 19 nights September 8 - October 17, 2013)
[I COLLECTED MORE THAN 60 HOURS OF DATA, SELECTED 45 HOURS, AND ACTUALLY USED 36.5 HOURS; CORRECTED STAR COLORS]
Saturn (LX, Webcam image)
(First Light using Philips Toucam on 12" LX200R scope; best 270 of 1000 images processed with Registax; August 2013)
[THE WEBCAM WAS AT THE PRIME FOCUS (approx. 3400 mm FL) BUT NOT USING A BARLOW OR POWERMATE - WHICH WIL PRODUCEL 2X OR 4X THE RESOLUTION]
M61 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Virgo (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 8.3 hours ; L 11x20 min binned 1x1; R 6x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 5x20 min, all binned 2x2; taken over 8 nights May-June 2013)
M17 - The Omega Nebula (also called Swan Nebula and Lobster Nebula) - PREVIEW (LX, SII-Ha-OIII Image)
(Total exposure 25.0 hours narrowband data; SII 3nm 16x30 min 2x2, Ha 3nm 18x30 min 1x1, OIII 3 nm 16x30 min 1x1; Hubble Palette; taken over 14 nights July 2013)
[I HAVE COLLECTED RGB DATA AND PLAN TO INCORPORATE THAT FOR PROPER STAR COLORS]
M16 - The Eagle Nebula - PREVIEW (LX, SII-Ha-OIII Image)
[A TOTAL OF 60 HOURS OF DATA WAS CAPTURED, INCLUDING LRGB DATA TO BE ADDED TO THIS IMAGE TO PRODUCE PROPER STAR COLORS]
M88 - Spiral Galaxy in Virgo Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 9.7 hours not including synthetic luminance from RGB1; L 12x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 7x20 min 6x10 min, all binned 2x2; Cropped; June 2013)
M14 - Globular Cluster (LX, LsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 3.8 hours; Synthetic Luminance from RGB1; R 6x20 min, G 5x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 1x1; June 2013)
M5 - Globular Cluster (LX, LsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 2.7 hours; Synthetic Luminance from RGB1; R 5x10 min 3x5 min, G 5x5 min 4x2 min, B 5x10 min 3x5 min, all binned 1x1; June 2013)
M20 - The Trifid Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 6.7 hours; L 4x10 min 6x5 min, binned 1x1; R 7x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 7x20 min, all binned 2x2; May 2013)
Saturn (LX, RGB Image)
(1 each RGB exposures of 0.01-0.02 sec, all binned 1x1; enlarged; June 2013)
SATURN'S DIAMETER IS ABOUT 19 ARCSECONDS, AND ITS RINGS ABOUT 40 ARCSECONDS (major diameter, ± 4 as); AS THE IMAGE SCALE IS 0.54 as/pixel, THIS IMAGE OF SATURN IS ONLY ABOUT 80x80 PIXELS
(Normally, a barlow, Powermate or other focal length extender is used to enlarge the optical image for more resolution on the CCD chip; even so, resolution is 400x400 pixels at best. Thus the need for only webcam resolution to do planetary imaging.)
M65 & M66 - 2/3 of the Leo Trio of Galaxies (the third is NGC3628, below) (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 5.8 hours; L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min, G 3x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)
NGC3628 - "Hamburger" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 9.7 hours; L 15x20 min, binned 1x1; R 5x20 min, G 6x10 min, B 6x20 min, all binned 2x2; Apr 2013)
M98 - Spiral Galaxy (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(Total exposure 11.7 hours [not including Ls]; L 11x20 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min 1x1 6x20 2x2, G 2x20 min 1x1 4x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 2x2, B 2x20 min 2x2 4x10 min 1x1 4x10 min 2x22; Mar 2013)
NGC2903 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(Total exposure 18.5 hours; L 31x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x20 min, G 11x10 min, B 9x20 min, all binned 2x2; February 2013)
Jupiter with Ganymede (closest) & Io (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 0.3 sec; R 1x0.1 sec, G 1x0.1 sec, B 1x0.1sec, all binned 1x1; taken in December 2012, processed February 2013)
( SII 3nm 1x0.04s, Ha 3nm 1x0.04s, OIII 3nm 1x0.02s, all 1x1 binning,; extreme saturation/vibrance enhancement; February 2013)
NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image - CFHT Palette)
(Total exposure 8.0 hours - Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, SII 3nm 6x30 min, all 1x1 binning, slight crop; February 2013)
A PRETTY PICTURE, BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE INFORMATION CONTENT VISIBLE IN THE HUBBLE PALETTE IMAGES BELOW FOR THIS OBJECT (CHANGING COLOR BALANCE DIDN'T HELP)
NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula ... or is it a Gorilla?
I THINK I CAN SEE A MONKEY HEAD IN THE ORIENTATION AT LEFT ... BUT A MUCH BETTER GORILLA HEAD (OR CRO-MAGNON MAN?) IN THE ORIENTATION AT RIGHT
NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image - Hubble Palette)
(Total exposure 8.0 hours - SII 3nm 6x30 min, Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, all 1x1 binning, slight crop; February 2013)
NGC2175 - The Monkey Head Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)
(Total exposure 5.0 hours - Ha 3nm 6x30 min, OIII 3nm 4x30 min, all 1x1 binning, synthetic blue channel, slight crop; February 2013)
Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula (LX, BiColor Image)
(Total exposure 6.5 hours - Ha 3nm 8x30 min, OIII 3nm 5x30min, all 2x2 binning, cropped; January 2013)
Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(Total exposure 1.5 hours - Ha 3nm 3x30 min 2x2 binning, cropped; January 2013)
A FIRST PARTIAL NIGHT OF IMAGING; WILL NEED APPROX 10 HOURS Ha PLUS 10 HOURS OIII FOR FINAL NARROWBAND COMPOSITION
IC434 & Barnard 33 - The Horsehead Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(Total exposure 20.0 hours - Ha 3nm 30x30 min 1x1 binning plus 10x30 min 2x2 binning; January 2013)
NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(Total exposure 70 minutes - Ha 3nm 7x10 min 1x1 binning; taken during the short time the FOV was between trees; December 2012)
THIS WAS A TEST SHOT TO CHECK-OUT RE-POSITIONING OF THE OAG MIRROR TO AVOID SHADOWING IN THE LOWER PORTION OF THE FRAME
(Total exposure 22.3 hours - L 20x30 min binning 1x1, R 4x20 min binning 1x, 10x20 min binning 2x2; G 4x10 min binning 1x1, 11x10 min binning 2x2; B 4x20 min 1x1 binning, 4x20 min 2x2 binning; November 2012)
(Total exposure 36 hours - SII 3 nm 13x30 min binned 1x1, 8x30 min binned 2x2; Ha 3 nm 27x30 min binned 1x1, 4x30 min binned 2x2; OIII 3 nm 12x30 min binned 1x1, 8x30 min binned 2x2; September 2012)
M74 - Spiral Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 16.6 hours - R 19x20 min, G 24x10 min, B 19x20 min, all binned 1x1; September 2012)
NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula (LX, HaRGB Image)
(23.5 hours total exposure - Ha 26x30 min, binned 1x1; R 14x20 min, G 13x20 min, B 11x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 2012)
[13.5 HOURS LUMINANCE WAS ACQUIRED BUT NOT YET INCORPORATED INTO THIS IMAGE]
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (LX, LRGB Image)
(20.3 hours total exposure - L 40x10 min plus 18x20 min, binned 1x1; R 8x20 min, G 12x10 min, B 8x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 201)
M15 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(10.1 hours total exposure - L 17x10 min plus 8x5 min, binned 1x1 plus synthetic luminance from RGB {not counted in total time}; R 7x10 min, G 9x5 min, B 7x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2012)
M2 - Globular Cluster (LX, LLsRGB Image)
(7.8 hours total exposure - L 16x5 min plus synthetic luminance from RGB (not counted in total time), R 15x10 min, G 18x5 min, B 15x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2012)
NGC6822 - Barnard's Galaxy (LX, RGB Image)
(4.5 hours total exposure - Ls - synthetic luminance from RGB; R 3x20 min, G 7x10 min, B 7x20 min, all binned 2x2; July 2012)
(18 hours total exposure - SII for Red 12x30 min, Ha for Green 12x30 min, OIII for Blue 12x30 min, all binned 1x1; July 2012)
M57 - The Ring Nebula CFHT Palette (Ha-OIII-SII) (LX, Narrowband Image)
(35 hours total exposure - Ha for Red 16x30 min B1 plus 6x30 min B2, OIII for Green 12x30 min B1 plus 8x30 min B2, SII for Blue 5x30 min B1 plus 19x30min B2; June 2012)
M57 - The Ring Nebula Hubble Palette (SII-Ha-OIII) (LX, Narrowband Image)
(35 hours total exposure - SII for Red 5x30 min B1 plus 19x30min B2, Ha for Green 16x30 min B1 plus 6x30 min B2, OIII for Blue 12x30 min B1 plus 8x30 min B2; June 2012)
M57 - The Ring Nebula (LX, RGB Image)
(2 hours total exposure - R 26x2 min, G 24x1 min, B 21x2 min, all binned 1x1; June 2012)
Sequence of Images from the May 20, 2012 Annular Eclipse (12" LX200R, White Light Solar Filter & Ha Filter)
(White Light Filter and Astrodon 3nm Ha filter, 0.2-5 second exposures, alll binned 1x1; 5:44-7:40PM, May 2012)
Sun before Eclipse (12" LX200R, White Light Solar Filter & Ha Filter)
(White Light Filter and Astrodon 3nm Ha Filter, 0.2 second exposure at 3400mm Focal Length, binned 1x1; 2:40PM, May 2012)
THE FIELD OF VIEW WAS 24x36 ARCMINUTES, SOLAR TRACKING RATE, F#=11.15, PA=155
M104 - The "UFO" Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(11.5 hours total exposure - L 34x10 min, binned 1x1; R 6x20 min, G 9x10 min, B 7x20 min, RGB binned 2x2;, Apr 2012)
M67 - Open Star Cluster (LX, RGB Image)
(Total exposure 28 min - R 5x2 min, G 6x1 min, B 6x2 min, all binned 1x1; March 2012)
First Light Image: M1 - The Crab Nebula (LX, Narrowband Image)
(Astrodon 3nm Ha 30min x 1, 3nm OIII 30minx1, 3nm SII 30minx1, all binned 1x1; Hubble Palette; February 2012)
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster (FSQ, HaLRGB Image)
(34.5 hours total exposure - Ha 32x30, 4x20 min binned 1x1; 3x10 min binned 2x2; L 25x20 min, binned 1x1; R 3x20 min 13x10min, G 6x10 min 17x5 min, B 3x20 min 11x10 min, all binned 2x2; October 2011)
SH2-119 - Sharpless 119 Nebula (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(24.2 hours total exposure - Ha 17x30, binned 1x1; R 19x20 min, G 20x10 min, B 18x20 min, all binned 2x2; October 2011)
SH2-119 - Sharpless 119 Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
(8.5 hours total exposure - Ha 17x30, binned 1x1; October 2011)
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(26.1 hours total exposure - Ha 32x30, 4x20 min binned 1x1; 3x10 min binned 2x2; R 3x20 min 13x10min, G 6x10 min 17x5 min, B 3x20 min 11x10 min, all binned 2x2; October 2011)
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster (FSQ, Ha Image)
(17.8 hours total exposure - Ha 32x30, 4x20 min binned 1x1; 3x10 min binned 2x2; October 2011)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, HaLRGB Image)
(20.5 hours total exposure - HA 9X30 min, L 56x10 min binned 1x1; R 87x2 min, G 73x1 min, B 63x2 min, all binned 2x2; September 2011)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, Ha Image)
(4.5 hours total exposure - Ha 9x30min binned 1x1; September 2011)
ENHANCED TO SHOW H2 REGIONS IN THE OUTER ARMS OF THE GALAXY
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(16.0 hours total exposure - L 56x10 min binned 1x1; R 87x2 min, G 73x1 min, B 63x2 min, all binned 2x2; September 2011)
M20 - The Trifid Nebula (LX, RGB Image)
(50 min total exposure - R 2x10 min, G 2x5 min, B 2x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2011)
[I HOPED TO GET MUCH MORE DATA, BUT THIS OBJECT WAS VERY LOW ON THE HORIZON, AND BLOCKED BY TREES.]
NGC7331 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group (LX, LRGB Image)
(18.9 hours total exposure - L 42x20 min, binned 1x1; R 10x10 min, G 18x5 min, B 10x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
M74 - Grand Design Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(11.7 hours total exposure - L 9x20 min, binned 1x1; R 11x20 min, G 12105 min, B 9x20 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(10.9 hours total exposure - L 10x20 min, binned 1x1; R 17x10 min, G 9x1 min 6x5 min, B 17x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom (LX, HaRGB Image)
(16.0 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 13x30 min, binned 1x1; ; R 23x10 min, G 9x10 min 10x5 min, B 20x10 min, all binned 2x2; August 2011)
TRY AT COLOR CORRECTION; STILL WORKING ON G2 CALIBRATION USING EXCALIBRATOR
NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom (LX, Ha Image)
WESTERN VEIL NEBULA (ALSO CALLED LACEWORK NEBULA AND CIRRUS NEBULA)
(13.5 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 27x30 min, binned 1x1; July 2011)
The Veil Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
EASTERN VEIL (C33, NGC6992, NGC6995, IC1340, Fish Hook) ---- CENTRAL VEIL (NGC6979, Pickering's Triangle, Cirrus NW) ---- WESTERN VEIL (C34 NGC6960, Lacework Nebula, Cirrus Nebula)
(11.5 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 23x30 min, binned 1x1; June-July 2011)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (FSQ, Widefield HaRGB Image)
(11.5 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 18x30 min, binned 1x1; R 6x10 min, G 6x5 min, B 6x10 minn, all binned 1x1; July 2011)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (FSQ, Widefield Ha Image)
(9.0 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 18x30 min, binned 1x1; July 2011)
NGC7000 - The North American Nebula & IC5070 - The Pelican Nebula (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(15.5 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 14x30 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min 6x10 min 41x2 min, G 4x10 min 6x5 min 35x1 min, B 3x20 min 7x10 min 27x2 min, all binned 1x1; July 2011)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(5.5 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 11x30 min, binned 1x1; June 2011)
M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)
(8.7 hours total exposure - L 1x20 min (!), R 8x20 min, G 10x10 min, B 12x20 min, all binned 1x1; June 2011)
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (LX, HaRGB Image)
(15.2 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 18x30 min, binned 1x1; R 4x20 min 6x10 min, G 4x10 min 6x5 min, B 5x20 min, 6x10 min, all binned 1x1; June 2011)
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(2.0 hours total exposure - Ha 5nm 6x20 min, binned 2x2; May 2011)
NGC4725 - Barred Spiral Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(8.3 hours total exposure - L 12x20 min, binned 1x1; R 7x10 min, G 11x5 min, B 13x10 min, all binned 2x2; May 2011)
(8.0 hours total RGB exposure - Red 9x20 min, Green 10x10 min, Blue 10x20 min, binned 2x2; January 2011)
Bernard 33 - The Horsehead Nebula (dark nebula in emission nebula IC434, with reflection nebula NGC2023 to lower left) (LX, LRGB Image)
(3.6 hours total exposure - Luminance 4x20 min, binned 1x1; Red 4x10 min, Green 4x5 min, Blue 8x10 min, binned 2x2; January 2011)
M51 (NGC5194 with companion NGC5195) - The Whirlpool Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(6.9 hours total exposure - Luminance 10x30 min, Red 4x10 min, Green 5x5 min, Blue 5x10 min, all binned 1x1; VERY POOR seeing condition and high cloudss, January 2011)
IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula (LX, LsRGB Image)
(2.5 hours total exposure; Luminance 3x20min plus synthetic Luminance from RGB data 1.5hrs, Red 3x10min, Green 4x5min, Blue 4x10min, all binned 1x1; December 2010)
M1 - The Crab Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(4 hours total exposure - 12x20min Ha 5nm, binned 1x1; December 2010)
M34 - Open Cluster in Perseus (LX, LRGB Image)
(24 minutes total exposure - 4x2 min Luminance, 4x2 min R, 4x1 min G, 4x2 min B, all binned 1x1; December 2010)
M42 - The Orion Nebula (LX, LsRGB Image)
(1.7 hours total exposure -synthetic Luminance from RGB data 100min, Red 3x10min, Green 4x5min, Blue 5x10min, all binned 1x1; December 2010)
Sharpless 2-240 (also called Simeis 147) - Supernova Remnant (FSQ, Ha Image)
(2.7 hours total exposure through 5nm Ha filter - 8x20 min, binned 1x1; November 2010)
IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula on the left, and Tadpoles on the right (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(HaRGB 6.2 hours total exposure, 3.3 hours Ha 5nm - 10x20 min; 2.9 hours RGB - R 7x10 min, G 7x5 min, B 7x10 min, all binned 1x1; November 2010)
IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula on the left, and Tadpoles on the right (FSQ, Ha Image)
(3.3 hours total exposure, Ha 5nm, binned 1x1; November 2010)
M45 - The Pleiades (FSQ, RGB Image)
(6.7 hours total exposure, RGB, binned 2x2; Luminance to be added; November 2010)
SNEAK PREVIEW! NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula (FSQ, RGB Image)
(0.8 hours total exposure, RGB, binned 2x2; Luminance to be added; cropped; November 2010)
IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula (reflection nebula with light from Rigel) (FSQ, LsRGB Image)
(2.5 hrs total exposure; R 3x20 min, G 3x10 min, B 3x20 min, all binned 1x1, with synthetic luminance; cropped; November 2010)
Alnitak Area - IC434, The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) and The Flame Nebula (NGC2024) (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(9.3 hours total exposure HaRGB; Ha 13x20 min binned 1x1, R 13x10 min, G 12x5 min, B 11x10 min, all binned 2x2; November 2010)
Alnitak area - The Horsehead Nebula [Barnard 33] and the Flame Nebula [NGC2024] (FSQ, Ha Iimage)
(1.3 hrs total exposure; Ha 4x20 min binned 1x1; October 2010)
NGC1499 - The California Nebula (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(9.1 hrs total exposure HaRGB image; 5.7 hrs Ha 17x20 min binned 1x1, 3.4 hrs RGB binned 1x1 ; November 2010)
NGC1499 - The California Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
(5.7 hrs total exposure; Ha 17x20 min binned 1x1; October 2010)
M34 - Open Cluster in Perseus (LX, LRGB image)
(5 min total exposure; LsRGB image binned 1x1; October 2010)
The Moon (LX, Luminance Image)
(Single 0.002 sec exposure luminance image, binned 1x1; October 2010)
M76 - The Little Dumbbell Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(5.5 hrs total exposure; L 6x2 0min binned 1x1; R 5x15 min R, G 6x10 min ,B 6x15 min, binned 2x2; cropped; October 2010)
NGC660 - New galaxy as a result of the collision of 2 galaxies (LX, LRGB Image)
(16.3 hrs total exposure; L, 8x20 min+9x30 min binned 1x1; R 8x15 min+5x20 min, G 8x10 min+5x15 min, B 6x15 min+4x20min, binned 2x2, October 2010)
LBN438 - Dust with Extended Red Emission (ERE) - very dim object needing much more exposure time (LX, Luminance Image)
(5.7 hrs Luminance exposure, binned 1x1, October 2010)
NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(3.5 hrs total exposure; 2 hrs L, binned 1x1; 40 min R, 20 min G, 30 min B, binned 2x2, September 2010)
M74 - Spiral Galaxy (LX LRGB Image)
(4.6 hrs total exposure; 2.5 hrs L, binned 1x1; 50 min R, 25 min G, 50 min B, binned 2x2, September 2010)
NGC891 - Edge-on Spiral Galaxy (LX LRGB Image)
(9.2 hrs total exposure; 5 hrs L, 1.2 hrs R, 1.3 hrs G, 1.7 hrs B, all binned 1x1; September 2010)
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(3.5 hrs total exposure; 8x15 min L, 3x10 min R, 4x5 min G, 4x10 min B, all binned 1x1; September 2010)
M11- The Wild Duck Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)
(1.3 hrs total exposure; 45 min L, 16 min R, 8 min G, 11 min B, all binned 1x1, September 2010)
NGC6910 Region Ultra-Widefield: The Sadr Region in Cygnus to NGC6888 (Crescent Nebula) (FSQ, Ha Iimage)
FSQ-106ED WITH 0.73X REDUCER, YIELDS f/3.65 AT 390MM FOCAL LENGTH
(4 hrs exposure through 5 nm Ha filter during full moon, FSQ 0.73x reducer, binned 1x1, August 2010)
NGC7000 Region Ultra-Widefield: The North American Nebula and Pelican Nebula Regio, (FSQ, Ha Iimage)
FSQ-106ED WITH 0.73X REDUCER, YIELDS f/3.65 AT 390MM FOCAL LENGTH
(3 hrs exposure through 5 nm Ha filter during full moon, FSQ 0.73x reducer, Binned 1x1; August 2010)
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(6.5 hrs total exposure - L 14x20 min binned 1x1; R 5x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 4x10 min, binned 2x2; August 2010, re-processed October 2010)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy (FSQ, LRGB Image)
(10.5 hrs total exposure - L 8x20 min, R 18x10 min, G 22x5 min, B 18x10 min, all Binned 1x1; August 2010)
M16-17 Region- The Swan Nebula (M17) at lower left, The Eagle Nebula (M16) at upper right (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(3.3 hrs total exposure - Ha 4x20min 5 nm, R 6x10 min, G 4x5 min, B 4x10 min, all Binned 1x1, August 2010)
NGC6910 - The Rocking Horse Cluster in Cygnus (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(3.9 hrs total exposure - Ha 4x20 min , R 8x10 min, G 5x5 min, B 5x10 min, all binned 1x1; August 2010)
NGC6992/NGC6995/NGC6960 - The Veil Nebula (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(14.8 hrs total exposure - 9.5 hrs Ha 5 nm 30min subs; 2 hrs R 10 min subs; 1.5 hrs G 5 min subs; 1.8 hrs B 10 min subs, all Binned 1x1; July 2010)
The Veil Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III
(9.5 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (FSQ, HaRGB Image)
(9.4 hrs exposure - 4.5 hrs Ha 5 nm 30-min subs; R 2 hrs 10 min subs; G 1hr 5 min subs; B 1.9hrs 10 min subs; all binned 1x1, August 2010)
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula (FSQ, Ha Iimage)
(4.5 hrs exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, August 2010)
NGC7000 - The North American Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III
(4 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (FSQ, Ha Image)
FIRST LIGHT IMAGE with FSQ-106EDX III - OBVIOUSLY NOT ENOUGH EXPOSURE, BUT A GOOD TEST OF FIELD-OF-VIEW AND RESOLUTION TO EDGES OF THE IMAGE
(2.5 hrs total exposure - 30 minute sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, July 2010)
NGC7331 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group (LX, LRGB Image)
(4 hrs total exposure - July 2010)
IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(6.4 hrs total exposure - July 2010)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(4.7 hrs total exposure - 20 min sub-exposures, 5 nm Ha filter, June 2010)
M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)
(1 hour total exposure, May 2010)
M16 - The Eagle Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(2.3 hrs total exposure - 40L/40R/20G/40B, May 2010)
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula (LX, LRGB Image)
(35 minutes total exposure - 10L/10R/5G/10B, May 2010)
M5 - Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)
(1.2 hours total exposure - 20L/20R/10G/20B, May 2010)
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy (LX, LRGB Image)
(1.1 hours total exposure - 20L/20R/10G/20B, May 2010)
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - CROPPED
(35 minutes total exposure, May 2010)
M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, LRGB Image)
(1 hour total exposure, May 2010)
M17 - The Swan Nebula (LX, Ha Image)
(20 minutes total exposure - 5 nm Ha taken during full moon, May 2010)
NGC6822 - Barnard's [Irregular] Galaxy (LX, Ha Image)
(20 minutes total exposure - 5 nm Ha during full moon, May 2010)
M13 - Hercules Globular Cluster (LX, OSC Image)
(1.6 hours total exposure, May 2010)
M57 - The Ring Nebula (LX, OSC Image)
(2 hours total exposure, May 2010)
NGC4631 - Whale (galaxy) and Friend (LX, OSC Image)
(2 hours total exposure, May 2010)
M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy (LX, OSC Image)
(3 hours total exposure, May 2010)
M1 - Crab Nebula (LX, OSC Image)
(6.3 hours total exposure, Dec 2009 re-processed May 2010)
