First Light with Celestron C11 EdgeHD. This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy is a composite of 15 one minute photos that have been stacked. — in Prescott, AZ. September 30, 2013.
Tag Archives: Astrophotography
Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula photographed at the Nightfall Star Party, Borrego Springs, Ca. on 10/28/2011.
Horsehead Nebula
Horsehead Nebula photographed with 8 inch Newtonian. — in Borrego Springs, CA. In 2011
Altair
This photo of Altair was taken with an 8 inch Newtonian (60 seconds) and a QSI 583wsg camera. It was processed using a Maxim DL Digital Development low pass filter. Altair in the constellation Aquila is part of what is called the summer triangle of stars. The other two stars are Deneb and Vega.
Crab Nebula
Crab Nebula – M1 photographed through 8 inch Newtonian— in 2011 in Borrego Springs, CA.
Newtonian 8 inch portable Astrophotography setup.
Astrophotography equipment. An Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO mount, Vixen R200SS telescope, QSI 583wsg and Starlight Xpress H9C cameras, Starlight Xpress Lodestar guider, Televue Ranger telescope. — in Ashland, OR.
Solar Photo
Solar photo taken 7/27/2013. Lunt 80 double stacked. Combined 2000 images. Photoshop CS6. — in Ashland, OR.
Solar Prominence
Solar Prominence photo on Lunt 80, DMK21AU618, 2000 images combined 7/27/2013. — in Ashland, OR.
Pelican Nebula
The Pelican Nebula photographed at the Nightfall Star Party, Borrego Springs, CA. on 10/29/2011.
Virgo Cluster
I don’t know how to describe it. It looks like a happy face to me. A cluster of galaxies in Virgo that includes m86, m85 and numerous others. Four 200 second exposures stacked. Photographed with 8 inch newtonian. — Taken in 2012 in Borrego Springs, CA.
Astro La Vista Observatory 