- M27 07282011
M27, the Dumbbell Nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. This planetary nebula is 1360ly from Earth. 17x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:07:29 21:40:11 · Resolution 900 x 663 - z20120516 014923 Sebring FL 061s
Near by sprite captured on May 16, 2012. This one was generatied by a storm less than 100 miles to the Northeast. Good detail of the tendrils within the sprite and diffused upper region can be seen on this one. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None - NGC2024 DSIPro 040707
The Flame Nebula, NGC2024. 40x15sec fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. This is the result of my first night out with my new 16bit Meade DSI Pro camera. The DSI Pro was connected to the computer via USB1.1. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Mead DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Camera in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2007:04:08 15:48:27 · Resolution 488 x 566 - Flame 03172011
NGC2024, the Flame Nebula in Orion. 10x120sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.3.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:03:17 18:11:19 · Resolution 645 x 482 - Orion Raw 10sec 030807
The Great Orion Nebula, M42 & M43. Raw mode 7x10sec avi file captured, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and Raw mode modification. Webcam in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:03:08 09:02:53 · Resolution 618 x 472 - Sun 200-images Prime04 060407
Sunspot 960 taken on 06/04/2007. Very active sunspot which produced a number of M-Class flares. Registax4 was used to align, stack, adjust wavelets, and do histogram stretching. Telescope: - Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 at prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter, and AstroZap Solar filter (Baader AstroSolar Material). - M20100808 072527 Sebring FL
A very bright halo. Imaged over the Atlantic on August 08, 2010. The glare on the bottom left corner is from a street lamp. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None - M42 Raw widefield 30sec 033107
The Great Orion Nebula M42/M43 & NGC1977. 20x30sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0, and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 135mm 1:2.8 camera lens attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:04:01 19:50:36 · Resolution 467 x 630 - M20091215 021652 Sebring FL
Set of C-sprites captured on Dec 14, 09 over a large mesoscale convective system in the direction of Georgia. This is looking North and the storm was 300+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · - Eagle02 135mm 15sec 110607
Wide angle image of M16, the Eagle Nebula. 10x15 second FIT. I was trying to get my bearing in this region of the Milky Way so I decided to take some images of M16 with some of my SLR lenses. This is a definite telescope object! Histogram and curves done in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro. 135mm 1:2.8 camera lens stopped down to 4 attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2007:11:07 09:38:45 · Resolution 488 x 648 - M42 DSIPro 040707
The Great Orion Nebula, M42 & M43. 12x15sec fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. This is the result of my first night out with my new 16bit Meade DSI Pro camera. The DSI Pro was connected to the computer via USB1.1. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Mead DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Camera in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · - Eagle 55mm 15sec 110607
Wide angle image of M16, the Eagle Nebula and NGC6604, an open cluster with nebulosity. 17x15 second FIT. I was trying to get my bearing in this region of the Milky Way so I decided to take some images of M16 with some of my SLR lenses. This is a definite telescope object! Histogram and curves done in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro. 55mm 1:1.8 camera lens stopped down to 2.8 attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter - NGC1977 03172012
NGC1977, the Runnng Man nebula is a reflection nebula near the Orion nebula. This nebula is 1500 ly from Earth. 19x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2012:03:17 20:46:57 · Resolution 900 x 678 - FlameNeb 021608 20sec LRGB
The Flame and Horsehead nebulas. 30x20sec L and 10x20sec RGB fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Color combine done in PhotoShop. First attempt at using the RGB filter set for the Meade DSI Pro. Telescope: - Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera with Peltier cooler mod. 135mm SLR lens stopped down to 4 for wide field of view. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter & Meade RGB filters. - M20091215 030653 Sebring FL
Set of C-sprites captured on Dec 14, 09 over a large mesoscale convective system in the direction of Georgia. This is looking North and the storm was 300+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None ·