- NGC1977 Raw widefield 60sec 033107
NGC1977 & M42/M43. 10x60sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0, and finishing touches done in Photoshop. M42 was over exposed in an attempt to bring out more detail in NGC1977. 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 19:52:15 · Resolution 477 x 625 - M20091202 062957 Sebring FL Frame 30
Another sprite captured on Dec 02, 09 from the same mesoscale convective system over the Gulf of Mexico. This is looking West/North-West and the storm was 360+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · - 083109 Lightning-01
My first successful night at imaging lightning. 3 sec exposures at f5.6. Work down in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Kodak DCS330 Professional. Filtration used: - · Date/Time 2009:08:31 21:14:38 · Resolution 800 x 599 - M20091215 030432 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 · - M20091202 062957 Sebring FL Frame 31
Another sprite captured on Dec 02, 09 from the same mesoscale convective system over the Gulf of Mexico. This is looking West/North-West and the storm was 360+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · - Orion Raw widefield 30sec 031107
The Great Orion Nebula M42/M43, NGC1977 and NGC1980. 20x30sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 55mm 1:1.8 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 19:51:47 · Resolution 474 x 638 - M20091215 031606 Sebring FL
Set of 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 · - IC5146 12192011
IC5146, the Cocoon Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. IC 5146 refers specifically to the star cluster and Sh2-125 to the nebula. This nebula is 3300ly from Earth. 26x300sec 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 2011:12:21 20:11:48 · Resolution 900 x 688 - M20091202 064904 Sebring FL
Another sprite captured on Dec 02, 09 from the same mesoscale convective system over the Gulf of Mexico. This is looking West/North-West and the storm was 360+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · Date/Time 2009:12:03 20:58:38 · Resolution 768 x 494 - M20091202 064117 Sebring FL
Here is a nice looking carrot sprite captured on Dec 02, 09 from the same mesoscale convective system over the Gulf of Mexico. This is looking West/North-West and the storm was 360+ miles away. This sprite had a matching VLF signature that can be downloaded from my SID receiver page. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · Date/Time 2009:12:03 20:58:11 · Resolution 768 x 494 - M20100711 022750
Bright sprite captured on July 11, 2010. This one was over Georga. Good detail of the tendrils within the sprite and diffused upper region can be seen on this one. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None - M20091215 024111 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 · - Sun 63-images Prime01 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). - M20091215 030223 Sebring FL B
The ensuing sprite following the elve (or halo) of previous image 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 · Date/Time 2009:12:16 11:15:25 · Resolution 768 x 494 - M20091215 025508 Sebring FL
Bright sprite with halo 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 · Date/Time 2009:12:16 11:17:06 · Resolution 768 x 494