Astrophotography Images

Lunar

031108
no stacking
Olympus C700

No telescope
020320
mosaic

ToUcam 740
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe
020328
mosaic

ToUcam 740
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe
020421
8 frames

ToUcam 740
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe
020421
8 frames

ToUcam 740
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe
020613
mosaic

ToUcam 740
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe

Planetary

030107
55 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
030201
128 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
030302
60 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
040109
961 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
030207
56, 65, 77, 56, 74, 61, and 72 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200

Black spot is shadow of Europa. Europa is in front of the planet just to the right of its shadow but is not visible, except possibly in the last frame.
030302
? frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200

Io transit.
030304
? frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200

Europa transit with shadow. Europa becomes visible in the last three images.
030823
235 frames

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
030826
262 frames (left image) and about 200-300 frames each (right animation)

ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200
ToUcam 740
Meade 8" LX200

Montage showing the change in size of Mars during the 2003 opposition.

Open Clusters

M46 (open cluster) and NC2438 (planetary nebula)
030221
50 x 15 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200

Globular Clusters

020605
19 x 15 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Orion 6" Skyview Deluxe
040519
31 x 30 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200

Planetary Nebula

M57
030627
23 x 60 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M27
020608
13 x 60 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M27
030621
29 x 45 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M27
040520 & 040521
51 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M76
030920
13 x 150 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC7009
020710
40 x 15 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M1
040322
52 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M97
040418
39 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC2392
030322
40 x 15 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC3242
030401
45 x 20 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC3242
040322
58 x 45 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200

Bright Nebula

M20
020608
16 x 60 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M20
030630
21 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX20
M20
030830
10 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M8
030630
25 x 35 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M17
030630
21 x 40 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC7635
030920
7 x 150 mixed with 18 x 150 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M42 and M43
030104
mosaic of 4 tiles
composite of varying exposures
2.5, 5, 10, and 20 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M42 and M43
030322
mosaic of 4 tiles
composite of varying exposures
1, 2, 5, and 20 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M42 and M43
0401 - 0403
mosaic of 25 tiles
composite of varying exposures
5 - 160 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Orion Skyglow Filter
Meade 8" LX200
M42 and M43
0401 - 0403
mosaic of 25 tiles
composite of varying exposures
5 - 160 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Orion Skyglow Filter
Meade 8" LX200

This is a 50% reduction of the previous image
M42 and M43
0401 - 0403
mosaic of 25 tiles
composite of varying exposures
5 - 160 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Orion Skyglow Filter
Meade 8" LX200

This is a 25% reduction of the previous image
NC2024
030204
72 x 20 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC2024
031226
46 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
IC434, B33
030201
28 x 60 sec
Green and Blue channels discarded

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
IC434, B33
040112
39 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
IC434, B33
040118
92 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M78
040122
63 x 60 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M16
040519
44 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200

Galaxies

M81
040309 & 040317
75 x 90 sec & 48 x 30 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M82
030303
40 x 30 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M104
040415
47 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC4565
030329
40 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M51, NC5195
030303
39 x 30 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M51, NC5195
040511
29 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M64
030322
40 x 30 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M65
030325
40 x 30 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M66
030322
40 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
M96
030329
20 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC891
021005
26 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC6946
021005
21 x 45 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC2903
040318
59 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M106
030508
25 x 30 sec

Logitech Quickcam Pro 3000 (long exposure, amp-on)
Meade 8" LX200
NC2403
040317
80 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M91
040317
62 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC2683
040318
65 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC4038, NC4039
040415
46 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M63
040418
36 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC4725
040425
62 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M101
040511
25 x 180 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC5907
040514
38 x 120 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M100
040519
14 x 150 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
M83
040522
23 x 150 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200
NC5128
040519 & 040522
57 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200

Comets/Asteroids/Misc

Comet Neat
040521
15 x 90 sec

Philips Vesta 675 (long exposure, amp-off)
Meade 8" LX200

Wide Field

Cygnus to Sagitarius Cygnus to Sagitarius with an overlay