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Starhoo Observatory I28.
Open Cluster NGc1807 (Taurus)
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Open Cluster NGC 1807 in Taurus. Taken with QHY533C and Takahashi 85mm.

Moon (SELECT)
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The Moon. Taken with QHY533C and Takahashi 85mm, about 50 frames stacked.

M81 (Ursa Major)
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Galaxy M81. About 4 hours LRGB with QHY1600A. The processing could be better but need to take flats first.

Crab Nebula
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Narrow band photo (HOS=RGB) of the Crab Nebula

Virgo Cluster
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A wide field section of the Virgo Cluster

IC410
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The Tadpole Nebula - a region of star formation in Auriga.

My Astronomy Journey
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PDF of slides for a recent presentation about my amateur astronomy experiences.

C2023A3_Tsuchinshan_ATLAS
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About 20 degrees above western horizon after sunsiet

2024 Solar Eclipse
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April 8 2024 Solar Eclipse

Galaxy M81
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OGC 1559
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A very faint galaxy in Leo, 1.2 billion ly away. Also known as PGC 27924 and CGCG 122-67.

NGC 4321
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A beautiful face on spiral, 55 million light years away in the Virgo cluster.

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M42 Nebula

NGC4565
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A favorite edge on spiral NGC 4565.

Cocoon Nebula
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Photo of cocoon taken 7/1/2010

Sombrero
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Probably taken with an SBIG STXME CCD.

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The Ring Nebula

NGC 4565
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Actual photo date, Feb, 2011. Probably with an SBIG ST10XME.

Pleiades
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Pleiades cluster with Takahashi 85mm.

Solar Eclispe, 2017;

Video of solar eclipse in Idaho Falls, August, 2017.

2005 YU 55;

Video of NEO YU 55

Galaxy M82
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March, 2021, QSI 690 - Reprocessed Feb 2023 in Pix Insight

Galxy M31
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Taken in 2015 with Orion EOS 80, QSI 683

My Rig
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Paramount MX+, ATRC-14, TAK 85, QHY16200A CFW7, QSI 683