M42 Nebula

The Ring Nebula

2005 YU 55;

Video of NEO YU 55

2024 Solar Eclipse

April 8 2024 Solar Eclipse

C2023A3_Tsuchinshan_ATLAS

About 20 degrees above western horizon after sunsiet

Cocoon Nebula

Photo of cocoon taken 7/1/2010

Galaxy M81

Galaxy M82

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

Galxy M31

Taken in 2015 with Orion EOS 80, QSI 683

My Astronomy Journey

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

My Rig

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

NGC 4321

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

NGC 4565

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

NGC4565

A favorite edge on spiral NGC 4565.

OGC 1559

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

Pleiades

Pleiades cluster with Takahashi 85mm.

Solar Eclispe, 2017;

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

Sombrero

Probably taken with an SBIG STXME CCD.