Observations Archive

Messier 78 is the other (IMHO) “great” nebula in Orion, sitting just above Orion’s belt. M78 and its companion nebulae NGC2064, NGC2967, and NGC2071 are reflection nebulae in the …

I imaged the “Iris” Nebula using my remote Planewave CDK14 ‘scope in New Mexico about 2 weeks ago ( although it seems longer) before the weather deteriorated abysmally. I’ve …

This is M13, the great globular star cluster in the constellation of Hercules. This is the largest globular cluster that we can see from the northern hemisphere, containing hundreds-of-thousands …

The Tadpoles Nebula (IC410) and Flaming Star Nebula is found in the constellation of Auriga. I took this HaSHO image last week on a very rare, almost clear night. …

The Dumbbell Nebula (sometimes called the Apple Core Nebula) is designated M27 in Charles Messier’s catalog. It was the first Planetary nebula that he observed. Planetary Nebulae are nothing …

The moon is always beautiful, unless its ruining the observation of other objects. I have used various telephoto lenses and DSLR combinations in the past to photograph the moon. …

The second time I imaged this, I remember the excitement of seeing it myself, from a field near Hinesburg, Vermont, and not from a Hubble image. Fast forward a …

My first DSO! M42 is often the first deep sky object that astronomers and astrophotographers look at. It’s awesome because you can just see it by looking up into …