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Forecast updated Nov 12: Next good night: Fri Nov 13 (models disagree): M15 Globular, 7:00 pm-10:00 pm (clear 3.0h, longest 7:00 pm-8:00 pm, low 30F) Weather...

Images

I mounted the full frame sensor on the 12 inch SCT. Imperfect focus test. November 1st, 2025

M33

5 stacked 30 second images of Messier 33. Star forming galaxy..

Betelgeuse

This is my color picture with the new ST9XE and Color filter wheel from SBIG of Betelgeuse the upper star in Orion.  The star is directly south of me at 10pm...

Crab Nebula – NGC1952

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11

Star Cluster

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11

Horse Head Nebula – IC 434

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11 Guiding: Autoguided… details coming

Orion Nebula – NGC1976

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11 Guiding: Autoguided… details coming

Bubble Nebula – NGC7635

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11 Guiding: Autoguided… details coming

Andromena Galaxy – M31

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-9e Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 1/160″

Earth’s Moon (09 October, 2009)

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: Canon EOS 400D Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 1/160″ Processing:GIMP (white balance, sharpenin...

M57 (07 September, 2009)

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-6b (broken?) Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 30 seconds Notes: This is an exploding sta...

M57

Instrument: Celestron Onyx 80MM Camera: Canon EOS 400D Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 30 seconds, ISO 800 Processing: Irfanview (crop/resize)

Mizar

Instrument: Sigma 28-200 @ 200mm Camera: Canon EOS 400D Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 3 minutes, ISO 800 f/5.6 Processing: GIMP (re-sized)

The Whirlpool Galaxy M51

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: SBIG ST-6b Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: 5 minutes Processing: GIMP (re-sized)

The Trapezium

It’s in the heart of the orion nebula and are stars that are considered born there from the nebula …looks to me maybe the nebula is at least lit up by them I...

Rigel

Instrument: 80mm Homebuilt Achromatic Telescope Camera: Canon EOS 400D with T-adapter Filter: Orion V-Block Mount: Losmandy G11 Date/Time: January 29, 2009 a...

The Moon and Venus

Instrument: 80mm Homebuilt Achromatic Telescope Camera: Canon EOS 400D with T-adapter Filter: Orion V-Block Mount: Losmandy G11 Date/Time: January 29, 2009 a...

Betelgeuse

The left upper star in Orion that is ready to explode. It’s in the process of doing just that and is a giant red star. It has a shell of gas and debris going...

Orion Nebula 1-21

Instrument: Celestron 9.25 Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope Camera: Canon EOS 400D with T-adapter Mount: Losmandy G11 Date/Time: January 21, 2009

The Pleides

Instrument: 80mm Homebuilt Achromatic Telescope Camera: Canon EOS 400D with T-adapter Filter: Orion V-Block Mount: Losmandy G11 Exposure: Single 4min, ISO 80...

NGC 6745

Some interacting galaxy’s.

Jim’s log…

Taken with 9.250 Celestron with F6.3 focal reducer and ST6b by SBIG. 30second exposure. A Meade LXD75 mount using TheSkyPro and CCDSoft5 for the imager. Thes...

NGC 6888

Crescent Nebula.

Jim’s log…

The white bars with a bump in the middle are stars that are over exposed. Some stars are so bright that they over-expose. The bump is the star. I removed Ste...