Astro Photography


	This is a shot of M-8 & M-20 in Sagittarius. It was taken with my FCT-150 @ F/5 and the Pentax 6 X 7 using PPf-400 film. 4/30/03
	This is a shot of M-17 in Sagittarius. It was taken with my FCT-150 @ F/5 and the Pentax 6 X 7 using PPf-400 film. 4/30/03
	This is a shot of NGC-6604, M-8, & M-20 in the Sagittarius area. It was taken with my FCT-150 @ F/5 and the Pentax 6 X 7 using PPf-400 film. 4/30/03
	This is a the Rho Ophiuchus area that includes Antares and M-4. It was taken with my FCT-150 @ F/5 and the Pentax 6 X 7 using PPf-400 film. 4/30/03
	This is a photo of the nebulous area around Sadr ( the center star of Cygnus ). Note the Crescent Nebula at left center and the many star clusters all around including M-29. There are more NGC and IC objects in this shot than you can shake a stick at... Also note the extreme change in star density from left to right. North is to the right.
	This is the Orion Nebula, the Running Man Nebula, the Flame Nebula, and the Horse Head Nebula all in one widefield shot. It was shot for 45 minutes on the Tak FSQ-106 on the EM-10 mount guided with a FC-60 and SBIG's STV. The film was Kodak PPJ-400 in my 6 X 7 medium format Pentax camera. Taken on Sept 4, 2002 in Ft. Davis.
	This is M-17 The Swan, M-16 The Eagle, and notice the red nebulosity around NGC 6604 to the upper left. Same info as above.
	Of course, this is the Andromeda Galaxy, M-31, M-32, & M-110. Same info as above.
	This is the Pleiades or sometimes called The Seven Sisters. It was used as an eye test in the old days. If you could see all 7 stars of the little dipper, you had 20 20 vision. The blue haze around the stars is a Myopic Cloud passing through the area. Same info as above.
	This is an interesting shot of the An tares Area. An tares is at the bottom center with M-4 star cluster above and to the right of it. Do you see Mickey Mouse in the upper left nebula? NGC-6144 is between An tares and M-4 and M-80 is at the top center. Same info as above.
	These are some shots that I made in Ft. Davis the first week of September 2002. They were shot 30 minutes each with a 28mm F2.8 lens backed down 1 F stop piggyback on the Tak FSQ-106 on the EM-10 mount guided with a FC-60 and SBIG's STV. The film was Kodak PPJ-400 in my 35mm Minolta camera. This first one caught the road and cars on the bottom left. Note Sagittarius, M-8, M-17, M-16, and more.
	Farther up.
	Up more. I plan to do a mosaic later by stitching them together.
	Here is the "Off Ramp".
	This is Cygnus with the NA Nebula and the nebulosity around Sadr.
	Heading out to the "Winter Milky Way". Notice M-31 there?
	Just a different camera angle with M-31 again. Also caught the corner of my trailer...
	Here is Orion with the "Loop" showing up as well as the "Rosette Nebula".
	This is a new shot of the North American & Pelican Nebulas in Cygnus. This was shot with my 6x7 medium format Pentax for 45 minutes with PPJ film. Newly scanned from the negative.
	is a sliver of a moon with Venus to the lower left. Image was taken in Rosharon on 8/11/02 about 8pm with my Sony 707 digital camera. The Moon was 15% phase and was 5 degrees from Venus.
	This was taken about 1 hour later from "Late Arrival" at the George Observatory. Notice the "Earthshine" on the Moon. (8/11/02)
	This about another hour later. (8/11/02)
	This is the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way. Can you pick out Sagittarius, M20, M8, and M16? (8/11/02)
	This is Dan Beaver and K2 by his beast. (8/11/02)
	This was the scene later as we were enjoying the Percids. (8/11/02)
	Ok, 2 Iridium Flares in the same place for 2 nights in a row at the same time. This is Iridium # 28 at 22:21 on 6-20-02. Note the vertical streak to the left of the flare. That is the Cosmos 2219 Rocket happening during the same 30 second shot. Lots of space junk up there huh...
	DARN!!! I was just a tad late catching the whole thing!!! This is an Iridium Flare (# 59) at 22:57 pm on 6-19-02. Notice Vega and the constellation Lyra just above the flare. This is taken with my digital camera with a 30 second shot. Can you split Epsilon Lyra???
	Did anyone notice this beautiful orange slice of a moon just before it sat on Saturday night? (6/15/02) I took this shot with my digital camera on Hiway 288 while on the way home from the Saturday night public star party at the George Observatory.
	This is a really cool shot of the Jupiter (left) and Venus (right) near miss that was taken on June 2nd from my hotel balcony in Santa Barbara California while there on vacation. It was also printed on SpaceWeather.com
	Here are the 5 planets shot with my Sony digital camera (the film camera messed up....) It is a 30 second shot which was dark extracted by the camera. The picture was taken on May 9th, 2002 while I was at the Texas Star Party in Ft. Davis.
	Here is the same shot but with labels.
	The hill is Arabella with Mars and Venus in the middle and Saturn about to set.
	Here is a similar shot with Jupiter in the view.
	M8 and M20 are here and near the heart of our galaxy. Notice the billions & billions of stars, the dark lanes, and additional nebulosity in the area. This is shot with my Pentax 6X7 medium format camera on the Tak FSQ-106 on the EM-200 mount. There are still more tracking issues to resolve, but it is getting better. Shot on 5/8/02 at TSP.
	Similar to the above shot.
	This is a wider view of the North American and Pelican Nebulas in Cygnus. Notice the star Deneb on the middle right and the star rich Milky Way across the top half of the picture. Shot with same equipment as above shots at TSP.
	Just to show how fun a digital camera can be, this is the Milky Way over Loyd Overcash's house taken during the Texas Star Party 2002 while waiting on some CCD images to finish up.
	More of the same. (Sony 707, 30 seconds, dark extracted, bumped up in PhotoShop)
	This is the Moon and Venus separated by less than 2 degrees. Shot from my house on 5/14/02.
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	Here we have the Pleiades under attack by an air strike no doubt called in by Triple Nickel. Taken from Fort McKavitt on 3/16/02 with the Pentax 6X7 and the FSQ. I've obviously got some guiding problems to work out with the STV.
	This is a cool wide field shot of the Rosette Nebula, the Cone Nebula, the Christmas Tree Cluster, and several other faint objects. Taken from Fort McKavitt on 3/16/02 with the Pentax 6X7 and the FSQ.
	How about Omega Centari low on the horizon shooting across the field and Officers quarters. Taken from Fort McKavitt on 3/16/02 with the Pentax 6X7 and the FSQ.
	The Orion Belt area including the Flame Nebula, the Horse Head, the Orion Nebula, and the Running Man Nebula. Taken on 3/16/2002 from Fort McKavitt with my FSQ and Pentax camera.
	Comet Ikeya Zhana from Fort McKavitt on 3/16/2002 with the FSQ and Pentax 6X7.
	This is a Leonid passing between the Pleiades and Perseus from our East Texas getaway place. We had a wonderful night for the Leonids to share with some very good friends. Taken with my new Sony digital camera. 30 second shot on a tripod - dark extracted.
	This is a Leonid passing right through Orion. Digital camera shot.
Leonids Trip Daytime Photos	Click on the link to the left to go to a page photo documenting the great trip.
	The next 7 are photographs. This is a Leonid passing through a polar shot.
	Another
	Another, but notice the Big Dipper with the Leonid passing under the handle.
	This is a cool shot of Leo's head (the radiant) with two good Leonids and several smaller ones radiating outward.
	Another similar shot with several radiating from the head of Leo.
	This is another shot of Orion in the upper right with two good Leonids heading for it.
	This is Orion in the upper left with a Leonid passing through the belt.
	This is a shot of Sadr, the center star of the constellation Cygnus. Sadr is the center bright star with M29 just to it's right. Notice all of the nebulosity in the area. This is an image that wasn't printed by the developer when I shot this roll of 6X7 film with my medium format Pentax camera. The shot was 45 minutes with PPJ 400 film from Ft. Davis earlier this year. I finally got a scanner for my 6X7 negatives.
	This is a new shot of the North American & Pelican Nebulas in Cygnus. This was shot with my 6x7 medium format Pentax for 45 minutes with PPJ film. Newly scanned from the negative.
	This is the Veil Nebula in Cygnus. Same equipment and exposure as above.
	Photo of an Iridium Flare in Perseus from Ft. Davis on 12-31-00 (35mm, 800 asa film, 10 seconds) It was supposed to be a mag -9, but we figured it as a -6
	Photo of the sky's rotation around Polaris from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 3 hours)
	Photo of the setting crescent Moon from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 1 second)
	Photo of Orion Nebula from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 45 minutes)
	Photo of the Horsehead and Flame Nebula from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 45 minutes)
	Photo of the North American Nebula from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 45 minutes)
	Photo of the Pleiades, M-45 from Ft. Davis on 12-30-00 (35mm, LE-400 film, 45 minutes)
	M 42 in Orion, FCT-150, F/7, Nikon 35mm 45 minute exposure on Kodak Supra 400 film, 11/25/2000 at the George Observatory
	Full Moon, 35 mm Nikon, 100 ASA, 1/500th sec. - My house - Oct 12, 2000
	This is a 24" X 18" Poster that I had printed for my home and office walls. It is a collection of some of my favorite images. Photoshop is really a great tool for projects like this.
	This is the Trapezium in M-42. It clearly shows 'E' & 'F'. This was taken with a small digital camera held up to the eyepiece of the 82" telescope shown below. 12-31-00
	This is me enjoying the 82" scope at the McDonald Observatory bringing in the new year. Ok, it was very cold. What better place to be on New Years night. 12-31-00 to 1-1-01
	This is a crescent moon and Venus above and below my tower. 1-28-01

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