Astrophotography Gallery
The Gallery is organized according to the equipment, image scale, and technique used
Leonid Meteor Storm 2001 - the best meteor shower ever!
TMB 152 Images:
Medium format film images taken with the TMB 152 f/7.9 refractor and Pentax 67 camera
Snake Nebula - In the smoke of the Pipe
Catspaw Nebula and companion - Scorpius nebulosity
B169-174 - Dark matter in the rich star clouds of Cepheus
IC1805 - The heart of the "heart and soul"
Gamma Cygni - Dense nebulosity in the Northern Cross
IC405-410 - Famous nebula pair of the Flaming Star
Sharpless 2-129 - Faint, tough customer in Cepheus
IC443 - Nebulous complex in Gemini
M46 & M47 - Open clusters in the winter Milky Way
M78 & Barnard's Loop - Fascinating composition in Orion
IC410 - Neighbor of the Flaming Star in Auriga
Rosette Nebula - Bright emission nebula in Monoceros
IC1848 - The "embryo" nebula in Cassiopeia
IC1396 - Large diffuse nebula in Cepheus
Bubble Nebula Region - Open clusters and nebulae in Cepheus
The Double Cluster - Famous pair of clusters in Perseus
The "E" Nebula - Barnard 142 and 143 in Aquila
M16 - The Eagle Nebula - Drifting in nebulosity
M17 - The Omega Nebula
M7 - Open cluster in the dense Sagittarius Star Cloud
Region of M8 and M20 - Still another rendition of the Lagoon and Trifid
California Nebula - Stately emission nebula in Perseus
Pleiades - The Seven Sisters in Taurus
NGC7822 & Ced214 - Emission complex in Cassiopeia
Cocoon Nebula - Fascinating nebula complex in Cygnus
M11 - The wild duck cluster and the Scutum star cloud
M24 Region - First light shot with the TMB 152 refractor
Borg 100ED Images:
Medium format film images taken with the Borg 100ED refractor at f/6.4 or f/4 and Pentax 67 and 6x7 cameras
Summer Star Clouds I - In Sagittarius
Summer Star Clouds II - Northward into Serpens and Scutum
Pipe Nebula - Large dark-matter asterism in the Summer Milky Way
Antares Region - Spectacular combination of nebulae, clusters, and stars in Scorpius
IC4628 Region - In the tail of Scorpius
Catspaw Nebula Region - Including open clusters M6 and M7
Comet Ikeya-Zhang - Beautiful comet of 2002
Heart of Orion - Belt, Sword, and Barnard's Loop
Flaming Star Nebula Region - Emission nebulae and clusters in Auriga
Seagull Nebula - Emission nebulae and open clusters in Canis Major
Cone Nebula Region - Large region of nebulosity, dark matter, clusters and more in Monoceros
Double Nebula, Double Cluster - The "heart and soul" and the Double Cluster
Takahashi Astrograph Images:
35mm film images taken with the Takahashi Epsilon 160 hyperbolic astrograph
Omega Centauri - Spectacular globular cluster
NGC 6914 and Sadr - More detail from the Gamma Cygni region
Pelican Nebula - Celestial bird in Cygnus
Wide-field Images:
Medium format Images taken with standard Pentax 67 camera lenses, 35mm images taken with standard Nikon lenses
Pipe Nebula in the Summer Milky Way - Wide field
Orion and Winter Milky Way - Wide field image of the famous hunter
Border Zone in the Northern Milky Way - The dense Cassiopeia-Perseus-Camelopardalis convergence
Southern Cepheus - IC1396 and friends
Heart of Cygnus - Old favorites in the Northern Cross
Jewels of the Winter Milky Way - The Pleiades, California Nebula, and the Flaming Star Nebula in a single wide field
Winter Milky Way - The heart of the Winter Milky Way
Cassiopeia Region - Constellation in the northern Milky Way
Meet the Neighbors - Galaxies M31 and M33 in our local group
Cepheus Milky Way - Rich field of starclouds and nebulae in the northern summer Milky Way
Cygnus Milky Way - Includes several emission nebulae in Cygnus
Heart of the Milky Way - Nebulae, clusters, and star clouds near the galactic center
Scorpion's Tail - Another composition of deep-sky gems in the Scorpion
Southern Scorpius Milky Way - More deep-sky gems in the Scorpion
Nightscapes:
Medium format and 35mm images taken with standard camera lenses on a fixed tripod
Cibola National Forest Star Trails - Big tree, dark site
Precipice Perseid - Perseid fireball over a 13'er
Dunsinane Mountain - Another jagged peak with star trails
Chimney Rock - Near-polar star trails in the Uncompahgre Wilderness
Pike's Peak Region - From the Puma Hills
Forest Road 224 - The road back to civilization
San Luis Lake - With a Sangre De Cristo backdrop
Star Trails over the Brienzersee - In the central lake district of Switzerland
Fairytale Star Trails - Over Neuschwanstein castle near Füssen, Germany
Orion Rises over Mirror Lake - Long-exposure star trails at my favorite dark site