M42 The Orion Nebula (67KB) A false color CCD
image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and
Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using Ha, OIII, and SII filters.
(January 11-15, 2008)
NGC 7048 planetary nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow. This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine as the "Picture of the Day" for March 22, 2008 and was published in the March 21, 2008 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter. (May 27, 2006) (70KB)
NGC 6992 The Eastern Veil Nebula (387KB) A color composite CCD image taken on June 23, 2001, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
M1 The Crab Nebula (32KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image taken on November 17, 2001, and October 3, 2002, with an SBIG ST-8E CCD and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor telescope.
NGC 7000 The North American Nebula (109KB) A 30 minute photo taken on April 16, 1999, using Kodak medium format PRO-100 color negative film. The photo was taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 astrograph. This photograph was published in the 2007 Vatican Observatory Calendar.
Rho Ophiuchus Region. A color photograph of the nebulosity in this region of the sky taken with a Nikon SLR camera piggyback using a Nikon 105mm lens. The photograph was taken on Mount Lemmon (May 27-28, 2006) (132KB)
NGC 7293 The Helix Nebula (12KB) (July 15, 2001) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M97 The Owl Nebula (26KB) An LRGB color CCD image assembled from data acquired on three nights in February 2004 with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
M8 and M20 Wide angle shot of the Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula (104KB). A 30 minute photo taken on April 15, 1999, with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope, using Kodak PRO 100 meduim format film. The photo was guided using an ST-4 autoguider on an FS-78 guidescope.
M42 The Orion Nebula (63KB) An unguided photo taken on September 27, 1998, with the Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
The Veil Nebula A color composite CCD image taken at the Sunglow Ranch using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (May 23, 2004) (78KB)
M20 The Trifid Nebula (78KB). An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8 CCD using a Takahashi FS-128 refractor on March 22, 1999.
M27 The Dumbell Nebula (50KB). A tri-color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8 CCD using the Takahashi FS-128 refractor on October 17, 1998.
The Tarantula Nebula. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (September 2, 2005) (141KB)
NGC 6781 planetary nebula. (40KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E on April 23, 2005 from my backyard.
M78 reflection nebula (30KB) An RGB CCD image taken with Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E. from my backyard.
Horsehead and Flame Nebula (55KB) A photo taken on November 11, 1998, with the Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope, using Kodak Pro 100 film. This was my first attempt at medium format photography.
NGC 7009 The Saturn Nebula (10KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on May 30 & June 1-3, 2005, using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope and ST-8XE.
M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula (38KB) (June 15, 2005) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope.
M42 A color CCD image of the Orion Nebula taken with a Takahashi FS-78 refractor and ST-8E. (174KB).
M16 The Eagle Nebula (60KB) A tri-color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope on May 21, 2004.
NGC 2392 The Eskimo Nebula (5KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on January 23, 2005, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
The Rosette Nebula (62KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on January 18 & 19, 2005, from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC 7662 The Blue Snowball Nebula. (7KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken from my backyard using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 and ST-8XE (June 19, 2005)
M57 The Ring Nebula in Lyra (30KB) (May 14, 2005) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope.
NGC 3242 The Ghost of Jupiter Nebula (8KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on December 19, 2004, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
M42 The Orion Nebula (77KB) A false color CCD image taken on January 21, 2002, with a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
Horsehead Nebula (22KB) A false color CCD image taken on January 3, 2003, with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
M8 The Lagoon Nebula (70KB). A 30 minute photo taken on July 5, 1997, with a Takahashi FS-128 refractor, using Kodak Ektapress multispeed 640 color negative film. The photo was guided using an ST-4 autoguider.
NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula. (62KB) An LRGB CCD image
taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and hydrogen
alpha filter using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor (January 19, 2008)
M17 The Omega Nebula (93KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on May 22, 2004, using an ST-8E on a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
NGC 6302 The Bug Nebula. (20KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope at f11.5 and an ST-8XE from my backyard. (May 15 & 30 & June 1, 2005)
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula (31KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on June 14-15, 2003 with a Takahashi FCT-150, using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula (50KB) A color composite CCD image taken on May 27-28, and June 4, 2003, with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC6369 The Little Ghost Nebula (16KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on June 4, 2005, using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 and ST-8XE.
Abell 43 planetary nebula. (18KB) An RGB color CCD image taken from my backyard with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope at f11.5 (June 4-11, 2005)
NGC 7635 The Bubble Nebula (189KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8E on a Takahashi Epsilon 250.
NGC 1965 nebula in the Large Magellenic Cloud. An RGB color CCD image taken using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor and an ST-8XE CCD at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (Sept. 3, 2005) (60KB)
B263 dark nebula Bernard 263 (83KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image taken at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (September 3, 2005) This image was published in David H. Levy's book entitled Deep Sky Objects: The Best And Brightest From Four Decades Of Comet Chasing, at page 121.
B86 dark nebula Bernard 86 (142KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E on June 10, 2003 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
NGC 3372 Eta Carinae (54KB) (December 22, 1998) A CCD image taken from Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii with an SBIG ST-8 CCD using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
NGC 2438 A color CCD image of the planetary nebula NGC 2438 superimposed on the open star cluster M46 taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E CCD. (57KB).
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