M13. A CCD color image of the Hercules Star Cluster taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using the new 24-inch telescope on Mount Lemmon operated by Adam Block (April 17, 2008) (624KB)
Saturn. A color image taken with a ToUcam web cam using the new 24-inch telescope on Mount Lemmon operated by Adam Block (April 17, 2008) (15KB)
M42 The Orion Nebula. 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) (67KB)
NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula. An LRGB CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and hydrogen alpha filter using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image is dedicated to my wife Gloria because she is my flame! <smile> (January 19, 2008) (33KB)
Asteroid 6 Hebe This is an animation of two images of asteroid 6 Hebe taken on successive nights showing the movement of the asteroid against the background of stars. The images were taken with an STL-11000M CCD from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope. (January 12 & 13, 2008)
Comet 17P/Holmes had a sudden outburst in November 2007. An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (November 25, 2007) (53KB) This image was published on the website for Spaceweather.com.
M93 open star cluster. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (December 2, 2007) (329KB) I only have eight more objects to go to complete my project of imaging every object in the Messier Catalog.
M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. Although the image data was acquired more than a year ago, I just got around to processing the image. (April 7, 9 & 11, 2006) (81KB)
Jupiter and its moon Io. An RGB color CCD image taken with an FLI IMG6303e CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow (May 24, 2007) (7KB)
Delta II rocket launch Photo of the night launch of the Phoenix Mars Mission on August 4, 2007. (82KB) This image was published on the website for the Phoenix Mars Mission. This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine as the "Picture of the Day" for August 8, 2007 and was published in the August 10, 2007 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter.
Noctilucent clouds This is an image of the smoke trail left by the launch of the Phoenix Mars Mission on the morning of August 4, 2007. (171KB) This image was published on the website for the Phoenix Mars Mission and on the website for Spaceweather.com.
Venus - Saturn conjunction on June 30, 2007. (75KB)
Neptune and its moon Triton. An RGB color CCD image taken with an FLI IMG6303e CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow (May 24, 2007) (9KB) This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine on their website as the "Picture of the Day" for June 2, 2007.
M68 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 7, 2006) (62KB)
Moon This is an image of Mare Nectaris and surrounding craters taken with a ToUcam Pro from my backyard with a StarMaster 14.5-inch telescope. (June 3, 2007) (99KB)
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 30, 2006) (60KB)
I just recently processed the data for an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy to create an LRGB color CCD image using luminance data taken on April 30, 2006, with an ST-8XE CCD and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, and color data taken on December 15, 1998, with an ST-8 CCD and a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (31KB)
An image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula taken in June 2005, and recently processed. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope. (June 15, 2005) (38KB)
M55 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 22, 2006) (153KB)
An image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken with my FS-128 refractor and a Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. (57KB)
M58 galaxy. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 22, 2006) (22KB)
M19 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 6, 2006) (153KB)
Comparison of a transit of Mercury with a transit of Venus. (47KB)
An image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken with my FS-78 and a ToUCam webcam. (21KB)
The transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken through a hydrogen-alpha filter using my SolarMax 60 and a ToUCam webcam. (22KB)
Two images of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, including an animation of the images (120KB)
Another image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006 (14KB)
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 featured 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)
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)
The Sun viewed with a hydrogen-alpha filter displays a number of solar prominences. This image was taken with a SolarMax 60 telescope and Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. (May 13, 2006) (39KB)
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 broke into fragments, and this CCD image shows two of the fragments. At the time this image was taken, astronomers were tracking 19 separate fragments of this comet. This comet made a relatively close approach to Earth on May 13 and presented us with a string of mini-comets parading across the sky. (April 30, 2006) (171KB)
Comet C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) appeared in the morning sky just before dawn on March 5, 2006. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was published on the Astronomy Magazine website and featured in the Astronomy Magazine weekly email newsletter. (March 5, 2006) (13KB)
M106 galaxy An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 2006) (80KB)
M38 open star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 5, 2006) (46KB)
The Milky Way in Sagittarius. A photograph taken with a Takahashi FCT-76 refractor. (211KB)
A photograph of a meteor streaking across the sky near a comet. This photograph was taken back in May 2004 when Comet C2001 Q4 NEAT was visible, and I only recently scanned it for the web site. (35KB)
M7 Ptolemy's Cluster. A photograph taken on May 11, 2004, recently scanned for the web site. (77KB)
M6 The Butterfly Cluster. Another recently scanned photograph taken on May 11, 2004, with a Mamiya 645AF camera piggyback on a telescope mount. (71KB)
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 2516 The Southern Beehive Star Cluster. An RGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (September 3, 2005) (33KB)
NGC 4755 The Jewel Box. An RGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (September 3, 2005) (39KB)
Mars at opposition Mars reached a maximum size of 20.2 arc-seconds during this opposition. This is the best view we will have of Mars until the year 2018. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150. (October 30, 2005) (3KB)
Mars at opposition Another image of Mars taken on the same night. (October 30, 2005) (3KB)
47 Tucanae globular star cluster. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (Sept. 2 & 4, 2005) (30KB)
B263 An LRGB color composite CCD image of dark nebula Bernard 263 taken at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (September 3, 2005) (83KB). 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.
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