Over the last few years I have spent a fair amount of time on astrophotography. Here is a gallery of some of the images that I have captured.
All images captured with Vixen ED80sf into Nikon D5600 (no filters) on a Celestron AVX mount unless otherwise noted. As of 2023 I have added a field flattener to my telescope.
All images captured with Vixen ED80sf into Nikon D5600 (no filters) on a Celestron AVX mount unless otherwise noted. As of 2023 I have added a field flattener to my telescope.
Andromeda Galaxy, September 27 2024
120 Frames x 2 Minutes - 4 Hours Integration
NGC 7000 - North America Nebula (I think it looks more like a screaming skull). Imaged 9-18-22.
92 Frames for a total of 4 hours 20 minutes integration.
An attempt to capture Orion Nebula through trees and hazy skies 2/11/2023
52 frames x 1 minute
Rosette Nebula, January 2023, 18 frames x 4 minutes.
Cygnus Loop, September 2022, 102 Frames x 4 Minutes - 6 Hours 48 Minutes
North America Nebula, September 2022 92 Frames (63 x 180 seconds + 19 x 240 seconds) - 4 hours 55 Minutes (+28 Darks, 20 Flats)
Lagoon Nebula (starless), August 2022.
Stacked & processed in SiriL, Starnet++ & Gimp 35 x 3 minute frames (unguided), total 1hr, 45minutes.
Lagoon Nebula, August 2022. Stacked & processed in SiriL, Starnet++ & Gimp 35 x 3 minute frames (unguided), total 1hr, 45minutes.
Cygnus Wall 2022
Pac Man Nebula, Imaged 10-02-2024, 240 frames x 2 minutes, 8 hours total integration
Long exposure stack of polestar to capture the earths rotation.
Milky Way roughly centered between Cygnus and Cassiopeia, August 2022. 10mm lens, single frame 5 minute exposure.
Cygnus captured with 70mm lens and enlargement near star Sadr captured with Vixen ED80sf (600mm).
Eastern Veil Nebula, June 2020, 67 Frames x 3 minutes (3 hours, 20 minutes)
Heart Nebula, February 2022,
56 frames x 2 Minutes (1 hr, 56 minutes integration)
Western Veil Nebula
Orion Nebula, April 2021.
Imaged in Eastern Oregon without tracking or guiding. 54 frames x 8 seconds. Total 7.2 minutes. Processed in DSS & Gimp
M101, Pinwheel Galaxy
M51, Whirlpool Galaxy
M81 Group
Full Moon, Imaged February 11, 2024. Mosaic image compiled from 23 frames.
First Quarter Moon
Crescent Waxing Moon