The Veil Nebula

Photo of the NGC 6960, the western section of theVeil Nebula, a 100,000 year old super nova remnant in Cygnus the Swan. 80mm F/5 refractor, -0.5 reducer, Ultra Block nebula filter, Starshoot camera, 20 forty second exposures.

The Whirlpool Galaxy

Last night I imaged M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, with my StarShoot camera & 4.5" F/4 reflector.
The first photo is a stack of twenty, 30 second exposures.
Second photo is a stack of ten, 40 second exposures.
Third photo is black & white, stack of twenty 30 second exposures.

Comet Boattini

Comet C/2007 W1 Boattini could reach 4.5 magnitude in June 2008 but at that time it will only be visible from the southern hemisphere. By the last week of May it may be too low in the southwest evening sky for a good view.

Comet Boattini was 7th magnitude object on May 4th. An easy target for my 4.5" telescope and StarShoot camera.
This photo is a stack of 10 forty second exposures. Click on the photo to enlarge for the best view.

Photo of M37

This is a photo of the star cluster M37 in Auriga. It is a stack of four 8 second exposures with 4.5" F/4 telescope.

Star Shoot Camera First Light

I now have an Orion StarShoot II color CCD camera.

Taking photos of the stars, star clusters, galaxies, & comets is easier than ever before.

This is the first photo I took with this camera, the star cluster M35 in Gemini.

I used my 4.5" F/4 Orion StarBlast telescope and a 30 second exposure.