For earlier work click here

 

 

The Astro Tech 10" RC

Inside my new 12 X 12 roll off observatory

70mm Guide scope w/remote guide head

Motorized Wireless Feather Touch Focuser

ST-10XME on EM-400 mount

 

New Images 1/19-20/2012

 

Cone Nebula

 

 

NGC 3628

 

 

 

Recent Images

M33

 

 

M104 - The Sombrero

 

 

NGC 5236

 

 

NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy

 

 

M106

 

 

Van De Berg 152 in Cepheus - First Place Winner in Deep Sky

2010 Fall Star Party

 

 

M74 before and after hi pass filter

 

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

 

M100

 

 

M97 - Owl Nebula

WSP 2010 - 2nd Place Deep Sky winner

 

 

 

 

IC 434 Horsehead Nebula

Taken at the Chiefland Fall Star Party 2009

 

 

 

NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy

 

 

M16 The Eagle Nebula (taken with AT10RC)

 

M20 The Trifid Nebula (taken with AT10RC)

 

M17 The Omega Nebula (taken with AT10RC)

 

NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula (taken with AT10RC)

 

 

 

These are some of my earlier equipment set-ups

 

Meade 10" with ST-7 camera

Tec 200 on Millenium Mount

Flourostar 110 and EM-200

Mewlon 250 plus FS-78 with starfish guider and EM-400 mount

 

 

Images taken at the 2009-25th Anniversary Star Party

 

Images were taken with a 10"Faworski Astrograph at f3.76 on a

Tak EM-400 Mount with a ST-10XME through Astrodon filters

and guided with an SBIG remote guide head

 

Click on image for larger view

 

2nd Place Winner in Deep Sky Ringtail Galaxies NGC 4083	Thor's Helmet	IC410-The Tad Poles
Heart of the Rosette	Orion Nebula M42	Comet homes

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC-7635 - The Bubble

8" Astro Tech RC - ST-10XME - Astrodon Filters

 

 

 

 

 

M33

10" Faworski Astrograph - ST-10XME - Astrodon Filters

 

 

The Trunk

10" Faworski Astrograph - ST-10XME - Astrodon Filters

 

 

 

M82

8" Astro Tech RC - ST-10XME - Astrodon Filters

 

 

 

 

 

Images From the

Winter Star Party 2008

 

NGC 1538 - Centaurus A

 

NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet

 

 

Shots from Chiefland Fl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NGC 1365

 

 

 

 

M1 - The Crab

Mewlon 250

 

 

 

 

 

 

M64 - Black Eye Galaxy

Mewlon 250

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Star Party 2006

2nd Place Winner in Wide Field

Taken with a WO 110 Florostar & ST-8XE

 

Omega Centauri

Click on Image for full size

 

Winter Star Party 2007

2nd Place Winner in Deep Sky

Taken with a Mewlon 250 & ST-8XE