AStRO
Orion & Running Man Nebulas (M42, NGC1977) - 11/30/24 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO AM3 - Exposure: 20x300s (~100 Minutes) - No Filters / Bortle 4
Flame & Horsehead Nebulas (NGC2024, IC434) - 11/7/24 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 69x180s (~207 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate (x39) & L-Pro (x30)
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC1396) - 9/25/24 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 15x300s (~75 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Pro
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - 10/28/24 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 65x300s (~325 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate (x33) & L-Pro (x32)
Comet C-2023 A3 - 10/14/24 - See you in 80,000 years, space cowboy.
North American Nebula (NGC7000) - 9/28/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 20x300s (~100 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate (HA & OIII Narrowband)
The Veil Nebulas (NGC6960, NGC6992, NGC6995) - 9/24/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 20x300s (~100 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate
Cepheus & Milky Way - 9/25/24 - Spent an evening poking around Cepheus; ended up on the Elephant Trunk for a few hours.
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) - 11/8/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 25x300s (~125 Minutes) - No Filters / Bortle 4
The Buck Supermoon - 7/4/23 - Scope: William Optics Fluorostar 132 - Camera: ZWO ASI 585MC - Mount: iOptron CEM70G - No Filters - This 16-panel mosaic contains over 40 gigabytes of data & 35000+ individual frames. Uncropped, it clocks in at >10k resolution.
The Pleiades (M45) - 2/18/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 30x180s (~90 Minutes) - No Filters / Bortle 4
The Markarian Chain (M84, M86, NGC4438, NGC4435) - 1/28/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 20x120s (~40 Minutes)
The Orion Nebula (M42) - 1/12/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 100x60s (~100 Minutes) - No Filters / Bortle 4
Flame & Horsehead Nebulas (NGC2024, IC434) - 2/9/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 73x180s (~217 Minutes) - Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate (HA & OIII Narrowband)
Comet C-2022 E3 - 4/17/23 - Scope: William Optics RedCat 51 - Camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro - Mount: ZWO ASI AM3 - Exposure: 20x30s (~10 Minutes) - No Filter / Bortle 4 Skies
(1/3) The Aurora Borealis - 5/11/24 - This was the first time I'd seen the Borealis in Colorado; this was taken off my back porch. The green color banding is emitted by lower altitude Oxygen.
(2/3) The Aurora Borealis - 5/11/24 - Driving east a bit revealed a lot more color saturation closer to the zenith; the red hues are emitted by higher altitude Oxygen.
(3/3) The Aurora Borealis - 5/11/24 - Another shot much further East; All of these color bands were visible with the eye. The slight hues of blue are emitted by Nitrogen.
Solar Eclipse Totality - 8/21/17 - Shot on a Canon 70D w/ a EF 135mm. Took a 15 Hour, 511-mile motorcycle trip to get this shot.