A place to share my images of night sky wonders. I use a variety of techniques and equipment. Many of the deep sky objects (nebulae, galaxies and star clusters) were imaged through a specialized type of CCD camera and my Takahashi FS 102 refractor telescope. These images were captured using Maxim DL/CCD or CCDSoft with Maxim DL, CCDSoft, AstroArt and Adobe Photoshop for processing. Many of the images were captured unguided. 

Planetary imaging is done through a webcam. I use a Phillips ToUcam Pro and K3CCD Tools for image capture with Registax and Adobe Photoshop for processing. 

I try and get my color images as close to actual values as possible, but our eyes are just not sensitive enough to see color in such distant objects. Therefore, I base my color mix on other pictures of these objects taken by amateurs, professional observatories, NASA and the Hubble Space Telescope. What you see on these pages is a blend of my interpretation of those images and my own creative choices.

At the bottom of each object's page, the notation L/R/G/B records how many minutes I exposed each set of Luminance/Red/Green/Blue data frames.

To learn more about the process of CCD astro-imaging CLICK HERE

(Please click on thumbnails to see more information)

Remote Imaging Telescopes now available!! Use your own computer and run the camera with an easy browser interface. Learn more by clicking on the image below.

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