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So here is a set of 2 images, made from the same data set, of the Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) and the Christmas Tree Cluster. I first processed the data and get a more conventional SHO result, but I had wanted to try to use my narrowband data to get a more 'natural' looking color mix, so I ran...

Sorry to be so late to the party, lots of things going on these days for me. Thanks for looking, and for any feedback as well. So it was hard to keep this to 10 images, which I guess is a good thing :) I have divided this into categories of scenic and astro, with nightscape included in astro in...

So this one came out better than I was expecting, and this version is believe it or not a little desaturated from my original result. This nebula is a relatively bright target, but even so I think using long 10 minute subs for the narrowband data has really brought out some extra detail. I...

The Cocoon Nebula (IC-5146) is portrayed here in a wider FOV, showing the extensive dust and glowing gas in the region surrounding the actual nebula itself. This is a natural color RGB image with Hα data added to bring out the extensive dim clouds of ionized Hydrogen in the area surrounding the...

Due to weather, travel, seeing, possible gear gremlins, and being involved with some other activities that are currently taking up my time in the evenings, it has been a challenge to really get much good DSO astro data lately. I finally was able to put together a few nights of imaging on the...

Here is a vertical treatment shot from the edge of barker Dam in Nederland, CO, (105mm, 1.6 sec, f/4, ISO 1600), that starts to bring out the fainter ion tail of the comet, even with the strong moonlight. In this case I was able to run Blur Xterminator on this to clean up the stars a little...

I was lucky enough to get out last night with friends to try to capture comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) in the Nederland, CO area. I ended up with 3 images I liked. These 2 posted here are the 'landscape-style' images that include the context of the scenery; the 3rd will be posted to the...

Too tied up with local activities these days to travel very far away from home, but with the G4 level Geomagnetic Storm last night I had to drive out of the neighborhood and see what I could see. Earlier in the night I had been up on the roof and could see aurora in the electronic viewfinder so...

I have always wanted to have an all sky camera, but have never wanted to spend the really high price (well over $500, often more like $1,000) for a commercially made one. So recently, when I saw a simple packaging scheme for a Raspberry Pi based one using 3D printed parts I decided to give it a...

So shortly after my first night out with my new portable astro setup, the camera that I was always intending to get for this setup showed up. It is the highly integrated ASI2600MC-Air, combining the main sensor, the guide sensor, and the ASIAIR controller all in one package. It greatly...

So a week ago we had the first truly clear night around here in awhile, so I took my rapidly evolving portable setup up to Jackson Lake State Park, which is about 80-ish minutes away from where I live, and a tad bit darker. It is also an area that very little biting flies like as well...

With smoke in the air from previous fires, and now more existing fires springing up (some locally) it has been hard to get a clear enough night to try out my portable astro setup, but I finally had some time Sunday night to set things up for the first time under the stars. I had things set up on...

So when the new AM5N came available I decided it was time to jump in on the portable strain wave mount craze (a white lie - I ACTUALLY bought the old version, saw there was a new version 2 days after my AM5 version 1 mount arrived, and then unwound the whole sale to then order the new model...

After our cruise was over we flew from Juneau to Anchorage, and then drove from Anchorage to Seward on the Seward Highway. Truly a mesmerizing drive. The next day we headed back up the Seward Highway and then turned off towards Homer. Along that route on the Sterling Highway we came to Skilak...

It has not been the same prolific type of year as last year for me with my astrophotography, due to gear issues and weather. But I have managed a few new images. Here is my latest. This is a 'first light' image with an OAG added into my image train on The EdgeHD 925 setup to guide with. Sh2-86...

So the last day of our cruise as we approached our final destination of Juneau, we took an amazing side trip into Tracy Arm Fjord. It is one of many smaller channels carved out by the intense glacial activity that created these channels along the Southeast coast of Alaska. It is actually pretty...

Claudia and I are back from a spectacular trip to Alaska. We were not originally thinking to head back there yet as we had higher priority destinations in mind, but when we were invited to join some friends on an expedition cruise to the area we accepted. Our trip was split into 2 portions. The...

I am the first one to admit that I am not usually overly excited by moon images that include the entire Moon. But I have to say that when shooting the Moon in Hα, I think it helps with the contrast and maybe the seeing a little bit too. The other night as a test of getting my newly installed...

Driving back from our Texas Eclipse location, it became impossible to ignore the massive fields of wildflowers that lined the highway. We took a quick stop along Highway 76 and I captured this. IOt is an HDR from 3 images. The first is the original with slight cropping and the 2nd is a pano crop...

So I was able to take my whole family down to the Fredricksburg, Texas area to try to experience the total eclipse. With the weather predictions, we almost scrubbed the trip before we left. Our schedule had us driving 4 out of the 5 days just to get to and from, spending last minute money to...