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So yet another mosaic from me, once again due to being remote with one scope to use. This one was 'only' a 2 panel mosaic, although again I think one could argue that 2 panels is not quite enough to get the entire region imaged, but it's close I think. And while the Elephant Trunk is what gives...

So I have a new image that is a 3 panel vertical pano. I decided to post a crop out of the middle of it first for 2 reasons: 1) vertical orientation panos never look show off their detail well online. So I thought this central crop would be a good teaser of the object. Can anyone guess what...

This target was mixed to bring out a more natural color style look while using narrowband data. Sh2-54 (also called the Serpent Nebula) is a large emission nebula located roughly 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. It features active star formation, numerous protostars, and the...

Here is a capture of the Blue Horsehead Nebula, that 'other' famous horse inspired nebula in the nothern sky. I have wanted to get this target for a while, but its large size and faint nature made that difficult. This is 4 panel mosaic, required to get the entire nebula framed with the telescope...

So this one has been fun. It is the first time in a while I really put time into collecting luminance data to bring out the details in the namesake part of the image. I also went deep on the Hα portion of the data collecting too, as it adds some much needed color to the final result I think. I...

So these guys are a bit low in the sky, even from my remote site in Texas. But I decided to give them a try anyway. I ended up shooting in narrowband and using the Foraxx palette mix, and then added in RGB stars. Some updates to the Hocus Focus plug-in in NINA seem to have improved what was...

So in keeping with the Lupine theme of my previous post, I would say this view of Staðarfjall in the northern area of Iceland produced my favorite results from the trip. I am conflicted over which view I like the most, but decided to post both on my website. Once again, this was not a specific...

An epic trip is completed, as is the epic job of culling and editing all the shutter clicks it produced. Having visited 13 years ago ion a very short 'flighht layover' 3 night visit, it was always planned to come back and do a much longer trip. Mission accomplished. In those 13 years, tourism...

There is poised to be another player in the smart tracking mount product space, and a very intriguing one at that. So far just propaganda, as not released yet. Going through a kickstarter it sounds like, so could be a ways off from being released. But using a full frame sensor and removing the...

I have this strange feeling like I already posted this, so apologies if that is the case... Hiking back from Laguna Capri in Los Glaciares NP the trail opens up to this scene. Given the time of day I had to shoot into the sun, and cropped a little to get rid of some clutter and a little lens...

Well we started our Patagonia adventure in Chile at Torres del Paine NP. Here is where we stayed. Really an amazing location, the most scenic lodging location I have ever stayed at... ML

So I am back from wonderful and WINDY Patagonia. It was a great trip, with time split between Torres Del Paine National Park in Chile and Los Glacieres National Park in Argentina. It was a group of 10 people with 2 guides, and I travelled with 2 of my firiends, so we were 30% of the participants...

IC 447 (also known as Dreyer’s Nebula or IC 2169) is a large, faint reflection nebula located in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn). It is part of the larger Monoceros R1 star-forming complex, a massive molecular cloud of gas and dust that also includes the more famous Cone Nebula and the...

So a little backstory is in order. I have never posted here, it is not normally my style or the way my mind thinks about my photography. But recently I have been readingf a thought provoking book (if you are an astrophotographer like me) and I decided to try something. The book is this one -...

So here is my first version of this target which I finished processing last night and have not yet posted elsewhere other than my own website. This nebula looks very defiiferent on a deep sky image than visually, which I think account fopr the fact that I cannot see anything resembling a skull...

Sh2-216 is one of the older planetary nebulae at an approximate age of around 600,000 years. This has contributed to its large size and faintness, as the gases continue to spread out as they interact with the interstellar medium. The left edge of the nebula exhibits a bow shock as the moving...

So firstly, if you are any sort of a serious astroimager and you do not yet have a copy of the wonderful Charles Bracken book 'The Astrophotography Sky Atlas' I submit that it is some of the best money you can spend on your hobby going forward. Here is a link to it on the USA Amazon site...

I was able to image another object that has been on my target list for a while, Sh2-308, also known as the Dolphin Head Nebula. I think one of the few nebulae with a truly representative name. This was shot in Hα and Oiii narrowband, with RGB data added for the stars. I used the newly updated...

So in addition to my gear at Starfront Remote Observatories in Texas, I still have some gear at my friend's house in Green Valley, AZ that I also control remotely. Due to my friend's availability (I cannot image from there when he is not home) I have gotten much less usage out of that setup, but...

So I have always wanted to go back and redo the California Nebula (NGC1499) since my last effort, where I neglected to take Oiii data, and therefore ended up with just Hα and Sii, which made for some mixing options I did not like. I ended up with 2 mixes on that image (which was a 2 panel...