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  1. Bob Israel

    Kent Falls, CT

    While visiting Mon in Connecticut, I got a tip to visit Kent Falls State Park so I left at the crack of dawn to search this place. Kent, CT is a quaint New Englad town but 5 miles to the north is the park with this waterfall that went on forever. Of course, traveling to see mom meant I left my...
  2. Bob Israel

    Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulas - Seestar S30 Pro

    Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebulas 120 minutes @ 20s each. EQ mode. Bortle 4 Processed in Pixinsight and LR. My first time using EQ mode and it seemed to go smoothly. Also, because I changed the framing, this ended up a mosaic. I plan to add more data to see if the Seestar can resolve more...
  3. Bob Israel

    M45 Seestar S30 Pro 2

    I added more data last night. This image is now 100 minutes total integration time. Still Alt/Az as I cannot see Polaris from my vantage point. The resulting image is much improved over my previous post with more nebulosity. I like it.
  4. Bob Israel

    M45 - Seestar S30 Pro

    My little travel scope continues to amaze. This image is 30 minutes of 10s exposures in Alt/Az mode while in Keystone, CO. I plan to add more data to this set as I can.
  5. Bob Israel

    Star Trails in Colorado

    Seestar S30 Pro star trail mode. 6hrs of data. I used AI to remove light trails from planes and satellites. While it was calm, some breeze must have kicked up during the 6hr acquisition to blur the trees. Finally, I cropped the image to a 3:2. Next time, I'll find a more static foreground...
  6. Bob Israel

    Another attempt at Orion

    Another go at the Orion Nebula. Alt/Az, 10 minutes total data at 10s exposures with the Seestar S30 Pro. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom. Amazing little scope.
  7. Bob Israel

    What do you do while getting new tires?

    Go for a walk with your camera . . .
  8. Bob Israel

    Rocks and Sand

    Another version of colorful sand following a rainstorm, this one with a few scattered rocks embedded in the sand. Summerland, CA
  9. Bob Israel

    First Light - Seestar S30 Pro - Orion Nebula

    After owning this scope for a week, I had a brief window to capture a DSO. From a perfectionist standpoint, there's a lot to improve on this image. However, capture was done in Alt/Az mode with a paltry 9 minutes total integration at 10 seconds each. I took the Seestar integrated fits file...
  10. Bob Israel

    Stearns Wharf Sunrise

    First and only time I got to capture sunrise at Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara.
  11. Bob Israel

    Out of the corner of my eye

    I saw this view out of the corner of my eye as I was walking away. Glad I turned around to get one last sunrise view.
  12. Bob Israel

    Patterns in the Sand

    We had big rains today in the Santa Barbara area but they gave way to fair skies this afternoon. I took a walk on the beach and noticed all the little 'riverlets' in the sand from the down pours. Here's my example.
  13. Bob Israel

    Thank you may I have another (Sunrise)

    The weather is changing here in Summerland, CA. Clouds are moving in and rain is expected by this evening. I woke up before the sun and looked out the window to see gray but broken clouds. I decided to get up and walk down to the beach in the hopes that the sun might find a clearing in the...
  14. Bob Israel

    Stearns Wharf at Morning Light

    I was hoping for some more clouds but happy with these captures of the wharf at first light.
  15. Bob Israel

    Path to the Beach

    Lovely morning from Summerland, CA. This is the path to get to the beach. I love how the yellow flowers line the left side of the path with a blanket of flowers.
  16. Bob Israel

    Summerland Morning

    Taking a break from Minnesota winter with a visit to Summerland, CA. We were out here three years ago and love the area with Santa Barbara nearby. This image was taken handheld at 0.6s with the Hasselblad X2D II. This camera has such great image stabilization that I have handheld some shots...
  17. Bob Israel

    Connecticut Snow

    Visiting family in suburban Connecticut, I've often driven by this scene but there's no place to pull over to photograph it. This morning there was a couple of inches of snow on a Saturday morning so the roads were empty. I simply stopped in the middle of the road to finally capture the red...
  18. Bob Israel

    Best of 2025

    I'm a little late to the party but after a gentle nudge from @JimFox, I got my act together. Like all of you, narrowing down to a top 10 is hard. But I've managed to pull together a rather eclectic set of images which matches my eclectic shooting. Happy New Year everyone! #1 - The northern...
  19. Bob Israel

    Frosty Morning!

    A heavy frost before sunrise. It's supposed get into the 50s later!
  20. Bob Israel

    Northern Lights Part II

    We had the lights again tonight. Two nights in a row. Caught this image early in the evening. Then it faded but made a return late. I was happy to get the early version and not stay up all night in the cold. 3-shot pano.
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