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  • Astrophotography: BW
  • Astrophotography: Film
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The Needle Galaxy: Pixel Size Matters

April 21, 2021

An unexpected option in imaging hardware opens up. a whole new approach to imaging galaxies in 2021. Please see my latest image and YouTube video.

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I am really falling in love with the 2.3 micron pixels of the 294MM Pro and this field of view. I do have some OIII data, but I am struggling with reflections on the two brightest stars in the field, Propus and Tejat Posterior. But I LOVE the starl
Pleiades and Mars conjunction on March 4. I hope you caught the conjunction. It was a spectacular sight in binoculars. I highlighted this and many other Astro events for 2021 on my YouTube page. #pleiades #mars #conjunction #canonphotography #canoneo
Cardinals and ice with William Optics Redcat 51. Waiting for winter’s grip to let up. #williamoptics #redcat51 #cardinals #canonrp
A cosmic rose for my valentine! A bright nebula 5.5 thousand light years distant in the constellation Monoceros. Celestron RASA with ZWOASI294MMpro at 2.3 microns with hydrogen alpha as luminance and ZWOASI294MCpro with Optolong L Extreme filter for
Four cardinals in a spruce. Playing with william optics redcat scope and modified Canon RP on a ice storm-power outage day. #williamopticsredcat51 #redcat51 #canonrp #winterbirds #cardinals
XI Persei ionized gas cloud NGC 1499. Intricate details of the California Nebula gas cloud being energized by the Star XI Persei. The gas cloud is over 100 light years in length. Hydrogen alpha filtered with ZWOASI294 MMpro in BIN1 mode. #celestronte
Dust, meteor, and gas in Taurus. Another image from the Pennyrile Stargaze. Image details at astronomy link in profile. YouTube video highlighting the star party linked in profile. #spacephotography #astrophotography #astromaniacmag #universe #unive
Orion Nebula 2020 from the Pennyrile Stargaze. One of the highlights of our local Milky Way. I seem to interpret the data differently each year. This data was acquired with a modified Canon Ra on an Astro-Physics 92mm refractor. About 2 hours of tota
The Clouds of Monoceros. Open cluster 2264 and surrounding nebula in a unique OHS color palette and star-free black and white. Please see my YouTube video on this part of the sky and the image processing linked to my YouTube channel in my profile. #c
Cederblad 214 in Cepheus. Please see my latest YouTube video: What in the Universe is a Cederblad? An astronomical query into cataloguing, nebulosity structure, and artistic presentation. #cederblad214 #astrophotography #universetoday #astromaniacma