In honor of the upcoming 10th Anniversary of Cassiopeia Observatory, here are some selected "showcase" astrophotographs from the tens of thousands of photos I have taken since 2009. They are presented in chronological order. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.
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Transit of Venus 5 June 2012 8" LX200-ACF D7000 DSLR |
Northern Sky Star Trails 2 June 2013 D7000 DSLR 8mm fisheye lens |
Crater Clavius 2 September 2014 8" LX200-ACF iPhone 5s |
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ISS-Sun Transit 6 November 2014 8" LX200-ACF D7000 DSLR |
Craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, Catharina 24 May 2015 8" LX200-ACF iPhone 5s |
International Space Station 20 June 2015 8" LX200-ACF D7200 DSLR |
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M101 Pinwheel Galaxy 12 March 2016 12" LX600 D7200 DSLR |
M45 Pleiades 9 September 2016 12" LX600 D7200 DSLR |
Moon on POD Dome 4 November 2016 D7200 DSLR 8mm Fisheye lens |
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M83 Southern Pinwheel Galaxy 21 May 2017 12" LX600 D7200 DSLR |
Milky Way 28 May 2017 SkyTracker Pro D7200 DSLR 18mm lens |
Total Solar Eclipse 21 August 2017 SkyTracker Pro D7200 DSLR 600mm lens |
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M16 Eagle Nebula 17 September 2017 12" LX600 D7200 DSLR |
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch 22 December 2017 D7200 DSLR 18mm lens |
Perigee Total Lunar Eclipse 31 January 2018 D7200 DSLR 600mm lens |
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy 8 February 2018 SkyTracker Pro D850 DSLR 300mm lens |
NGC2024 Flame Nebula 9 February 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
NGC3628 Sarah's Galaxy 15 March 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
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Omega Centauri globular cluster 8 May 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy 14 May 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
M81 Bode's Galaxy 16 May 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
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M82 Cigar Galaxy 16 May 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
NGC281 Pacman Nebula 11 September 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
NGC7635 Bubble Nebula 11 September 2018 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
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M42 Orion Nebula 3 January 2019 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
Orion 8 January 2019 SkyTracker Pro D850 DSLR 70mm lens |
NGC1977 Running Man Nebula 7 February 2019 12" LX600 D850 DSLR |
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Zodiacal Light, Mars, Mercury 27 February 2019 D850 DSLR 8mm fisheye lens |
IC434 Horsehead Nebula 22 March 2019 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
NGC2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula 11 February 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes each, ISO 12800 Prime Focus, UHC, OIII filters |
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M1 Crab Nebula 14 February 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes each, ISO 12800 Prime Focus, UHC, OIII, HA filters |
Milky Way 20 August 2019 f/2.8, 20 seconds, ISO 3200 FL 24mm |
NGC7023 Iris Nebula 20 August 2019 3 minutes, ISO 5000 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer |
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Moon on Dome 13 October 2019 iPhone 11 Pro Max Normal Lens, Night Mode |
M87 Galaxy Jet 15 April 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max afocal 81X |
NGC3628 Sarah's Galaxy 26 April 2020 10 minutes (stacked), ISO 5000 Prime Focus |
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Crescent Venus on Dome 12 May 2020 D850 DSLR f/5.6, 20 seconds, ISO 6400 24mm lens |
Omega Centauri globular cluster 26 May 2020 D850 DSLR f/5.6, 30 seconds, ISO 4000 Piggyback FL 300mm |
Bighorn Fire & Omega Centauri 16 June 2020 f/5, 4 seconds, ISO 3200 FL 150mm |
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M8 Lagoon Nebula 6 September 2020 3 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + HA, OIII filters |
NGC6960 Western Veil Nebula 9 October 2020 5 minutes each, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + UHC, HA, OIII filters |
NGC6992 Eastern Veil Nebula 9 October 2020 5 minutes each, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + UHC, HA, OIII filters |
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NGC7293 Helix Nebula 14 October 2020 5/10 minutes each, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + UHC, HA, OIII filters |
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 09" Daytime 21 December 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 174X |
Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 22" 21 December 2020 D850 DSLR Prime Focus + 4X Powermate |
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Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction 6' 22" Composite Comparison 21 December 2020 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 81X |
NGC2237 Rosette Nebula 17 January 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
NGC2264 Cone Nebula, Fox Fur Nebula, Christmas Tree Cluster 4 February 2021 D850 DSLR 5 minutes, ISO 6400 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
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M82 Cigar Galaxy 25 February 2021 iPhone 11 Pro Max Afocal 163X |
M81 Bode's Galaxy & M82 Cigar Galaxy 10 March 2021 D850 DSLR 20 minutes (stacked), ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer + UHC filter |
ISS 18 March 2021 D850 DSLR 1/2000sec, ISO 1600 Prime Focus |
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ISS 18 March 2021 D850 DSLR 1/2000sec, ISO 1600 stack 10 frames, magnified 2X Prime Focus |
IC405 Flaming Star Nebula 3 April 2021 D850 DSLR 30 minutes (stacked), ISO 12800 Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
NGC3628 Sarah's Galaxy 9 April 2021 D850 DSLR 30 minutes (stacked), ISO 12800 Prime Focus + UHC filter |
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Sharpless 2-101 Tulip Nebula 1 October 2021 D850 DSLR 30 minutes (stacked), ISO 12800 Prime Focus + Focal Reducer, UHC filter |
Gegenschein 10 October 2021 D850 DSLR f/2.8, 40 seconds, ISO 3200 FL 14mm UWA |
Rocket Launch 27 October 2022 D850 DSLR f/2.8, 1/80sec, ISO 3200 FL 70mm |
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NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy 24 December 2022 Prime Focus |
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) & Moon on Dome 15 October 2024 iPhone 15 Pro Max Night Mode (10 seconds, 1X lens) |