February 20,2008 Lunar Eclispe

This shot was from several years ago now – I remember it being very cloudy during the day and evening. As I was setting up and aligning the equipment it seemed that the night would be a washout. The full moon was rising in the east completely blocked by the clouds. At about thirty minutes before the start of the eclipse - the clouds cleared and I was able to get the pictures. Each shot of the moon is a separate image digitally combined into a single photograph.

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon L, R, G, & B
Dates: February 20, 2008
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village

NGC 2403

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon L, R, G, & B
Dates: February 13, 2010 through March 25, 2010
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village

Exposure Details
L = 300 Minutes
HA = 225 Minutes

Hopefully I’ll be able to finish the color portion of this photo next year.

ABELL 1656

How many galaxies can you see in the Photo of Abell 1656? The object is also known as the Coma Cluster and is located in the constellation Coma Berenices. The cluster of galaxies is estimated to be 321 million light years from our home.

Optics: Takahashi FSQ-106
Mount: Astro-Physics AP900GTO
Camera: SBIG ST2K XM
Filters Astrodon L, R, G, & B
Dates: April 7, 2010 through April 12, 2010
Location: Deerlick Astronomy Village

Exposure Details
L = 360 Minutes
RGB = 400 Minutes

Below is a cropped portion of the central region.