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The Galactic Menagerie of Comets, Galaxies and Things
Nominated for top pick at AstroBin. On Saturday, March 16th, I experienced an amazing moment as the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks threaded the needle between M33: the Triangulum galaxy and M31: the Andromeda galaxy. As the trio descended slowly towards the Pacific Ocean, the International Space Station (ISS) flew overhead. M45: the Pleiades dangles like a diamond necklace above the brilliant disc of the planet Jupiter. This 20mm shot captured the scene at exactly 9:03pm. At the bottom, you can see the sand of Agate Beach in Newport, Oregon, USA as it stretches to the water. In the distance, a boat shines with a red glow and the lighthouse casts the beam of its beacon through a lower-lying layer of fog. I used a set of 20mm exposures to frame the scene and stacked 10 50mm photographs of the comet and galaxies to boost the resolution.
2024-03-18
Climbing the stairway to heaven... in this 11-hour capture of IC63, the ghost of Cassiopeia is straining to reach the brilliantly glowing star Navi.
2023-10-06
Constellation Cassiopeia at 135mm in 2023
A view of the beautiful Cassiopeia constellation, taken during a full moon from a nature preserve near Dallas, OR.
2023-07-03
A second take on the Ghost of Cassiopeia
A second look at previous data revealed a path to proccessing that would expose much more of the nebula than my previous attempts. This is the ghost as it should be.
2022-10-02
This is my first attempt at the elusive and transluscent Ghost of Cassiopeia. It's in an easy location next to Navi, a major star in the constellation, but is a dark and detailed nebulae requiring long exposures and clear skies.
2022-10-01