IC1805
Images
Clear skies in Redmond plus a William Optics Redcat 71 (350mm f/5) with a ZWO ASI294MM Pro monochrome camera on a ZWO AM5 mount = The Heart of Redmond. This version of IC1805 was shot from Redmond near the Microsoft campus. I shot around 8 5-minute exposures per red, green, blue, sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen filter for a total integration time of around 4 hours.
2024-03-07
ISS transit between Heart and Soul
On March 27, 2023, at 20:53 Pacific, the International Space Station (ISS) passed between the Heart (IC1805) and Soul (Westerhaus 5) Nebulae. I captured the transit with a 3-minute exposure at 336mm then superimposed it on previous observations of the nebulae. If you look closely, you can see the faint separation in the middle of its track caused by the gap between the solar panels.
2023-03-27
The star cluster Melotte 15 contains bright young stars that energize hydrogen, causing it to emit the red light that illuminates this heart-shaped nebula. In the corner is its near companion Fishead Nebula.
2022-05-08
The Milky Way meets Andromeda Galaxy
Wide angle shot using the Star Adventurer Mini (SAM).
2021-02-02
Videos
How can I take pictures of beautiful deep sky pictures like the Elephant Trunk Nebula?
The basics of astrophotography from image acquisition, polar alignment, guiding, and calibration through image processing.
2023-05-31 00:00:00 +0000
My best space pictures taken in 2022
Collage of planets, galaxies, nebulae, and more that I captured in 2022. From Saturn and Andromeda to Thor's Helmet and the Milky Way.
2022-12-20 00:00:00 +0000
The best images I captured in 2023
Hold on to your hats! We're going for a ride. 2023 was a breakout year for my astrophotography as I had my first access to dark sites, refined my Milky Way technique, got closer to the moon and started working with planets, processed my first comet, made my first solar filter to take solar shots, and a lot of new and improved targets with the addition of narrowband filters.
2023-12-14 00:00:00 +0000