jupiter
Images
I set out my camera and programmed it for 25-second exposures to run all night long. I love to see videos made from timelapses like this, but I also was in search of a meteor. The Leonids are reaching their peak and indeed I captured one oriented in the direction of faraway constellation Leo. I believe the green indicates a good amount of magnesium, or maybe it's just chromatic aberration. The meteor chose a terrific frame to appear in. Orion fits perfectly between the two power lines. Aldebaran blazes brightly just below the green streak of metals burning in the atmosphere. The meteor is a Leonid, as an imaginary line drawn through it would terminate near the constellation Leo. As a bonus, the bright white object just about to exit the stage right is none other than Jupiter.
2023-11-17
'Behind the fence.' A 45-second exposure taken last night for a timelapse. The bright object to the right is Jupiter. The bright cluster near the top middle is M45, the Pleiades, and the Orion constellation with brilliant Betelgeuse is in the lower left.
2023-10-18
A timelapse tracks the moon, Jupiter, Saturn and the Seven Sisters as they wander the evening skies.
2023-08-04
Despite their best effort, the clouds were unable to contain the defiant brilliance of the moon and nearby Jupiter.
2022-12-02
I mistimed my attempt to capture the Great Red Spot but gots lots of detail with Io just appearing as well.
2022-07-29
This is a capture of Jupiter and three moons (from left right): Io, Europa, and Ganymede.
2021-09-13
Videos
I pointed my camera behind the fence. You'll never guess what I found! Seven Sisters, Orion, and even Jupiter stopped by.
2023-10-22 00:00:00 +0000
Imaging M1 (and Mars, Jupiter, and the Moon)
On December 14th I pointed my telescope to the sky. I captured Mars, Jupiter, and the moon with my planetary QHY5III462C before I switched to the deep sky ASI294MC Pro. After setting up an advanced script in N.I.N.A., I let it run all night and used the results to create my best picture of the Crab Nebula to date. It's all documented including setting up and balancing my rig.
2022-12-17 00:00:00 +0000
May 21, 2022 - planets, nebulae, and more
Join me for a night of viewing. I observed several nebulae (the Iris Nebula, the Dumbbell Nebula, and the Eagle Nebula) and the moon all night until 3am when the planets Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter appeared in that order.
2022-05-22 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
A timelapse of Saturn, the moon, and Jupiter making their way across the sky. Shot with a Sony Alpha 6300 mirrorless camera on a fixed tripod with 8 second exposures on a Samyang 12mm f/2 lens.
2023-08-05 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