NGC 7000 The North American Nebula (109KB) A 30 minute photo taken on April 16, 1999, using Kodak medium format PRO-100 color negative film. The photo was taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 astrograph. This photograph was published in the 2007 Vatican Observatory Calendar.
M8 and M20 Wide angle shot of the Lagoon Nebula and Trifid Nebula (104KB). A 30 minute photo taken on April 15, 1999, with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope, using Kodak PRO 100 meduim format film. The photo was guided using an ST-4 autoguider on an FS-78 guidescope.
Horsehead and Flame Nebula (55KB) A photo taken on November 11, 1998, with the Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope, using Kodak Pro 100 film. This was my first attempt at medium format photography.
M27 The Dumbbell Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (July 2005) (118KB)
M42 The Orion Nebula (63KB) An unguided photo taken on September 27, 1998, with the Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula (128KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (July 6-10, 2005)
M17 The Omega Nebula (93KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on May 22, 2004, using an ST-8E on a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
NGC 7635 The Bubble Nebula (432KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8XE on a Takahashi Epsilon 250 on July 2 & 5, 2005.
The Veil Nebula A color composite CCD image taken at the Sunglow Ranch using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (May 23, 2004) (78KB)
M16 The Eagle Nebula (60KB) A tri-color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope on May 21, 2004.
B72 The Snake Nebula. (610KB) An RGB color CCD image of a dark nebula taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (July 10, 2005)
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula. (430KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (July 6-10 & 15, 2005)
Supernova SN 2005cs discovered in the Whirlpool Galaxy in July 2005 (35KB). This is a CCD image of the supernova taken with Takahashi Epsilon 250 and an ST-8XE at f3.4. (July 4, 2005)
M100 Galaxy in Coma Berenices. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope on May 23, 2004, using an ST-8E CCD.
M81 Galaxy (24KB) (October 6, 2002). A color composite LRGB CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250.
NGC 7331 The Deer Lick Galaxy Group in Pegasus (37KB) (July 2003) An RGB color CCD image taken from my backyard with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
M110 Galaxy in Andromeda (65KB) (October 6, 2002). CCD image taken with an ST-8E using a Takahashi Epsilon 250.
M45 The Pleiades Star Cluster (28KB) An ST-4 guided 25 minute exposure on unhypered Kodak PJM film taken on October 16, 1998. A Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope was used to take the photograph.
M2 globular star cluster (34KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on July 13, 2005 using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope.
M71 globular star cluster (181KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope on July 9, 2005.
Moon This CCD image of a thin crescent moon shows earthshine illuminating the dark area of the moon. This image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. (May 21, 2004) (8KB)
Comet C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope at f3.4. (May 21, 2004) (23KB)
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