M16 The Eagle Nebula (276KB) A false color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope in April-May, 2008.
M42 The Orion Nebula (67KB) A false color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using Ha, OIII, and SII filters. (January 11-15, 2008)
NGC 6992 The Eastern Veil Nebula (387KB) A color composite CCD image taken on June 23, 2001, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
M1 The Crab Nebula (32KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image taken on November 17, 2001, and October 3, 2002, with an SBIG ST-8E CCD and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor telescope.
NGC 7293 The Helix Nebula (12KB) (July 15, 2001) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M97 The Owl Nebula (26KB) An LRGB color CCD image assembled from data acquired on three nights in February 2004 with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC 6781 planetary nebula. (40KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E on April 23, 2005 from my backyard.
M78 reflection nebula (30KB) An RGB CCD image taken with Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E. from my backyard.
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula. (187KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 18 & 20, 2009.
NGC 2392 The Eskimo Nebula (5KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on January 23, 2005, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
NGC 2237 Rosette Nebula (173KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image. The RGB data was taken on December 30, 2008, using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. The luminance data was taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD on January 29 & 31, 2009.
An RGB color composite CCD image taken on December 30, 2008, from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and an SBIG STL-11000M CCD.
NGC 3242 The Ghost of Jupiter Nebula (8KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on December 19, 2004, using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula (31KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on June 14-15, 2003 with a Takahashi FCT-150, using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula (50KB) A color composite CCD image taken on May 27-28, and June 4, 2003, with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
NGC 2438 A color CCD image of the planetary nebula NGC 2438 superimposed on the open star cluster M46 taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E CCD. (57KB).
NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula. (62KB) An LRGB CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and hydrogen alpha filter using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor (January 19, 2008)
M42 The Orion Nebula (77KB) A false color CCD image taken on January 21, 2002, with a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E.
B86 dark nebula Bernard 86 (142KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E on June 10, 2003 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M65 & M66 Galaxies in Leo with NGC 3628 (86KB) An LRGB CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 11 & 15, 2008.
NGC 4631 The Whale Galaxy (12KB) (March 2004) A color composite LRGB CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor from my backyard. (March 17, 18 & 19, 2004) This image was published by Astronomy Magazine on their web site.
M88 Galaxy in Coma Berenices (38KB) (May 2003) A color composite LRGB CCD image taken from my backyard with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope.
NGC 3628 Galaxy in Leo (13KB) CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus in March 2004.
M99 Galaxy in Coma Berenices. (12KB) (March 14, 15 & 16, 2004) An LRGB CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor from my backyard.
M108 Galaxy in Ursa Major. (22KB) (April 18-27, 2005) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine as the "Picture of the Day" for May 17, 2005 and published in the May 20, 2005 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter.
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy. (31KB) An LRGB color CCD image using luminance data taken on April 30, 2006, with an ST-8XE CCD and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, and color data taken on December 15, 1998, with an ST-8 CCD and a Takahashi FS-128 refractor.
M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. (81KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 7, 9 & 11, 2006.
NGC 253 The Sculptor Galaxy (77KB). A tri-color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M109 Galaxy in Ursa Major (13KB) a color composite LRGB CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on Janurary 1 & 2, 2003.
M33 The Pinwheel Galaxy (73KB) (June 24 2001). This color CCD image was taken with an ST-8E using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M84 and M86 Galaxies in the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster (20KB) (January 13, 15 & 16, 2005) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor with a reducer at f5.9.
NGC 6946 An LRGB color CCD image of a galaxy in Cepheus taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E CCD in my backyard. (36KB).
M58 Galaxy. (22KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 22, 2006)
NGC 891 Galaxy in Andromeda (47KB) CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on August 26, 2001.
M82 The Cigar Galaxy (29KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8 CCD using a Takahashi FS-128 refractor at f8 on November 11, 1998, and with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at f7 on February 2, 2004.
M106 Galaxy (80KB) color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus in January 2006.
NGC 5907 galaxy (472KB) A CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 6 & May 5, 2008.
M63 The Sunflower Galaxy (21KB) LRGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus (f7) on April 30 & May 1-8, 2005.
M65 & M66 Galaxies in Leo (42KB) CCD image taken with an ST-8 CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on June 12 & 14, 2003.
M104 The Sombrero Galaxy (9KB) LRGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor from my backyard.
M64 The Black-Eye Galaxy (11KB) CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on December 13, 2004.
M101 Galaxy (18KB) (January 17 & 18, 2005). An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor with a reducer at f5.9.
M96 spiral galaxy in Leo (40KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on February 22, 2006.
M90 galaxy. (99 KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 11, 12, 14 & 15, 2008.
M60 galaxy. (199 KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 18-19, 2008.
M49 elliptical galaxy in Virgo (38KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 5, 2006.
M85 elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices (101KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 25, 2006.
M89, M90 and M58 and other galaxies in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster (131KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 13, 14 & 16, 2008.
M94 galaxy (23KB) LRGB CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus (f7) on January 5, 2006.
M89 elliptical galaxy in Virgo (110KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 13, 14 & 16, 2008.
M61 Galaxy (150KB) CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on December 30, 2008.
M77 Galaxy (151KB) An RGB color image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on December 31, 2008.
M74 galaxy (19KB) LRGB CCD image taken with an ST-8E CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus (f7) on January 1, 2003.
M98 galaxy (42KB) LRGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus. RGB data acquired with an ST-8E CCD on December 31, 2002, and L data acquired with an STL-11000M on January 18, 2009.
M58 barred spiral galaxy in Virgo (22KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 23, 2006.
M87 elliptical galaxy in Virgo (23KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 3, 2006.
M91 spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices (40KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 27, 2006.
M95 barred spiral galaxy in Leo (16KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 16, 2006.
Seyfert's Sextet A CCD image of an extremely compact group of six galaxies taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 14, 2004. (6KB).
M105 elliptical galaxy in Leo (25KB) color composite CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on February 18, 2006.
NGC 5905 galaxy (20KB) A CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 6 & May 5, 2008.
M4 globular star cluster (155KB) An RGB color CCD image with an SBIG ST-8E taken on March 25, 2001, using a Takahashi FCT-150.
M3 globular star cluster (324KB) An RGB color CCD image with an SBIG STL-11000M taken on January 23, 2011, using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M46 A color CCD image of the open star cluster M46 and planetary nebula NGC 2438 taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor and ST-8E CCD. (57KB).
M11 The Wild Duck star cluster (58KB). This RGB color CCD image was taken on March 20, 2004, from my backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
M38 open star cluster (46KB) A CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on January 5, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M19 globular star cluster (153KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 6, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M55 globular star cluster (153KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 22, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M5 globular star cluster (31KB) An LRGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E CCD on March 8, 2004.
NGC 6520 open star cluster (142KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E on June 10, 2003 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M39 open star cluster (104KB) A CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 16, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M12 globular star cluster. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken using a Takahashi FCT-150 and ST-8E on April 20, 2005 from my backyard (65KB)
M37 open star cluster (89KB) A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8 on February 17, 2001 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M35 open star cluster (41KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on February 2, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M52 open star cluster and the Bubble Nebula (242KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M on January 18, 2009, using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M10 globular star cluster (59KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on February 25, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M50 open star cluster. (245KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on March 4 and April 10, 2006, using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M23 open star cluster (87KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on February 22, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
NGC 2244 star cluster in the Rosette Nebula (62KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on January 18 & 19, 2005, from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and an SBIG ST-8E CCD.
M28 globular star cluster (196KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 8, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M18 open star cluster (154KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 11, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M9 globular star cluster (188KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 12, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M69 globular star cluster (74KB) An RGB color CCD image with an SBIG ST-8E taken on July 15, 2001, using a Takahashi FCT-150.
M68 globular star cluster (62KB) A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 7, 2006)
M21 open star cluster. (134KB) A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 9, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M25 open star cluster (212KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on April 27, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M29 open star cluster (40KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on March 26, 2006 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M34 open star cluster (48KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on July 13, 2005 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M24 star cloud (245KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE on July 10, 2005 using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M48 open star cluster (29KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on February 19, 2006.
M47 open star cluster (37KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor.
M53 globular star cluster (37KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on December 31, 2005.
M107 globular star cluster (76KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 3, 2006.
M54 globular star cluster (113KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 25, 2006.
M56 globular star cluster (60KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 8, 2006.
M72 globular star cluster (25KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on May 24, 2006.
M79 globular star cluster (85KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor in January 2008.
M62 globular star cluster (60KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 6, 2006.
M70 globular star cluster (181KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 12, 2006.
M75 globular star cluster (16KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on April 16, 2006.
M80 globular star cluster (41KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on March 5, 2006.
Jupiter This image shows a double shadow transit across Jupiter. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (March 21, 2004) (4KB)
An image of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter taken using a Takahashi FCT-150 and an ST-8XE CCD. (July 30, 2009) (13KB)
Jupiter This image shows the great red spot on Jupiter. (February 29, 2004) (5KB)
Jupiter This image shows a rare triple shadow transit across Jupiter. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor from Kitt Peak, Arizona. (March 28, 2004) (5KB) This image was published in the April 2, 2004 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter.
Jupiter was hit by a comet or asteroid on July 19, 2008. This is an image of the dark impact cloud as it appeared on July 28, 2009. This image was taken from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and a ToUcam webcam. (11KB) This image was published on the Spaceweather.com website.
Jupiter An image of Jupiter during a shadow transit of the moon Io. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (January 3, 2004) (15KB)
Saturn An image of Saturn at opposition. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (January 4, 2004) (14KB)
Saturn An image of Saturn captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (January 3, 2004) (12KB)
Saturn An image of Saturn taken on August 17, 2003, showing the rings at their maximum tilt. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (39KB)
Mars Mars was 25.1 arc-seconds in size when this image was taken. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 29, 2003) (14KB)
Mars Mars was still 25 arc-seconds in size when these images were taken. This shows six images captured on the same night with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard, with an animation showing the rotation of Mars that night. (August 31, 2003)
Mars An image of Mars during its closest approach to Earth in 100,000 years. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 28, 2003) (14KB)
Mars Mars was 10 days from closest approach when this image was taken. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 17, 2003) (9KB)
Mars Another image of Mars taken on August 17, 2003. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (11KB)
Mars Yet another image of Mars taken on August 17, 2003. This image was captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150 from my backyard. (12KB)
Mars Mars was 17 days away from closest approach. Image captured with a ToUcam Pro and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 10, 2003) (16KB)
Mars Another image taken on August 10, 2003, with a ToUcam Pro and FCT-150 from my backyard. (12KB)
Mars Only 18 days from closest approach, Mars was 23.7 arc-seconds in size and a brilliant magnitude -2.5 object in the southern sky during the early morning hours. Image captured with a ToUcam Pro and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 9, 2003) (4KB)
Mars Image captured with a ToUcam Pro and FCT-150 from my backyard. (August 3, 2003) (4KB)
Mars Mars reached a maximum size of 20.2 arc-seconds during the 2005 opposition. It was not as good as 2003, but was the best view we will have of Mars until the year 2018. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150. (October 30, 2005) (3KB)
Mars Another image of Mars taken on the same night with a ToUcam web cam and FCT-150. (October 30, 2005) (3KB)
Mars CCD image (June 29, 2001) (6KB)
Venus An CCD image of a thin crescent Venus. (March 5, 2001) (3KB)
Uranus This image was taken from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (July 29, 2009) (4KB)
Pluto CCD images of Pluto taken two days apart with an animation blinking the two images to show how much Pluto moved in two days. These images were taken with an ST-8E CCD from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope. (June 8 & June 10, 2003)
A CCD image of the Moon taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (397KB)
A CCD image of the Moon showing the Apollo 15 landing site taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (202KB)
The Moon A CCD image taken on January 23, 2011 with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. (258KB)
Moon This is an image of Mare Orientale taken with a ToUcam web cam from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope. (September 20, 2003)
A CCD image of the Moon showing the Apollo 17 landing site taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (327KB)
A CCD image of the Moon showing the south pole and southeast quadrant of the Moon, and including the Apollo 16 landing site, taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (340KB)
Asteroid 6 Hebe This is an animation of two images of asteroid 6 Hebe taken on successive nights showing the movement of this object against the background of the stars. The images were taken with an STL-11000M CCD from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope. (January 12 & 13, 2008) (57KB)
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 A color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 30, 2006) (60KB)
Comet C/2006 A1 (Pojmanski) A color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was published on the Astronomy Magazine website and featured in the Astronomy Magazine weekly email newsletter. (March 5, 2006) (13KB)
Comet C/2002 T7 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (February 2, 2004) (17KB) This image was published by Astronomy Magazine on their web site.
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) This image was taken as Comet Lulin appeared low the southeast just before dawn, when the comet was on its way to a close approach with earth on February 24, 2009. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 18, 2009) (125KB)
Comet C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (November 17, 2001) (65KB)
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 13, 2005) (46KB)
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (December 14, 2004) (28KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (June 30, 2001) (30KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (July 15, 2001) (28KB)
Comet C/2001 A2 (LINEAR) A composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (June 30, 2001) (54KB)
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