B263 dark nebula Bernard 263 (83KB) An LRGB color composite CCD image taken at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (September 3, 2005) This image was published in David H. Levy's book entitled Deep Sky Objects: The Best And Brightest From Four Decades Of Comet Chasing, at page 121.
NGC 1965 nebula in the Large Magellenic Cloud. An RGB color CCD image taken using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor and an ST-8XE CCD at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (Sept. 3, 2005) (60KB)
NGC 3372 Eta Carinae (54KB) (December 22, 1998) A CCD image taken from Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii with an SBIG ST-8 CCD using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
M42 A color CCD image of the Orion Nebula taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor and ST-8E. (174KB).
SMC. A portion of the the Small Magellanic Cloud (61KB) An RGB color composite CCD image of a region near the core of the SMC taken using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia on September 4, 2005.
LMC. A portion of the Large Magellanic Cloud (60KB) An RGB color composite CCD image of a region of star clusters in the LMC taken using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia on August 31, 2005.
47 Tucanae globular star cluster. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (Sept. 2 & 4, 2005) (30KB)
M93 open star cluster (329KB) A color CCD image taken with an ST-8XE CCD at prime focus using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
M67 open star cluster (30KB) A CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8E on January 19, 2004 using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
M3 globular star cluster (80KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor using an SBIG ST-8E CCD. (January 11, 2004)
NGC 4755 The Jewel Box. (39KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken using the Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (September 3, 2005)
NGC 2516 The Southern Beehive Star Cluster. (33KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken using the Takahashi FS-78 and ST-8XE from Lake Titicaca, Bolivia (September 3, 2005)
M41 open star cluster (44KB) A color CCD image taken with a Canon EOS 300 Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
Christmas Tree Star Cluster (35KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (December 3, 2007)
M44 The Beehive Star Cluster (32KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE at prime focus using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
M73 group of stars (70KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor on December 3, 2007.
Total Eclipse (February 26, 1998) (18KB) Total eclipse of the sun viewed from Curacao. Photo taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor. This photograph was published in the 2008 Vatican Observatory Calendar.
Solar Eclipse - Diamond Ring Effect (February 26, 1998) (13KB) Eclipse of the sun viewed from Curacao. Photo taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor. This photograph was published in the 2006 Vatican Observatory Calendar.
Annular Eclipse of the Sun Annular eclipse of the sun viewed from a location near Reno, Nevada on May 20, 2012. This image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor carried on a modified Takahashi EM-10 mount. This image was published in the 2014 Vatican Observatory Calendar. (48KB)
Solar Prominence visible during February 26, 1998, solar eclipse. (13KB) Photo taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor.
Transit of Venus - 2004 A rare transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 telescope from Mauritius Island. (June 8, 2004) (37KB) This photograph was published in the 2006 Vatican Observatory Calendar. This image was also published in the June 18, 2004 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter.
Transit of Venus - 2004 Another image of the transit of Venus. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 refractor from Mauritius Island. (June 8, 2004) (46KB)
Transit of Venus - 2004 This shows the "black-drop" effect that made it difficult to precisely time the second contact and third contact during a transit of Venus. Images of individual frames captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 refractor from Mauritius Island. (June 8, 2004) (25KB)
Transit of Mercury An image of the transit of Mercury. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (November 8, 2006) (14KB)
Transit of Mercury Another image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (November 8, 2006) (21KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the Sun at the beginning the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with the Takahashi FS-78 refractor using a Canon Digital Rebel SLR camera. (81KB) A larger version of the image is also available. (187KB)
Mercury Two images of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, with an animation showing the movement of the planet across the face of the Sun. Image captured with a ToUcam web cam and the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (November 8, 2006) (90KB)
Mercury and Venus were in close conjunction and visible in the same telescopic field of view. This image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera on the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (June 27, 2005) (7KB)
The Moon A CCD image taken with the Takahashi FS-78 telescope using an SBIG ST-8E CCD. (January 11, 2004) (119KB)
The Sun just before maximum eclipse This is an image of the Sun taken moments before maximum eclipse during the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR using the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (67KB)
Annular Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the annular eclipse of the Sun on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus of the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. This image was published in the Comstock Chronical newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, on May 25, 2012. (60KB)
The Sun just after maximum eclipse This is an image of the Sun taken moments after maximum eclipse during the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR using the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (42KB)
Sunspots on the Sun This image of the Sun was taken on May 20, 2012, before the annular eclipse, and shows three groups of large sunspots that were visible during the partial phases of the eclipse. The image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus of the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (119KB)
The Sun Shows two groups of sun spots. This image was taken with a ToUcam Pro on the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (August 31, 2003) (30KB)
Airplane crossing the Sun Just as the eclipse of the Sun was ending on May 20, 2012, I caught an airplane crossing the face of the Sun. This series of six images were taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR using the Takahashi FS-78 telescope. (130KB)
Comet 17P/Holmes An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using the Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (November 25, 2007) (53KB) This image was published on the website for Spaceweather.com.
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