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Canon 20Da DSLR Astro Images

Diffuse Nebulas

SH2-111 Region
M17M20NGC6559NGC7023P/O IC1318NGC6914
M42TrapeziumPleiadesCrab NebulaM78Alnilam Nebula
NGC7822NGC6820 SH2-109IC410NGC1973/74/77/81M42/NGC1977 Mosaic
M8IC1318 MosaicVeil Nebula - 3 PartsSH2-157SH2-155NGC281
Cone Nebula RegionIC443NGC2174Cygnus NebulosityVDB142 Part of IC1396IC4604
PelicanHorse Head RegionRosette NebulaPleiadesIC1805LBN667
Cedarblad 214Cocoon NebulaPart of NGC7000IC5068IC59 & IC63IC405


Diffuse Nebulas in H-Alpha

IC1318-HaNGC6992/95-Ha
IC1805-HaIC2177-HaRosette-HaPelican Nebula in H-aIC5068 in H-aNGC7000 in H-a


Star Clusters

Globular M4Globular M5Globular M13Double ClusterGlobular M22


Galaxies

Markarian's ChainM97 & M108
NGC672/IC1727NGC891NGC708M74Perseus ClusterM81 & M82
NGC5033 & NGC5005M63NGC7331/Stephen's QuintetNGC507 GroupM31 Mosaic #1M31 Mosaic #2
M84 & M86 GroupM101NGC5907NGC2903NGC4565M81
M33 NGC253M81 & M82M77 & NGC1055 Trio in Leo M51


Other Objects

Dark Nebula in M24Dark Nebula B276Dark Nebula B110
Snake NebulaM27LDN1795B142 & B143Ring NebulaComet Swan





Older Images

Below is a list of images taken over the years with my various instruments. I consider these to be among my better photos. If you're not familiar with the numbers then just click away. You may be surprised at what you see!



Tech Pan Tricolor Photos

I took tricolor photos on Kodak Tech Pan from 1998 - 2002. The 20 images below represent about 180 hours of exposure time.

Cedarblad 214
The Horsehead Region
IC405
IC1318
IC1396
IC1848
IC4592
IC5068
IC5146
M31
M33
NGC281
NGC1499
NGC 6559, IC1274/75
NGC6914
NGC7000
Pelican Nebula
Pleiades
Sharpless 2-119
Sharpless 2-157

The Best of Kodak Technical Pan - B&W Astrophotos

Telephoto Lens Photos

North America & Pelican Nebulas
Barnard's Loop
Nebulosity in Cygnus
Milky Way in Ophiuchus
IC1805 and IC1848
IC1396
M24 Region

Refractor Photos

IC410 in Auriga
IC2177 in Canis Major
IC5068 in Cygnus
LDN1795 in Sagittarius
M24 Star Cloud
NGC1499 - The California Nebula
NGC6334 in Scorpio
The Pelican Nebula
The Rosette Nebula

Ritchey-Chretien

M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
M81 - Large Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy
Part of IC1318 #1
Part of IC1318 #2
The Mexico Part of the North American Nebula
The Beak of the Pelican Nebula

Solar and Lunar Eclipse Photos

Solar Eclipse of July 11, 1991
Lunar Eclipse of September 26, 1996