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This shot of M104, the Sombrero Galaxy was taken 5/15/10 under the relatively dark skies of Dewey, Arizona. It is not perfect, but better than my previous version. It was taken with my N11GPS using the Hyperstar lens system.
This shot of the Moon was taken because the thin cresent moon was so pretty on 5/15/10. It presents a nice example of something called Earthshine. Earthshine was first explained in the 16th century by Leonardo Da Vinci. He correctly stated that the rest of the moon not directly lit by the Sun was illuminated by the Sun's light reflected from the surface of the Earth. This shot was also taken with my N11GPS using the Hyperstar lens system and my modified Canon DSLR camera.
This is an image of M16, the Eagle Nebula taken in Dewey on 5/15/10. The structure in the nebula has been called the "pillars of creation" after a famous shot taken by the Hubble telescope. My pillars are not nearly as impressive, but at least you can see them, right?
This is an image is of M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. You can see a larger version of this shot on Messier Image page. This shot was taken on 7/18/09 under the relatively dark skies of Dewey, Arizona, and is the result of a stack of 117 subs. I think this may be my best astro image yet. Gee, it seems that more subs ends up in an improved result. Maybe I am not too old to learn, after all.
This shot of M13 was taken with my modified Canon 1000XS using the Nexstar 11GPS with the Hyperstar3 system on 5/06/09. I was just testing how sensitive the Hyperstar really is, so this shot is the result of a stack of 3 and 5 second subs taken at ISO 400 and 800.
I really like spiral galaxies at a angle to our point of view. This shot of NGC4565 is an impressive example. This was taken from my light-polluted driveway in Tempe, Az on 3/31/09 using my Hyperstar equipped N11GPS. It is a stack of 22 30-sec ISO-400 subs.
