Texas Star Party 2022: 6 Nights Under the Stars
Chihuahua Desert Milky Way
Chihuahua Desert Milky Way

The glorious Milky Way galaxy looking on the meridian looking south over the Chihuahua Desert.

Upper Field Milky Way
Upper Field Milky Way

The Milky Way rises over the red lights of the upper observing field during Sunday night at the Texas Star Party 2022.

Prude Ranch Milky Way
Prude Ranch Milky Way

The Milky Way rises over historic Prude Ranch and an abandoned work tool from years gone by.

Zodiacal Light looking West from the Upper Field
Zodiacal Light looking West from the Upper Field

Zodiacal light is a cone of light rising into the night sky. It is dust particles along the plane of our solar system, believed to be from the surface of Mars, and reflected by the Sun just after astronomical twilight.

Rho Ophiuchus and Pipe Nebula
Rho Ophiuchus and Pipe Nebula

I am conducting an imaging study of the Rho Ophiuchus area with multiple instruments. This is an 85mm focal length lens on a full frame modified camera.

Rho Ophiuchus 135mm
Rho Ophiuchus 135mm

Continuing the study of my favorite area of our galaxy. Taken with a 135mm lens on a full frame camera.

Rho Ophiuchus and Antares Dust
Rho Ophiuchus and Antares Dust

Continuing my study of my favorite region. This is using a 400mm telescope and a modified full frame camera.

Pipe Nebula featuring dark snake nebula B72 in Sagittarius
Pipe Nebula featuring dark snake nebula B72 in Sagittarius

A composite of 111 one minute exposures taken with the Canon Ra and 135mm f2 Rokinon lens at f2. Sky tracked with iOptron Sky Guider pro.

Lagoon Nebula (M8) and IC 4685
Lagoon Nebula (M8) and IC 4685

Only 1 hour of data on this composition. I will build on this for the rest of 2022.

M16 Eagle Nebula or Star Queen
M16 Eagle Nebula or Star Queen

A bicolor presentation featuring hydrogen alpha and oxygen III filtered data.

Lagoon Nebula Portrait
Lagoon Nebula Portrait

A bicolor presentation of the Lagoon nebula in Sagittarius. Hydrogen alpha and oxygen III filtered data.

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy aka Lord Rosse's Nebula
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy aka Lord Rosse's Nebula

Lord Rosse was the first to discern the spiral shaped pattern of the “nebula” with his 6’ reflector in 1845.

Texas Star Party 2022: 6 Nights Under the Stars
Chihuahua Desert Milky Way
Upper Field Milky Way
Prude Ranch Milky Way
Zodiacal Light looking West from the Upper Field
Rho Ophiuchus and Pipe Nebula
Rho Ophiuchus 135mm
Rho Ophiuchus and Antares Dust
Pipe Nebula featuring dark snake nebula B72 in Sagittarius
Lagoon Nebula (M8) and IC 4685
M16 Eagle Nebula or Star Queen
Lagoon Nebula Portrait
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy aka Lord Rosse's Nebula
Texas Star Party 2022: 6 Nights Under the Stars
Chihuahua Desert Milky Way

The glorious Milky Way galaxy looking on the meridian looking south over the Chihuahua Desert.

Upper Field Milky Way

The Milky Way rises over the red lights of the upper observing field during Sunday night at the Texas Star Party 2022.

Prude Ranch Milky Way

The Milky Way rises over historic Prude Ranch and an abandoned work tool from years gone by.

Zodiacal Light looking West from the Upper Field

Zodiacal light is a cone of light rising into the night sky. It is dust particles along the plane of our solar system, believed to be from the surface of Mars, and reflected by the Sun just after astronomical twilight.

Rho Ophiuchus and Pipe Nebula

I am conducting an imaging study of the Rho Ophiuchus area with multiple instruments. This is an 85mm focal length lens on a full frame modified camera.

Rho Ophiuchus 135mm

Continuing the study of my favorite area of our galaxy. Taken with a 135mm lens on a full frame camera.

Rho Ophiuchus and Antares Dust

Continuing my study of my favorite region. This is using a 400mm telescope and a modified full frame camera.

Pipe Nebula featuring dark snake nebula B72 in Sagittarius

A composite of 111 one minute exposures taken with the Canon Ra and 135mm f2 Rokinon lens at f2. Sky tracked with iOptron Sky Guider pro.

Lagoon Nebula (M8) and IC 4685

Only 1 hour of data on this composition. I will build on this for the rest of 2022.

M16 Eagle Nebula or Star Queen

A bicolor presentation featuring hydrogen alpha and oxygen III filtered data.

Lagoon Nebula Portrait

A bicolor presentation of the Lagoon nebula in Sagittarius. Hydrogen alpha and oxygen III filtered data.

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy aka Lord Rosse's Nebula

Lord Rosse was the first to discern the spiral shaped pattern of the “nebula” with his 6’ reflector in 1845.

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