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I started astrophotography in the late 1990s using a film camera, but I soon realized that I did not want to go any further into film developing, hand paddle guiding, or modified cameras. The technology seemed inadequate at the time. After a 15 ye…
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| Title | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abell 2666: Galaxy cluster in Pegasus | ... | 712 | 96 | 10 | 1 |
| VDB 158 and LBN 534 | ... | 377 | 106 | 5 | 4 |
| NGC 7635: Bubble Nebula | ... | 324 | 93 | 2 | 1 |
| NGC 6960 - the Veil Nebula and 52 Cygni | ... | 1450 | 251 | 12 | 9 |
| NGC 6781: A Planetary Nebula in Aquila | ... | 911 | 104 | 10 | 1 |
| M22 | ... | 373 | 87 | 3 | 8 |
| Arp 188: Tadpole Galaxy in Draco | ... | 490 | 81 | 2 | 2 |
| Arp 268: NGC 5566 and neighbors | ... | 506 | 92 | 8 | 2 |
| M99 (Pinwheel galaxy in Coma Berenices) in LRGB | ... | 585 | 95 | 4 | 0 |
| M81 (LRGB) | ... | 856 | 154 | 8 | 5 |
| NGC 1721, NGC 1723, NGC 1725, and NGC 1728 | ... | 906 | 98 | 5 | 1 |
| M33 LRGB | ... | 904 | 142 | 10 | 5 |
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I started astrophotography in the late 1990s using a film camera, but I soon realized that I did not want to go any further into film developing, hand paddle guiding, or modified cameras. The technology seemed inadequate at the time. After a 15 year hiatus, I resumed my journey into the cosmos in pixelated fashion with my first CCD camera purchase. From 2012-2017, I enjoyed imaging under the warm, dark skies of West Texas and sometimes New Mexico. In January 2018, I moved to upstate NY, and I could only image in the summer months at a dark sky site about 1 hour from my apartment. 2018-19 were tough times for my gallery here. Moving into a house at the edge of the suburbs in 2020 now allows me to acquire images from my own backyard for the first time ever, in a Bortle 4+ zone. I have been an Astrobin member since 2013 and I served as an IOTD reviewer in the 2021 cycle. My passion is LRGB imaging of galaxies that are less frequently seen, but I also enjoy imaging the popular targets for small telescopes to add some color to my gallery.
University professor (engineering)
