311stack Mercury transits the Sun on 11/8/2006. This event is rarely observed on Earth because Mercury's orbit is inclined 7 degrees to that of Earth. Mercury is the spot lower left of center, while the larger dark patches due east and west are sunspots. Date: 11/10/2006 Mercury transits the Sun on 11/8/2006. This event is rarely observed on Earth because Mercury's orbit is inclined 7 degrees to that of Earth. Mercury is the spot lower left of center, while the larger dark patches due east and west are sunspots.
M31-andromeda-reproc M31 - Andromeda. This galaxy is in a collision course with our Milky Way, but at least it's about 3 million light years away.

This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800 and 4 x 45 second exposures @ ISO 1600. Date: 10/31/2006 M31 - Andromeda. This galaxy is in a collision course with our Milky Way, but at least it's about 3 million light years away.

This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800 and 4 x 45 second exposures @ ISO 1600.
m45-plieades-pushed M45 - The Pleiades. At a distance of about 370 light years, this group of stars is passing through a cloud of interstellar gas which can be seen as blue nebulosity.

This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800
 Date: 10/31/2006 M45 - The Pleiades. At a distance of about 370 light years, this group of stars is passing through a cloud of interstellar gas which can be seen as blue nebulosity.

This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800
M42-final M42, the Orion Nebula

6 exposures each, ISO 200, 400 and 800 @ 30"; aligned, stacked and histogram adjust in Registax; masks, levels and curves appled in Photoshop. Date: 10/06/2006 M42, the Orion Nebula

6 exposures each, ISO 200, 400 and 800 @ 30"; aligned, stacked and histogram adjust in Registax; masks, levels and curves appled in Photoshop.
fullmoon-sharp The almost-full moon on 10/6/06.

10 exposures, ISO 100 @ 1/2000, aligned and stacked in Registax, levels in PS. Date: 10/06/2006 The almost-full moon on 10/6/06.

10 exposures, ISO 100 @ 1/2000, aligned and stacked in Registax, levels in PS.
M_51.jpg Date: 05/21/2006
M57_DSI.jpg Date: 07/06/2006
M57.jpg Date: 07/06/2006
Lagoon-final.jpg Date: 06/10/2006
M81-82.jpg Date: 06/12/2006
BadMoonRising(CloudyNights) Date: 10/03/2005
Conjunction Date: 10/03/2005
Conjunction wide Date: 10/03/2005
Copernicus Date: 10/03/2005
Moon Mosaic Date: 06/24/2005
moon2a Date: 10/03/2005
M3 Date: 05/20/2006
Globular Date: 10/03/2005
Ring Stack Date: 10/03/2005
M42 Date: 10/03/2005
IoTransit Date: 03/31/2005
RedSpot Date: 03/31/2005
jupiter io Date: 03/12/2005
jupiter Date: 04/29/2005
jupiter_best Date: 04/08/2006
jupiter_io Date: 03/12/2005
jupiter_titan Date: 04/08/2006
saturn best2 Date: 03/12/2005
saturn Date: 04/29/2005
saturn_best Date: 05/20/2006
saturn_best Date: 03/12/2005
saturn_best2 Date: 03/12/2005
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