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Super Blue Moon Eclipse An image of the lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018. (481KB)

Eclipse of the Moon An image of the lunar eclipse on January 31, 2018, just before sunrise showing the eclipsed Moon in the twilight wedge. (485KB)

The Great American Eclipse An image showing the total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. (189KB)

Baily's Beads An image showing the effect known as Baily's Beads during the total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. This image was captured just after the end of totality. (55KB)

Baily's Beads An image showing the effect known as Baily's Beads during the total eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. This image was captured just before the beginning of totality.(261KB)

Solar prominences during eclipse An image showing prominences on the limb of the Sun that were visible during the total eclipse on August 21, 2017. (70KB)

Partial eclipse An image showing a partial phase of the eclipse of the Sun on August 21, 2017. (100KB)

Solar prominences Another image showing prominences on the limb of the Sun during the total eclipse on August 21, 2017. (72KB)

M20 The Trifid Nebula. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with the Schulman 32-inch telescope on the summit of Mount Lemmon at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on July 2, 2016. (1.1MB)

NGC 6781 planetary nebula. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with the Schulman 32-inch telescope on the summit of Mount Lemmon at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on July 3, 2016. (1.4MB)

NGC 7331 The Deer Lick Galaxy in Pegasus (1.4MB) (July 3, 2016) An LRGB color CCD image taken using the 32-inch Schulman Telescope at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.

IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula. An LRGB color composite CCD image taken with the Schulman 32-inch telescope on the summit of Mount Lemmon at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on July 2, 2016. (1.1MB)

Arizona Sunset on July 22, 2016. The distant rain clouds created a spectacular display at sunset. (886KB)

Arizona Sunset on July 19, 2017. (604KB)

M1 The Crab Nebula. A color composite CCD image taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter with an STL-11000M CCD using the Schulman 32-inch RCOS telescope on November 21, 23 & 25 and December 4 & 5, 2012. (471KB)

IC 1396 The Elephant Trunk Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on June 9 & 10 and July 10, 2011. (1MB)

IC 1805 The Heart Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on December 11 & 13, 2010. (406KB)

Atlas V Rocket Launch Photo of the launch of the OSIRIS-REx Mission on September September 8, 2016. Image taken from Cape Canaveral, Florida, using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera with a 300mm telephoto lens. (606KB)

Star Trails at Kitt Peak This photo of star trails over the Mayall 4-Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak was taken with a Nikon F2 camera using a 35mm lens. (173KB)


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