This image of Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) was taken on February 24, 2009, when the comet made its closest approach to earth. This is a color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter.
Transit of Venus - 2012 This is an image of the June 5, 2012, transit of Venus across the face of the Sun. The image was taken with a Canon Digital Rebel SLR camera at prime focus of a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was published on Spaceweather.com (101KB)
Transit of Venus - 2012 This image of the June 5, 2012, transit of Venus was taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera. (167KB)
Transit of Venus - 2012 This image of the 2012 transit of Venus was taken with a Coronado Instruments SolarMax 60 telescope. (83KB) A larger version of this image is also available. This image was published on the website for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, Arizona. The image was also published on the website for ABC 15 News in Phoenix, Arizona. (99KB)
Sunset during the transit of Venus - 2012 The transit of Venus was still in progress when the Sun went down behind the Arizona mountains on June 5, 2012. This image was taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera. (70KB)
Transit of Venus - 2012 This is an image taken very early during the June 5, 2012, transit of Venus, with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (48KB)
Transit of Venus - 2012 This an image shows the very beginning of the June 5, 2012, transit of Venus. This is one of several images taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera on a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using a Thousand Oaks Optical Type 2+ solar filter. (27KB)
Annular Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the annular eclipse of the Sun on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus of a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (126KB)
Airplane crossing the Sun Just as the eclipse of the Sun was ending on May 20, 2012, I caught an airplane crossing the face of the Sun. This series of six images were taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. This image was published in the Comstock Chronical newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, on May 25, 2012, and also published on the Spaceweather.com website. (130KB)
The Sun just before maximum eclipse This is an image of the Sun taken moments before maximum eclipse during the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (67KB)
The Sun just after maximum eclipse This is an image of the Sun taken moments after maximum eclipse during the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (42KB)
Sunspots on the Sun This image of the Sun was taken on May 20, 2012, after the annular eclipse, and shows three groups of large sunspots that were visible during the partial phases of the eclipse. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR using a Cannon EF 70-300mm zoom lens and a Baader film solar filter. (35KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Sun This is a hydrogen-alpha image of the crescent Sun during the partial phase of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Coronado Instruments SolarMax 60 telescope. (108KB)
Sunset during the transit of Venus - 2012 The transit of Venus was still in progress when the Sun went down behind the Arizona mountains on June 5, 2012. This image was taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera. This image was published on the website for Fox 10 News in Phoenix, Arizona. This image was also published on the Sky & Telescope website. (61KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the crescent Sun during the partial phase of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR using a Cannon EF 70-300mm zoom lens having a Baader solar film filter. (53KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Sun This is a hydrogen-alpha image of the crescent Sun during the partial phase of the solar eclipse on May 20, 2012, taken with a Coronado Instruments SolarMax 60 telescope. (80KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the Sun at the beginning the annular eclipse on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Takahashi FS-78 refractor using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR. (81KB) A larger version of the image is also available. (187KB)
Sunspots on the Sun This image of the Sun was taken on May 20, 2012, before the annular eclipse, and shows three groups of large sunspots that were visible during the partial phases of the eclipse. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus of a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (119KB)
Annular Eclipse of the Sun This is an image of the annular eclipse of the Sun on May 20, 2012. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR at prime focus of a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. This image was published in the Comstock Chronical newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada, on May 25, 2012. (60KB)
Partial Eclipse of the Moon on June 4, 2012. This image taken with a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera. (91KB)
IC 1318 The Gamma Cygni Nebula. This is an RGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope using an STL-11000M CCD on May 29 & 30, 2011. (845KB)
IC 2177 The Seagull Nebula. This is an RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on January 1 & 2, 2012. (570KB)
Comet C/2009 P1 (Garradd) was visible in the early morning sky on December 30, 2011. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. (December 30, 2011) (307KB)
NGC 4565 galaxy. This is an RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor telescope on February 12, 2011. (96KB)
M67 open star cluster. This is an RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on January 1 & 2, 2012. (335KB)
Sunset This photo of a beautiful sunset was taken with an iPhone 4 from my backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona. (June 28, 2011) (254KB)
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)
M3 globular star cluster. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken on January 23, 2011 with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. (324KB)
The Moon A CCD image taken on January 23, 2011 with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. (258KB)
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)
Star Trails at Kitt Peak This photo of star trails over the Mayall 4-Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak was taken years ago, but it was not added to this website until recently. The photo was taken with a Nikon F2 camera using a 35mm lens. (173KB)
M7 Ptolemy's Star Cluster. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken on July 3, 2010 with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. (534KB)
Jupiter's Great Red Spot was visible as the shadow of Jupiter's moon Ganymede transited across the face of Jupiter. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter using the RCOS 32-inch Schulman Telescope on September 25, 2010. (24KB)
Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 26, 2010. The image was taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera from Scottsdale, Arizona. This image shows the partially eclipsed moon in the twilight wedge at dawn. This image was published on Spaceweather.com and on MSNBC. (185KB)
Partial Lunar Eclipse on June 26, 2010. This image taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel was also published on Spaceweather.com and on MSNBC. (87KB)
NGC 1333 Reflection Nebula. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope on November 17, 2009. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (68KB)
Venus and Jupiter Conjunction on February 16, 2010. Images taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel camera from Scottsdale, Arizona. This image was published on the Spaceweather.com website. (153KB)
B72 The Snake Nebula. An RGB color CCD image of this dark nebula taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. The image data was acquired in 2005, but I did not process the image until 2010. (July 10, 2005) (610KB)
IC 443 Supernova Remnant. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope on November 21 & 22, 2009. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (469KB)
IC 5146 The Cocoon Nebula. An RGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. The data was acquired in July 2005, but was not processed until recently. (430KB)
NGC 772 galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter with an STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope on November 21 & 22, 2009. (187KB)
IC434 The Horsehead Nebula. This is an LRGB color composite CCD image taken on November 20 & 21, 2009 with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. The luminance channel was shot with a hydrogen alpha filter in my backyard. The color data was taken on Mount Lemmon at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (524KB)
IC 2118 The Witch Head Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on November 22, 2009. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (819KB)
Nebula near M78. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope on November 22, 2009. This image was taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (144KB)
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy. An RGB color CCD image taken at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on November 22, 2009. (740KB)
NGC1499 The California Nebula. This is an LRGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope using an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. The luminance channel was shot with a hydrogen alpha filter in my backyard on November 16 & 17, 2009. The color data was taken on Mount Lemmon at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on November 22, 2009. (1025KB)
NGC 6888 The Crescent Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on June 13, 2009. (752KB)
An image of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter taken using a Takahashi FCT-150 and an ST-8XE CCD. (July 30, 2009) (13KB)
NGC 869 & NGC 884 The Perseus Double Cluster of stars. An RGB color composite CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED on November 22, 2009. (552KB)
I took several CCD images of the Moon on July 30, 2009 with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD: Moon 1 (397KB) Moon 2 (202KB) Moon 3 (327KB) Moon 4 (340KB)
NGC 7000 The North America Nebula. An LRGB color composite CCD image assembled from data acquired on four different nights using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope and an STL-11000M CCD. (555KB) A full size version of the image is also available. (3,275KB)
An image of the dark impact cloud on Jupiter after the planet was hit by a comet or asteroid. This image was taken with a web cam using the 24-inch RCOS telescope at theMount Lemmon SkyCenter on July 31, 2009. (10KB)
Jupiter was hit by a comet or asteroid on July 19, 2008. This is an image of the dark impact cloud as it appeared on July 28, 2009. This image was taken from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and a ToUcam webcam. This image was published on the Spaceweather.com website. (11KB)
Uranus This image was taken from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and 4x PowerMate using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (July 29, 2009) (4KB)
The Veil Nebula An RGB color composite CCD image using data acquired over the course of four nights at the end of May 2009, which was taken from my backyard using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope and an STL-11000M CCD. (607KB)
IC 405 The Flaming Star Nebula. An RGB color composite CCD image taken on February 1, 2009, from my backyard using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope and an SBIG ST-8XE CCD. (302KB)
NGC 6811 open star cluster. An RGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED and STL-11000M CCD. (June 14, 2009) (463KB)
M26 open star cluster. An RGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED and STL-11000M CCD on March 15, 2009. (430KB)
The Moon occulted Venus on the morning of April 22, 2009, just before dawn. This is an image taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel SLR camera using an image stabilized zoom lens. (55KB)
A shadow transit of Saturn's moon Titan across the face of Saturn. A color image taken with a web cam using the 24-inch telescope at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (March 28, 2009) (24KB)
Venus appears as a thin crescent in the evening sky as it approaches inferior conjunction with the Sun. This is a color image taken on March 14, 2009, just after sunset using a Takahashi FS-128 refractor and a ToUCam webcam. (61KB)
A shadow transit of Saturn's moon Titan across the face of Saturn. A color image taken with a web cam using the 24-inch telescope at the University of Arizona Mount Lemmon SkyCenter. (February 24, 2009) (119KB) This image was published in the photo gallery on the Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird website.
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope on January 29 & 31 and February 2, 2009. (260KB)
This image of Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) taken on February 7, 2009, shows a rare anti-tail. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. I have a diagram that shows why this comet appears to have two tails. This image was published in the 2010 Vatican Observatory Calendar. This image was featured in a story published by the St. Louis Beacon entitled, "Comet Lulin Makes a Unique Appearance." This image was also published in the photo gallery on the Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird website. The image was used to illustrate a story in Ciência Hoje das Crianças, which is a magazine in Brazil that teaches science to children. The image was used by the Maynard F. Jordan Planetarium at the University of Maine.
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) before dawn on the morning of January 27, 2009. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 180ED telescope. (January 27, 2009) (165KB) This image was featured in a news story published by MSNBC entitled, "Newfound Comet Lulin to Grace Night Skies." It was also published on the Spaceweather.com website. This image was used in the Google Earth planisphere site, and on the Cosmic Visibility website. This image was also published in the photo gallery for the Anacortes Telescope & Wild Bird website. The image was published in a Night Sky Columnist article on SPACE.com.
NGC 2359 Thor's Helmet Nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 18 & 20, 2009. (187KB)
Comet C/2007 N3 (Lulin) was just emerging from a swing behind the Sun, and could be seen low in the southeast just before dawn when this image was taken on January 18, 2009. This comet was on its way to a close approach with earth on February 24, 2009, and became bright enough to detect with the naked eye under very dark skies. This is an RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 18, 2009) (125KB)
M45 The Pleiades. An RGB color CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor on January 18, 2009. (117KB)
NGC 281 The Pacman Nebula (128KB) An RGB color CCD image taken with a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope using an SBIG ST-8XE CCD.
M76 The Little Dumbbell Nebula (53KB) An RGB color composite CCD image taken on December 22, 2008, using a Takahashi Mewlon 250 and ST-8XE.
The Belt of Venus and Full Moon This image was taken just before sunrise. A full moon appears just above the pinkish anti-twilight band of the Belt of Venus. The dark blue Twilight Wedge is also visible. (January 11, 2009) (55KB)
The Twilight Wedge This image of earth's shadow was taken just before sunrise, and a full moon appears just above the dark blue twilight wedge. (January 11, 2009) (22KB)
NGC 2237 The Rosette Nebula. An RGB color composite CCD image taken on December 30, 2008, from my backyard using a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope and an SBIG STL-11000M CCD. (391KB)
M61 Galaxy. RGB CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on December 30, 2008. (150KB)
M27 The Dumbbell Nebula. An RGB CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Epsilon 250 telescope. The image data was taken in July 2005, but the image was not processed until recently. (118KB)
A trio of galaxies in Leo. An LRGB CCD image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (March 11 & 15, 2008). (86KB)
NGC 6894 planetary nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an FLI IMG6303e CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow. (May 24, 2007) (119KB)
M16 The Eagle Nebula. A false color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image was published in the Multimedia Gallery on the Astronomy Magazine website. (April-May, 2008) (276KB)
M57 The Ring Nebula. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope (August 22, 2008) (39 KB)
M77 Galaxy. An RGB color image taken with an STL-11000M CCD using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor at prime focus on December 31, 2008. This was the last object I needed to complete my project of imaging every object in the Messier Catalog. (151KB)
A galaxy field in Virgo. This image shows M89, M90 and M58, as well as other galaxies. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 13, 14 & 16, 2008) (131KB)
NGC 7354 planetary nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope (August 24, 2008) (76 KB)
M90 galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 11-15, 2008) (99KB)
NGC 5907 galaxy. A CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 6 & May 5, 2008) (472KB)
I found an old photograph of Comet Hale-Bopp and scanned it in recently. This is a photograph taken with a Takahashi FS-128 from my backyard in Houston, Texas in April 1997 (11KB)
NGC 5905 galaxy. A CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 6 & May 5, 2008) (20KB)
M60 galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (January 18-19, 2008) (199KB)
Saturn, Mars, Regulus and the crescent Moon line up to put on a show July 5, 2008. (72KB) A close up view shows the contrast in color between Saturn, Mars and Regulus; and you can also see features on the dark side of the Moon illuminated by earthshine. (122KB)
NGC 6804 planetary nebula. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD using a 24-inch RCOS telescope on Mount Lemmon. (April 17, 2008) (50KB)
Mercury and the crescent Moon on May 6, 2008. (39KB)
M13. A color CCD image of the Hercules Star Cluster taken with an SBIG STL-11000M using the 24-inch RCOS telescope Mount Lemmon SkyCenter on April 17, 2008. (624KB) This image was published in the June 2009 issue of Astronomy Magazine at page 51.
Saturn. A color image taken with a ToUcam web cam using the 24-inch RCOS telescope on Mount Lemmon operated by Adam Block (April 17, 2008) (15KB)
M42 The Orion Nebula. A false color CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and Takahashi FCT-150 refractor using Ha, OIII, and SII filters. (January 11-15, 2008) (67KB)
NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula. An LRGB CCD image taken with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD and hydrogen alpha filter using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. This image is dedicated to my wife Gloria because she is my flame! <smile> (January 19, 2008) (33KB)
Asteroid 6 Hebe This is an animation of two images of asteroid 6 Hebe taken on successive nights showing the movement of the asteroid against the background of stars. The images were taken with an STL-11000M CCD from my backyard with a Takahashi FCT-150 telescope. (January 12 & 13, 2008)
Comet 17P/Holmes had a sudden outburst in November 2007. An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (November 25, 2007) (53KB) This image was published on the website for Spaceweather.com.
M93 open star cluster. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FS-78 refractor. (December 2, 2007) (329KB)
M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. An LRGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. Although the image data was acquired more than a year ago, I just got around to processing the image. (April 7, 9 & 11, 2006) (81KB)
Jupiter and its moon Io. An RGB color CCD image taken with an FLI IMG6303e CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow (May 24, 2007) (7KB)
Delta II rocket launch Photo of the night launch of the Phoenix Mars Mission on August 4, 2007. (82KB) This image was published on the website for the Phoenix Mars Mission. This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine as the "Picture of the Day" for August 8, 2007 and was published in the August 10, 2007 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter.
Noctilucent clouds This is an image of the smoke trail left by the launch of the Phoenix Mars Mission on the morning of August 4, 2007. (171KB) This image was published on the website for the Phoenix Mars Mission and on the website for Spaceweather.com.
Venus - Saturn conjunction on June 30, 2007. (75KB)
Neptune and its moon Triton. An RGB color CCD image taken with an FLI IMG6303e CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow (May 24, 2007) (9KB) This image was designated by Astronomy Magazine on their website as the "Picture of the Day" for June 2, 2007.
M68 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 7, 2006) (62KB)
Moon This is an image of Mare Nectaris and surrounding craters taken with a ToUcam Pro from my backyard with a StarMaster 14.5-inch telescope. (June 3, 2007) (99KB)
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 An RGB color composite CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 30, 2006) (60KB)
I processed the old data for an image of the Whirlpool Galaxy to create an LRGB color CCD image using luminance data taken on April 30, 2006, with an ST-8XE CCD and a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor, and color data taken on December 15, 1998, with an ST-8 CCD and a Takahashi FS-128 refractor. (31KB)
An image of the Little Dumbbell Nebula taken in June 2005, and recently processed. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using a Takahashi Mewlon 210 telescope. (June 15, 2005) (38KB)
M55 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 22, 2006) (153KB)
An image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken with my FS-128 refractor and a Cannon EOS Digital Rebel. (57KB)
M58 galaxy. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 22, 2006) (22KB)
M19 globular star cluster. A color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE using a Takahashi FCT-150 refractor. (April 6, 2006) (153KB)
Comparison of a transit of Mercury with a transit of Venus. (47KB)
An image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken with my FS-78 and a ToUCam webcam. (21KB)
The transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, taken through a hydrogen-alpha filter using my SolarMax 60 and a ToUCam webcam. (22KB)
Two images of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006, including an animation of the images (120KB)
Another image of the transit of Mercury on November 8, 2006 (14KB)
NGC 7048 planetary nebula. An RGB color CCD image taken with an SBIG ST-8XE CCD using the Steward Observatory 61-inch telescope on Mount Bigelow. This image was featured by Astronomy Magazine as the "Picture of the Day" for March 22, 2008 and was published in the March 21, 2008 issue of the Astronomy Magazine Newsletter. (May 27, 2006) (70KB)
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