Deep Sky Objects
The Horsehead Nebula
Galaxies, Clusters, Nebula, and other Kindred Objects
Deep sky objects are usually tough to image, requiring many hours of exposure and long focal lengths. Most of these are composite images, stacking dozens of 5-minute images to allow enough light to show the extremely dim object.
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. The bright orange star is Antares in Scorpio, and the fuzzy ball of stars in the lower right of the complex is the globular cluster M4. Image taken May 23, 2020.
The Trifid Nebula (M20) in the constellation Sagittarius. Image taken July 19, 2023.
The Eagle Nebula (M16) with the Pillars of Creation. Taken July 19, 2023.
The Large Magellanic Cloud taken from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile on June 9, 2015.
The Eta Carina Nebula taken from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile on June 15, 2015.
Omega Centauri taken from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile on May 2, 2016.
The Small Magellanic Cloud with 47 Tucane taken from Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile on June 9, 2015.
The North American Nebula in Cygnus taken on June 25, 2022.
M101 in Ursa Major taken on July 19,2023.
NGC 891 taken August 12, 2023.
The Ghost Nebula taken September 14, 2023.
Markarians Chain of Galaxies in Virgo taken in June 17, 2023.
The Helix Nebula in Aquarius taken September 16, 2023.
The Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula taken December 14, 2023.