https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog daily 0.75 2014-08-26 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/13/m104-the-sombrero-galaxy monthly 0.5 2014-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1394723832691-XPP5UT0HTKQD67MLMOMW/sombrero+galaxy Blog - M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/30/m16 monthly 0.5 2014-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1396232229087-0X05VCAOYJXNCQBGIZG8/m16+Ha+20+minutes Blog - M16 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/31/m16-deep-field monthly 0.5 2014-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1396307602753-OLWVGCT2MSQWIEPU4LHX/m16+deepfield Blog - M16 deep field https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/14/residual-bulk-image monthly 0.5 2014-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1394858525340-MEFZ0HOPLA7GSEH7C1XB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Residual bulk image https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/2/25/annotated-markarians-chain monthly 0.5 2014-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1393356112778-T64JC9FY3BQUQTTAF2T9/M86_T16_15min_LUM_16bit_noise_reduction_mosaic+vertical+banding+noise+reduction+ANNOTATED+COMPLETE.jpg Blog - Annotated Markarian's Chain https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/4/25/celestron-11-backyard-vs-20-new-mexico monthly 0.5 2014-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1398455444404-66IEKQV3GP01U3LLUWD6/T11M68.jpg Blog - M64: Celestron 11" Phoenix backyard vs. 20" New Mexico Planewave 20" 15 minutes Lum exposure https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1398455379133-DLLY7IRI4V0KWEWRA459/celestroncpc11.jpg Blog - M64: Celestron 11" Phoenix backyard vs. 20" New Mexico Celestron CPC 11 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/2/25/m86-mosaic-small-irregular-galaxy monthly 0.5 2014-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1393368075032-K0MRNKZNGHI9TBA1VILO/M86_TIGHTCROP.jpg Blog - M86 mosaic - small irregular galaxy https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/4/25/ngc-6188-narrowband monthly 0.5 2014-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1398454729051-KL3PAJPOG90L0M5JE74A/NGC6188narrowband.jpg Blog - NGC 6188 Narrowband https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/5/8/ha-component-in-the-whirlpool-galaxy monthly 0.5 2014-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1399576509230-6VDXOH442465QZROI80X/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ha component in the Whirlpool Galaxy M51: Stack of 4 - 5 minute acquisitions from New Mexico. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1399576647738-QCYS4EK5TPPCB7V7C1CN/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Ha component in the Whirlpool Galaxy This Hubble image is inverted from the original to compare with my New Mexico shot above. (Reference: H II Region Luminosity Function of the Interacting Galaxy M51. Astrophysics Journal, 2011. DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/735/2/75) https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/22/lagoon-annotation monthly 0.5 2014-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1395503410248-JXM9NYWAOPD0JUOE6I64/Lagoon+annotation Blog - Lagoon annotation https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/6/13/ic2948 monthly 0.5 2014-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1402694569193-HJDPEBZH2VP8Z8NVYPLO/Running+chicken+nebula Blog - IC2948 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/2/17/workflow monthly 0.5 2014-02-17 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/3/8/ic3355 monthly 0.5 2014-03-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1394288989507-5SN8IWW6B80DK4FWJYY1/ngc4435+deepview+TheEyes+4stack+lum+pixstretch+wavelet+IC3355+topaz+xterm+crop+resized.jpg Blog - IC3355 https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/2/24/little-steps monthly 0.5 2014-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1393254211006-98ASQ1VR0NP0Z5PM2QJ8/M86_T16_15min_LUM_16bit_noise_reduction_mosaic+vertical+banding+noise+reduction+ROTATED.jpg Blog - Little steps https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/7/3/m51-redo-in-pixinsight monthly 0.5 2014-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1404441822598-PY14SQQZ3R9OU1HCO8C0/m51correctcolor Blog - M51 redo in Pixinsight https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/8/9/ngc-6888 monthly 0.5 2014-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1407629728882-J9SESZOHPSZQ7HN2MHGL/Crescent+Nebula Blog - NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula narrowband image (Ha, OIII, SII). https://www.celestialross.com/new-blog/2014/8/26/sculptor-galaxy-ngc-253 monthly 0.5 2014-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1409067661618-QA32R28L3U8F8KXPT4A8/sculptor_galaxy_L Blog - Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253 https://www.celestialross.com/work daily 1.0 2021-01-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1483833367745-2HM8RSE2WV99JE8AORAM/elephant_trunk_2016_4.jpg Astrophotography - Elephant Trunk Nebula - Narrow Band 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1483833130718-BRVM58CELTST268CEZQ6/Copy+of+trantula6.jpg Astrophotography - Tarantula Narrow Band 2016 Becoming a little more sophisticated in the postprocessing.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1493572461468-YYEUEBKL3KYOB7M88H4V/M51_RGB_saturation_clarity+and+denoise.jpg Astrophotography - M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy Most recent version of this target, combining data from 2017 with 2014. I think this version has better color, and there is less burn out of the central region of the main galaxy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1526764691308-Q17GZK0DGU8BNT72NLLL/elephant+trunk+BandW.jpg Astrophotography - Elephant Trunk Nebula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1588010770113-X9O498RPRJZSVPU7KQOW/M20_small.jpg Astrophotography - M20 Trifid Nebula, shot with RGB filters. Four hours of imaging time. Pixinsight, Photoshop and Topaz Labs for post processing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1611269621937-FRA65G746GJNO8AW9KMO/best+M31_HDR7_BEST_TOUCHEDUP-AI_Edit.jpeg Astrophotography - M31 Andromeda Galaxy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1402695244606-65QM075UTS2QXLW7GD35/m13+.jpg Astrophotography - M13 Hercules Globular cluster M13 was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, and cataloged by Charles Messier on June 1, 1764. M13 is 145 light-years in diameter and contains several hundred thousand stars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1392515407825-0QDURTRCNUY8OXNVR7BV/Witch+Head+Nebula+1+hour.jpg Astrophotography - Witch head nebula 1 hour total luminance exposure on Tak FSQ-ED. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1392516186520-FP6DC2VOJ88RJK2GT715/Alta+7min+Canon+60Da+DSS+Pix+PS+Xterm+Topaz+starspikes.jpg Astrophotography - Orion widefield Shot from the Alta ski resort in Utah. 5- 1 minute exposures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1404443310404-THCC1INZP35ERHR3U9VO/ngc6960+TOTAL+stack+colorized+RGB+psychedelic+3.jpg Astrophotography - Veil Nebula (Western) narrowband https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1404442591049-U5F4VH9M6CDJVRJ089RP/ngc3372.jpg Astrophotography - Eta Carinae Hubble palate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1404442966479-B9AAL17QURH5F7HNQLFC/ngc3576_Statue_HDR_nonlinear_16bit_HUBBLE_flattened.jpg Astrophotography - NGC3576 Narrowband Hubble palate 60 minutes total exposure on a 20" Planewave from Australia. Processed in Pixinsight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1404497743896-GREDQ4XSU9DA0IMTE6JX/ngc6188_final.jpg Astrophotography - NGC6188 Narrowband Hubble palate This is an emission nebula approximately 4,000 light years distant in the Southern constellation Ara (Altar). This is 60 minutes of imaging with Ha, OIII, and SII filters. Processed in PixInsight, with minor tweeks in PS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1392515654754-RTYWM7C96Q45N6LO90QF/Nebula+Collage+grey+background+7+ANNOTATED+FLATTENED+CROPPED.jpg Astrophotography - Matrix of narrowband imaging for 3 nebula This shows the final images at top, with the various narrowband images lined up below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1407624029071-NO88PWC5QADR1Y75TKYR/ngc7293_nonwave1_final.jpg Astrophotography - NGC 7293 RGB standard version Lets start with the standard RBG combination, with 20 minutes imaging time for each color, obtained on a 20" Planewave. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1402695694675-A43IG5ED62ZPUKZTZTEX/4types+cropped+to+8by10+best+flattened.jpg Astrophotography - M84 4 versions M83 is a barred spiral galaxy in the southern constellation of Hydra. It is thought to be around 15 million light-years distant. These four views give you some idea of the challenge of astrophotography since the output is only limited by your inventiveness (and time). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1402693492570-VXMS6ZXSCSF8GANP5VZW/m17+total+stack+colorized+RGB+cropped+flattened+topaz+brightened+sharpened.jpg Astrophotography - M17 Narrowband, RGB Series of images with various interpretations of the Omega Nebula (M17). 55 minutes of total imaging time obtained on a 17” Planewave CDK, with a FLI Proline 16803 camera (pretty sure I want this camera when I grow up). This red hue image is a typical narrowband mapping of R to Ha, G to OIII and B to SII. Registered and integrated with Pixinsight, and post processed in PS. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53001040e4b05db46b649af1/1407623475554-PW9EYOIU0OZJ8029XUJV/ngc7293_HAVB_AIP_21percent_4.jpg Astrophotography - NGC 7293, Helix Nebula This is a large planetary nebula in Aquarius, thought to be around 700 light-years away. Also called the "eye of god", or the "eye of Sauron", it is the end result of dying Sun-like star. This image is a red, green, blue composite shot using a 20" Planewave CDK from Australia. Additional hydrogen-alpha imaging has been added to the red channel. Processed in PixInsight for registration, integration and combination with final buffing in Photoshop. https://www.celestialross.com/about daily 0.75 2015-11-15