NGC 2359 (Thor's Nebula) planetary

Until someone mentioned this object recently I did not notice that I had forgotten to post this photo.

I'll keep my commentary to a minimum since these photographs speak for themselves (visually AND in the text written onto them already, which hopefully you can discern). Needless to say, the photos on this page were taken at New Mexico Skies using their equipment (thanks Mike, Lynn & Bowzer), the specifics of which are detailed on each photo. I've been holding off on these since I wanted to show that I could master my own camera first! Many more of those photos are lying in wait as well...

M42 & M43 (Great Orion Nebula) diffuse

Mosiac of 4 photos with a 5th shorter exposure of the Trapezium SUPERIMPOSED...

NGC 2237 & 2244 - Rosette Nebula (diffuse) & open cluster

9-frame photo mosaic taken over 3 different nights (and it still doesn't adequately cover the entire nebula). Still, this and the above Orion Nebula mosiac are possibly the two "masterpieces" of the trip, and so presented first. Below you will find a reconstruction of the 9 original photos in the order they were taken. Notice a couple BARELY provided adequate coverage for proper blending, but at least there were no gaps.

NGC 2034 (Flame Nebula) diffuse

IC 434 & B33 (Horsehead Nebula) dark & diffuse nebulae

M1 (Crab Nebula) supernova

M35 (open cluster)

M37 (open cluster)

M46 (open cluster with planetary nebula)

M76 (Little Dumbbell) planetary nebula

M78 (diffuse nebula)

NGC 3242 (Ghost of Jupiter) planetary nebula

NGC 5139 (Omega Centaurus) globular cluster

NGC 5128 (Centaurus A) galaxy

The following 18 photos were taken during my trip to New Mexico Skies in July 2005. They were taken jointly with a friend. The photos prior and following these 18 photos were taken early January 2006 at New Mexico Skies during a solo stopover. I managed to thematically group all the galaxies together.

M16 Eagle Nebula (diffuse)

M17 Omega or Swan Nebula (diffuse)

M20 Trifid Nebula (diffuse)

M27 (Dumbbell Nebula) planetary nebula

M57 (Ring Nebula) planetary nebula

M97 (Owl Nebula) planetary nebula

NGC 7293 (Helix Nebula) planetary nebula

NGC 7635 (Bubble Nebula) planetary nebula with diffuse regions

M3 (globular cluster)

M5 (globular cluster)

M11 (Wild Duck Cluster) open

M13 Great Hercules Cluster (globular)

M33 (Triangulum or Pinwheel Galaxy, not to be confused with M101) face-on spiral

M51 (Whirlpool Galaxy) face-on spiral with neighbor NGC 5195

Arrow indicates a recent supernova not found in older photographs.

M83 (face-on spiral galaxy)

M101 (sometimes called the Pinwheel Galaxy, not to be confused with M33) face-on spiral

M104 Sombrero Galaxy (edge-on spiral)

NGC 253 (Sculptor Galaxy) tilted spiral

Stephan's Quintet (cluster of five galaxies - a 6th is further to the right)

NGC 4038 & 4039 (Antennae Galaxies) colliding galaxies

M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) - small portion!

M74 (face-on spiral galaxy)

NGC 3115 Spindle Galaxy (edge-on)

NGC 1365 (barred spiral galaxy in Fornax cluster of galaxies)

M63 Sunflower Galaxy (spiral)

M64 Black-Eye Galaxy (spiral)

M81 (Bode's Nebula) Spiral Galaxy

M100 Spiral Galaxy

M109 Spiral Galaxy

NGC 4565 (edge-on spiral galaxy)

NGC 891 (edge-on spiral galaxy)

I'll keep my commentary to a minimum since these photographs speak for themselves (visually AND in the text written onto them already, which hopefully you can discern). Needless to say, the photos on this page were taken at New Mexico Skies using their equipment, the specifics of which are detailed on each photo. I've been holding off on these since I wanted to show that I could master my own camera first!