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Total lunar eclipse     02/20/2008     Orchard Park, New York. Nikon D200, AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II @ f/2.8.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     11-02-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon LRGB filters (10 x 5 sec. each channel). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)     Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, November 2 and 3, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)     Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)     Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28 and 29, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     10-29-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (15 x 20 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color gradient mapping applied to highlight structure.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     10-28-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (15 x 20 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color gradient mapping applied to highlight structure.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     10-26-2007 and 10-28-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. These two photographs, taken two days apart, demonstrate its rapid expansion.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     10-26-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (20 x 5 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color gradient mapping applied to highlight structure.  
     
Comet 17P/Holmes     10-26-2007     Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (20 x 5 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst.  
     
Sunspot 904     08-16-2006     Orion ED80, Coronado Solarmax 40. Image by Tristan Dilapo.  
     
2003 UB 313 "The Tenth Planet"     09-05-2005/09-07-2005            12" LX200, ST-9 @ f/6.3.

Trans-Neptunian Object 2003 UB313 vying with Pluto in Size. The object's distance from the Sun varies between about 38 AU (1 AU is 150 million kilometers) and 98 AU, which is also close to its current distance. Its orbit has a period of about 560 years and is even more elongated and more inclined than the orbit of Pluto.

 
     
Comet Macholz (cropped)    01-28-2005     Imaged with a TV85 and Canon 300D. Twenty 2 minute subframes were acquired, aligned and combined in MaximDL/CCD 4. Processed in Photoshop CS and Neat Image.  
     
Comet Macholz     01-28-2005     Imaged with a TV85 and Canon 300D. Twenty 2 minute subframes were acquired, aligned and combined in MaximDL/CCD 4. Processed in Photoshop CS and Neat Image.  
     
Sunspot Group 720     01-18-2005     Imaged with a handheld Canon 300D at 300mm f/5.6 and white light solar filter. Processed in Photoshop CS and Neat Image. Two days after this image was taken this sunspot exploded, sparking an X-class solar flare and hurling a billion-ton coronal mass ejection into space. Solar protons accelerated to nearly light speed by the explosion reached the Earth minutes after the flare, sparking a days-long "proton storm" with associated aurorae borealis.  
     
Mare Orientale     12-05-2004     This rare glimpse of Mare Orientale was acquired in full daylight using my TV-85 together with a Canon 300D at prime focus. 1/400 sec. at ISO 100. Image processed in Photoshop CS and NeatImage. North is up. West is to the left. The upper image is full frame color. The lower left image is cropped showing only the red channel. The lower right image is 3-D rendered using techniques described in the December 2004 issue of S&T.  
     

Venus transit     06-08-2004     Imaged with TV85, white light solar filter and miniDV camcorder. Stacked in Registax 2 and processed in Photoshop CS.

 
     
Venus transit     06-08-2004     Imaged with TV85, white light solar filter and miniDV camcorder. Stacked in Registax 2 and processed in Photoshop CS. While shooting this video a jet off in the distance flew across the Sun - a particularly unique solar double transit !  
     
Pluto animation     Imaged on July 12, 14 & 16, 2002 with 12" LX200 @ f/6.3, ST-9.  
     

Mars     First image of Mars! Taken on 06-24-2003 at 9:08 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/20, Phillips ToUCam Pro and IRB filter. Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7.

 

 
     
Mars     Imaged on 07-14-2003 with a 12" LX200 at f/30 and f/20, Phillips ToUCam Pro and IRB filter. Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7.  
     
Mars     IImaged on 07-19-2003 with a 17.5" Newtonian reflector (f/4.5)  mounted on a GEM with a 3x Televue barlow, ToUCam Pro and IRB filter, Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7.  
     

Mars     Imaged on 07-30-2003 at 07:41 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro and Baader UVIR cut filter. Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7. A dust storm is present in Chryse near the edge of the disk in the 11:00 o'clock position.

 

 
     
Mars     Imaged on 08-13-2003 at 7:13 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UVIR cut filter, and Optec IRB filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7.  
     
Mars     Imaged on 08-15-2003 at 6:03 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UVIR cut filter, and Optec IRB filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7.  
     
Mars     Imaged on 08-19-2003 at 5:14 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7.  
     
Mars     Imaged on 09-07-2003 at 5:07 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7.  
     
Mars Animation. Imaged on 10-13-2003 with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7.  
     


Solar Prominence     06-28-03     80mm ST Refractor, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Coronado Solarmax Ha filter.

 

 
     
Jupiter     03-16-03     10" LX200GPS at f/10 with a StellaCam EX. StellaCam EX to MiniDV. Aligned, stacked and processed with Registax and Photoshop 7.  
     

Solar Prominence     80mm ST Refractor, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Coronado Solarmax Ha filter.

 

 
     

Sunspot Complex     05-03-03     TV85 Refractor, StellacamEX.

 

 
     

Mercury Transit     05-07-2003     TV-85, StellaCam EX.

 

 
     

Saturn     09-01-02      12" LX200 at f/20 with a Stellacam EX .

NOTE: At the time this video was taken Saturn was only 41 degrees above the horizon, Sirius was blinking like emergency lights on a police car, and the seeing was horrible!

 

 
     

Saturn     09-17-02     10" LX200GPS at f/20 with a Stellacam EX .

NOTE: Saturn was 54 degrees above the horizon. Stellacam EX video was recorded to miniDV using a Canopus ADVC100. 84 frames from approx. 2 minutes of video were then aligned, stacked and processed.

 

 
     

Lunar mountains     08-31-02    

Stellacam EX with 12" LX200

 
 
     

The Moon in Ha     10-10-03

12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm Ha Filter

 

 
     

The Moon in Ha     10-10-03

12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm Ha Filter

 

 
     

The Moon in Ha     10-10-03

12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm Ha Filter

 

 
     

Lunar Landscape     10-03-03

12" LX200 @ f/10, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UV/IRB Filter

 

 
     

The Moon occults Saturn     03-16-02

Orion XT8, Nikon Coolpix 950 (afocal)

 

 
     
Crater Humbolt     10-10-2003     Imaged with 12" LX200 f/30 vs. f/6.3  
     
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