Recent Observations
Herewith, a database of every observation I’ve ever made, most recent first! Click for more detail, or on the page links at the bottom to review more, 12 at a time, in descending chronological order…
M50 / NGC 2323 / Heart Shaped Cluster
An open cluster with an impressive starfield.
M 79 / NGC 1904
Winter globular cluster: early AM observation
M110 / NGC 205 via Seestar 50
Using the Seestar to reproduce a favorite framing of M110
The Moon
My first serious attempt at using SharpCap’s live Lunar stacking with the moon
Sh2-152 / Sh2-153
Two emission nebulae of very different brightness. Challenging.
Minkowski 1-64
Tiny, faint planetary nebula.
M34 / Spiral Cluster
An attractive cluster characterized by blue and red stars, some doubled.
M30 / Jellyfish Cluster
A distinctive, small GC characterized by lines of small, blue stars.
NGC 6709
Attractive open cluster within an impressive star field
NGC 6643
A challenging but charming spiral galaxy in Draco
NGC 5907 / Splinter Galaxy
A dramatic, nearly edge-on galaxy
NGC 7814 / C43 / Little Sombrero Galaxy
Nice, bright, edge on galaxy.