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…
Sh2-105 / Crescent Nebula / NGC 6888 / C27 Revisit
Classic target in Cygnus, with an updated capture
C55 / Saturn Nebula / NGC 7009
Captured on the same night as the Blue Snowball.
Arp 70 / PGC 5085 and 212740
Two interacting galaxies with extreme outflows in a surprising direction.
Arp 311 / IC 1258, 1259, 1260
An interacting group on top of the triple nucleus galaxy!
Arp 310 / IC 1259
A bizarre triple nucleus galaxy?
Arp 239 / NGC 5278-5279
Two galaxies pretending they’re M-51.
Arp 66 / UGC 10396
An obscure Arp galaxy.
M101 (through trees – Star Party)
Oh, the joys of star parties on sites surrounded by tall trees…
LDN 1235 / Shark Nebula
Challenging reflection nebula in a classic star-birthing region.
Fireworks Galaxy with NGC 6939
A brief return to a favorite galaxy with the 600mm Askar.
Barnard 312
Huge dark nebula on top of the Milky Way in Scutum.










