Moon 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 0.878 msec, Frames = 1, Gain = 5 of 250 January 24, 2021 – 01:16 UTC Phase is 3 days past first quarter. Copernicus is the prominent crater lower center; sunrise on the mountains of Sinus Iridum lower right near the terminator. North at 4 o’clock, East at…

Jupiter 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 5x Barlow Exposure = 9 msec, Gain = 30 of 250 November 27, 2021  22:06 UTC Jupiter with 3 Galilean moons visible (Ganymede to the upper left of the disk, Io and Europa respectively to the lower right). Approximate magnitudes for the three moons are 4.5, 5.0, and 5.3…

Mars 10.1″ f/4.5 (stopped to 3.8″ f/12), Mallincam DS432CTEC with 2.5x Barlow  Exposure = 2.696 msec, Gain = 80 of 250 October 18, 2020  04:53 UTC Mars just past opposition. Major surface features visible are Syrtis Major (dark area to the lower right) and darker southern highlands. Mars south pole is at approximately 2 o’clock…

M42 and M43 Great Orion Nebula and De Mairan’s Nebula 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducerExposures = 2-12-22-22 sec, Live Stacked frames = 15-15-15-45 (90 total), Gain = 2-2-2-6 of 250 The Great Orion Nebula M42 is most of what we see here in this image, with the exception of the upside-down “comma”…

iPhone 11, 10 second exposure October 11, 2024 2:15 UTC Significant auroral displays occurred world-wide across the northern hemisphere this evening. Slight activity detected at about 8:00 PM local time and then increased dramatically by 10:00 PM. Brilliant green and pink hues that strengthened and faded over time, the colours are more vibrant through the…

iPhone 11, 10 second exposure October 11, 2024 2:15 UTC Significant auroral displays occurred world-wide across the northern hemisphere this evening. Slight activity detected at about 8:00 PM local time and then increased dramatically by 10:00 PM. Brilliant green and pink hues that strengthened and faded over time, the colours are more vibrant through the…

NGC 7009 Saturn Nebula in Aquarius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 2.5x Powermate and Optolong L-eNhance filter Exposure = 2 sec, Live Stacked frames = 80 total, Gain = 50.8 of 250 NGC 7009, also known as the Saturn Nebula or Caldwell 55, is a striking planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius. Discovered by…

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula in Cygnus 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 0.5 focal reducer and Astronomik UHC filter Exposure = 5-13-20 sec, Live Stacked frames = 15-31-24 (70 total), Gain = 70 of 250 Also known as Caldwell 27, the Crescent Nebula is about 5000 light years away, and 25 by 16 light years across.…

Saturn 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC with 5x barlow Exposure = 85 msec, Gain = 12 of 250 August 6, 2022  5:20 UTC The three main rings of Saturn, the outer A ring, the Cassini Division, the B ring, and the very faint C ring all appear to be visible in this image. The shadow of…

M80 Globular cluster in Scorpius 10.1″ f/4.5, Mallincam DS432cTEC Exposure = 5 sec, Live Stacked frames = 20-20 (40 total), Gain = 6-16 of 250 M80 is a bright but very small globular cluster located 4.5 degrees north-west of Antares. It’s core is very bright and unresolvable at this scale (I would like to revisit…