Jim Case
@jimcase.bsky.social
I am an avid astrophotographer passionate about the wonders of the universe from my SoCal home. My gallery: https://www.astrobin.com/users/JimCase/
Also experienced woodworker and retired career educator, exploring how to leverage my dependable strengths.
Also experienced woodworker and retired career educator, exploring how to leverage my dependable strengths.
I used Lucky Stack Worker to extract more detail and create a better color balance in this image of Jupiter from January 14th. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/xyy5pf #astrophotography
January 23, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I used Lucky Stack Worker to extract more detail and create a better color balance in this image of Jupiter from January 14th. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/xyy5pf #astrophotography
This is Jupiter last night (January 15, 2026) just a few days past its opposition when it is closest to the Earth. The air turbulence (seeing) was better than average allowing a decent image, and I am waiting for a night of excellent seeing to once again visit our Jovian neighbor. #astrophotography
January 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
This is Jupiter last night (January 15, 2026) just a few days past its opposition when it is closest to the Earth. The air turbulence (seeing) was better than average allowing a decent image, and I am waiting for a night of excellent seeing to once again visit our Jovian neighbor. #astrophotography
I first saw this reflection nebula IC 447 in Monoceros in a wide field image I took last year, and decided to use the AT115EDT with a crop to zoom in on it last night. Two other smaller reflection nebulas are also visible in the lower right corner.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I first saw this reflection nebula IC 447 in Monoceros in a wide field image I took last year, and decided to use the AT115EDT with a crop to zoom in on it last night. Two other smaller reflection nebulas are also visible in the lower right corner.
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app.astrobin.com/i/uef9q6 #astrophotography
Image is centered on the runway star AE Aurigae, often referred to as the Flaming Star Nebula, possibly ejected from Orion 2.5 million years ago. The b/w version provides an optimal way of viewing the intricate details. More information in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/vwh9wp #astrophotography
January 13, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Image is centered on the runway star AE Aurigae, often referred to as the Flaming Star Nebula, possibly ejected from Orion 2.5 million years ago. The b/w version provides an optimal way of viewing the intricate details. More information in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/vwh9wp #astrophotography
This is a short video highlighting some of my favorite Astrophotography images for 2025. Happy New Year and I hope you enjoy! #astrophotography app.astrobin.com/i/ixv4k6
2025 Astrophotography by Jim Case - AstroBin
This short video highlights some of my favorite Astrophotography images from 2025.
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January 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This is a short video highlighting some of my favorite Astrophotography images for 2025. Happy New Year and I hope you enjoy! #astrophotography app.astrobin.com/i/ixv4k6
Will the Spider catch the Fly (IC417 and NGC1931)? This emissons nebula in Auriga captured my attention this week and I hope you ponder this age old question! More details in my gallery. #astrophotography
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December 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Will the Spider catch the Fly (IC417 and NGC1931)? This emissons nebula in Auriga captured my attention this week and I hope you ponder this age old question! More details in my gallery. #astrophotography
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This wide field image of the iconic Horsehead and Flame nebulas in Orion, on left rendered in a SHO palette (Sulpher, Hydrogen, Oxygen), and on right a Hydrogen, Oxygen,captured with the 180mm APO and two dual band filters. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/65al2i #astrophotography
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This wide field image of the iconic Horsehead and Flame nebulas in Orion, on left rendered in a SHO palette (Sulpher, Hydrogen, Oxygen), and on right a Hydrogen, Oxygen,captured with the 180mm APO and two dual band filters. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/65al2i #astrophotography
It is hard to ignore the Pleiades (M45) with the 40MM refractor. The iconic reflection nebula inspired the corporate logo for the Subaru automobiles, after the Japanese name for M45. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/urvcl7?r=B #astrophotography
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It is hard to ignore the Pleiades (M45) with the 40MM refractor. The iconic reflection nebula inspired the corporate logo for the Subaru automobiles, after the Japanese name for M45. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/urvcl7?r=B #astrophotography
These are two planetary nebula on the border of Cassiopeia, Abell 6 and HFG1, including 7 hours of exposures with a dual narrowband filter and the 115mm telescope. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/59wv4b #astrophotography
November 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
These are two planetary nebula on the border of Cassiopeia, Abell 6 and HFG1, including 7 hours of exposures with a dual narrowband filter and the 115mm telescope. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/59wv4b #astrophotography
On the left is the diamond shaped raised area, Palus Somni, just above the Mare Tranquilitatis, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969. To the right is the 70% illuminated moon captured at the same time. The images were captured last night with short videos with a 115mm refractor. #astrophotography
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
On the left is the diamond shaped raised area, Palus Somni, just above the Mare Tranquilitatis, where Apollo 11 landed in 1969. To the right is the 70% illuminated moon captured at the same time. The images were captured last night with short videos with a 115mm refractor. #astrophotography
On the terminator tonight, if you look closely, you may see the Lunar X on the top left and the Lunar V on the top right. #astrophotography
October 29, 2025 at 3:57 AM
On the terminator tonight, if you look closely, you may see the Lunar X on the top left and the Lunar V on the top right. #astrophotography
This is the supernova remnant CTB1 in Cassiopeia, often called the Garlic Nebula, with 17 hours of exposures over 5 nights.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is the supernova remnant CTB1 in Cassiopeia, often called the Garlic Nebula, with 17 hours of exposures over 5 nights.
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Conditions were favorable last night to capture this image of Saturn with its edge on rings as part of a 15 year cycle. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/ugkow6 #astrophotography
October 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Conditions were favorable last night to capture this image of Saturn with its edge on rings as part of a 15 year cycle. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/ugkow6 #astrophotography
This is Comet C/2025 SWAN R2 from October 17th. It should be closest to earth this evening so it may be the best opportunity to see or image it. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/3zgswn #astrophotography
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This is Comet C/2025 SWAN R2 from October 17th. It should be closest to earth this evening so it may be the best opportunity to see or image it. Details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/3zgswn #astrophotography
These emissions and reflection nebulas in Lacerta are sometimes called the Lizard or Gecko nebula, Just over 11 hours of total exposure with two filters were used. You are invited to chase this cosmic lizard! More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/nezmt2
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
These emissions and reflection nebulas in Lacerta are sometimes called the Lizard or Gecko nebula, Just over 11 hours of total exposure with two filters were used. You are invited to chase this cosmic lizard! More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/nezmt2
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
The Lunar ray system in the Copernicus/Kepler regions are composed of glassy impact generated particles that are highly reflective. Capturing them when they are illuminated overhead, near full moon, provides a particularly dramatic view. #astrophotography More details at: app.astrobin.com/i/hmxkbe
October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Lunar ray system in the Copernicus/Kepler regions are composed of glassy impact generated particles that are highly reflective. Capturing them when they are illuminated overhead, near full moon, provides a particularly dramatic view. #astrophotography More details at: app.astrobin.com/i/hmxkbe
I captured this image of the last Titan transit of the year on October 5th with very good but not great seeing. This is one of 23 images that I may assemble into an animation. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/bdfx1sAn #astrophotography
October 7, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I captured this image of the last Titan transit of the year on October 5th with very good but not great seeing. This is one of 23 images that I may assemble into an animation. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/bdfx1sAn #astrophotography
This is NGC 6946, a face-on spiral galaxy on the border of Cepheus and Cygnus. Ten supernovas have been detected in this galaxy over the last 100 years leading to its nickname, the Fireworks galaxy. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/57inax?r=C #astrophotography
October 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is NGC 6946, a face-on spiral galaxy on the border of Cepheus and Cygnus. Ten supernovas have been detected in this galaxy over the last 100 years leading to its nickname, the Fireworks galaxy. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/57inax?r=C #astrophotography
This is SH2-155 in Cepheus. The use of two dual band filters, recombining the signal in a Hubble3 palette in APP, brings out the subtle depth of the nebulosity in this target, sometimes called the Cave Nebula. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/cha0mf #astrophotography
September 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is SH2-155 in Cepheus. The use of two dual band filters, recombining the signal in a Hubble3 palette in APP, brings out the subtle depth of the nebulosity in this target, sometimes called the Cave Nebula. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/cha0mf #astrophotography
Here is an initial effort to capture Saturn with its rings almost edge-on with the 7" Orion Maksutov-Cassegrain from last night. Forecast is for great seeing tonight so I will try again! #astrophotography
September 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Here is an initial effort to capture Saturn with its rings almost edge-on with the 7" Orion Maksutov-Cassegrain from last night. Forecast is for great seeing tonight so I will try again! #astrophotography
This lunar image is with a “new” Orion 7” Maksutov-Cassegrain lunar, planetary, and bright DSO telescope I just purchased. I stacked 150 fits files in Affinity Photo in 6 stacks and stitched them together producing a high resolution result. More details: app.astrobin.com/i/0ujkal #astrophotography
September 10, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This lunar image is with a “new” Orion 7” Maksutov-Cassegrain lunar, planetary, and bright DSO telescope I just purchased. I stacked 150 fits files in Affinity Photo in 6 stacks and stitched them together producing a high resolution result. More details: app.astrobin.com/i/0ujkal #astrophotography
Yesterday we spent the afternoon swimming with the fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Here are a few of the amazing and beautiful sea creatures we saw. We hope it will provide some peace for you in these troubling times. #jellyfish
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yesterday we spent the afternoon swimming with the fishes at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Here are a few of the amazing and beautiful sea creatures we saw. We hope it will provide some peace for you in these troubling times. #jellyfish
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social
@aquariumpacific.bsky.social
As I set up Saturday, August 31st, the seeing was quite good and I captured a minute video and stacked this image of the Lunar Straight Wall which is visible one day after the first quarter moon. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/b49z3c #astrophotography
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
As I set up Saturday, August 31st, the seeing was quite good and I captured a minute video and stacked this image of the Lunar Straight Wall which is visible one day after the first quarter moon. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/b49z3c #astrophotography
This is the Western Veil Nebula in a Hubble palette. By capturing and integrating the ionized sulphur signal with the hydrogen and oxygen signal, the delicate filament structure is enhanced. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/xund1g #astrophotography
August 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is the Western Veil Nebula in a Hubble palette. By capturing and integrating the ionized sulphur signal with the hydrogen and oxygen signal, the delicate filament structure is enhanced. More details in my gallery: app.astrobin.com/i/xund1g #astrophotography
This closeup of part of the colorful Eastern Veil Nebula supernova remnant is one of my favorite summer targets in North America. More details in my gallery:https://app.astrobin.com/i/yamj94 #astrophotography
August 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
This closeup of part of the colorful Eastern Veil Nebula supernova remnant is one of my favorite summer targets in North America. More details in my gallery:https://app.astrobin.com/i/yamj94 #astrophotography