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Messier 13 imaged with a C8 Edge HD at native focal length - AstroBin

July 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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Messier 13, the Hercules cluster, imaged from my backyard in Phoenix Arizona. The cluster is about 145 light years in diameter !

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier...

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M13 imaged with a Celestron C8 Edge HD at native focal length with the ASI 2600 Duo camera. This is the first step in building a setup for long focal length imaging of small DSOs. The ASI 2600 Duo ...

Markarian's chain from Chiricahua Sky Village. - AstroBin

July 4, 2025 at 5:16 PM

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Markarian's chain of galaxies in the constellation of Virgo from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village, AZ.

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An image on AstroBin.

The Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae from Chiricahua Sky Village - AstroBin

April 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM

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The Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village, AZ.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_405
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_1893

#astronomy #astrophotography

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This is my third attempt at imaging this rich region of the sky in Auriga. This time I captured IC405 (Flaming Star Nebula) and IC401 (Tadpoles Nebula).

M46 and M47 from Chiricahua Sky Village - AstroBin

April 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM

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The open star clusters M46 (left) and M47 (right) from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village, AZ.

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I have an attachment to these clusters because I spent a lot of time trying to see them visually when I was about a year into the hobby. At the top left of M46 you can see the planetary nebula NGC 24...

The California Nebula (NGC1499) from Chiricahua Sky Village - AstroBin

April 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM

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The Moon and clouds over South Mountain, Phoenix, AZ, last night. From my backyard.

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April 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM

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NGC1499, the California Nebula. Imaged from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village, AZ.

This was my first image with a new ZWO AM5N mount.

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This was first light with a new ZWO AM5N* mount. I also used an ASI2600MC Duo camera. I accidentally put the mount to a significant test by leaving the autoguiding off. I got 2 hours of 3-minute, ungu...

M42 and surroundings - AstroBin

March 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM

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The Orion Nebula (M42) and surrounding parts of the Orion molecular cloud complex, imaged from my backyard in South Phoenix.

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This is my first image with the ASI2600MC Duo. Taken from my backyard in South Phoenix. The image captures other parts of the Orion molecular cloud of which M42 is part. Very pleased with this came...

SH2-275. The Rosette Nebula

February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM

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This picture shows the temperature inversion over Phoenix trapping the air pollution. The pollution does not cause the inversion, but it is trapped by it. The inversion is due to the climate and geography of the valley and occurs during the late afternoon and evening, continuing through the night.

February 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM

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I redid the processing on my image of the Rosette nebula. More contrast and color variation.

www.astrobin.com/x118rx/B/

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February 2, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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The Rosette Nebula (SH2-275) from my backyard in South Phoenix. There is also an open star cluster in the middle (NGC 2244)

The name is apt but you may also see the shape of a human skull. Once you've seen it that way it's hard to unsee it.

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January 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM

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Another image of the Jellyfish Nebula (IC443) from my South Phoenix backyard.

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IC443. More Jellyfish.

The Jellyfish Nebula (IC443).

January 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM

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The Jellyfish Nebula (IC443). Imaged from my backyard in South Phoenix. 1/20/2025.

www.astrobin.com/lr8z03/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_443

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#astrophotography

SH2-273 / NGC 2264. The cone nebula / Christmas tree cluster.

January 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM

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SH2-273 / NGC 2264 (The Cone nebula / Christmas Tree Cluster). Imaged from my backyard in South Phoenix.

www.astrobin.com/pfgf4o/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2264

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NGC7635 (the Bubble Nebula) and Messier 52.

January 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM

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NGC7635 (the Bubble Nebula) and the open star cluster Messier 52 imaged from my backyard in South Phoenix.

www.astrobin.com/5vjd1y/

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January 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM

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Messier 79, a globular star cluster. Imaged in the moonlight from my backyard on South Phoenix, AZ.

www.astrobin.com/zq83oo/
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Messier 79.

Messier 78 (NGC 2068), NGC 2064, NGC 2067 and NGC2071.

January 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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The Messer 78 group of nebulae in the Orion constellation. Imaged from my backyard in South Phoenix. 1/2/2024.

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NGC1499. The California Nebula. Imaged from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village

January 6, 2025 at 2:48 AM

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NGC1499, the California Nebula. Imaged from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village.

www.astrobin.com/0osg16/

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#astronomy

M45 imaged from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village

December 31, 2024 at 8:23 PM

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Messier 45, the Pleiades. Imaged from my dark sky site at Chiricahua Sky Village.

www.astrobin.com/4fd5z5/

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Messier 31. The Andromeda Galaxy. Imaged with a C8 and Hyperstar v4

December 31, 2024 at 8:21 PM

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Four of my favorite astrophotography images from 2024.
(Click on the links to see the images).

#astrophotography #astronomy

www.astrobin.com/64jlqa/
www.astrobin.com/npa3mq/
www.astrobin.com/1z53qo/
www.astrobin.com/7ul7jo/

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December 31, 2024 at 8:01 PM

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SouthWestAstro @southwestastro.bsky.social · Dec 26

Messier 45, the Pleiades cluster, imaged from my backyard in Phoenix, Arizona.

www.astrobin.com/dwqv9q/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades

M45, the Pleiades Cluster

M45, the Pleiades Cluster

December 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM

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Messier 45, the Pleiades cluster, imaged from my backyard in Phoenix, Arizona.

www.astrobin.com/dwqv9q/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades

#astronomy #astrophotography

December 26, 2024 at 12:44 AM

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SouthWestAstro @southwestastro.bsky.social · Dec 1

Back in June I took this image of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster from my dark sky observing site at Chiricahua Sky Village in Southeastern Arizona.

How many Galaxies can you see in this image ?

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Virgo Galaxy cluster imaged from Chiricahua Sky Village