Mars - October 1, 2005. A
composite of about 100 images
taken with my Meade LPI.
composite of about 100 images
taken with my Meade LPI.
Jupiter
Taken 5-8-2005
Taken 5-8-2005
Saturn
Taken 5-8-2005
Taken 5-8-2005
Welcome to my Astronomy web pages. In
these pages you can see some of my efforts
in astro-photography.
To the right is M13, Great Globular Cluster in
Hercules, taken May 17, 2007
these pages you can see some of my efforts
in astro-photography.
To the right is M13, Great Globular Cluster in
Hercules, taken May 17, 2007
Current Equipment and Software
 | Meade Schmidt-Newtonian 200mm F4 | |
| Konus 200mm F5 Newtonian Reflector | |
| Skywatcher 80ED 80mm F7.5 | |
| Synta 80mm F5 Short tube | |
| Losmandy G11 Equatorial Mount | |
| Canon Digital Rebel DSLR | |
| Canong Digital Rebel XT Hutech Modified | |
| Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector (MPCC) | |
| Meade Lunar Planetary Imager (LPI) and Deep Space Imager | |
| (DSI) | ||
| Dell Latitude Laptop | |
| DSLRFocus focusing and image acquisition software | |
| ImagesPlus astro image processing | |
| Photoshop CS2 | |
| GradientXterminator gradient removal plug-in | |
| NeatImage Noise removal plug-in | |
| AstroTools Photoshop Action Set | |
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Hurricane Katrina
Here are some photos.
Here are some photos.
First Comet I've imaged C/2007 E2 (Lovejoy)
on 5/17/07. Here are two versions of it.
on 5/17/07. Here are two versions of it.
News Update October 9, 2008
We are moving! Poplarville, Mississippi, about
25 miles north of Carriere on 24 acres in a
truly dark area. Over the past year I've not
done any astronomy as we build our new
home, but now that we're moving I hope to get
active again soon!
We are moving! Poplarville, Mississippi, about
25 miles north of Carriere on 24 acres in a
truly dark area. Over the past year I've not
done any astronomy as we build our new
home, but now that we're moving I hope to get
active again soon!