Here's a set of some of my best.  Unless otherwise stated, all were taken with
the Konus 200mm Newtonian and Canon Digital Rebel.
M20 - The Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius
M27 - the Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula
M17 - The Swan Nebula in Sagittarius
M27 - taken August 14, 2005
NGC6995 - The Eastern Part of the
Veil Nebula
M16 - the Eagle Nebula
NGC6960 - The Western Veil
The Helix Nebula - NGC7293
NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula in Cygnus
NGC7293 The Helix Nebula, taken
August 4, 2005 - same as above, but
re-processed for additional contrast,
color and noise reduction
M57 - The Ring Nebula in Lyra
M76 - the Little Dumbell.  Photo taken
9-27-05
Yet another amateur photo of M42.  
This is my best to date.  Also only the
2nd one I've done.  Photo taken
9-30-05
M42 - 9-15-2005 The Great Orion
Nebula.  My first image of this object
M42 - Same as the 9-30-05 image,
but reprocessed for better color,
contrast and noise reduction
Supernova remnant M1 - The Crab
Nebula.  Photo taken 9-30-05
M97 - A planetary nebula in Ursa Major
Again, M1 - The Crab Nebula.  Photo
Taken October 4, 2005
NGC7048 - A planetary Nebula
in Cygnus.  Photo taken on
Sharon's birthday - 8-26-05
Another image of NGC7023,
The Iris Nebula.   Photo taken
October 1, 2005
M52 Open Cluster and
NGC7635, The Bubble
Nebula.  10 x 360 seconds
taken on Otcober 4, 2005
NGC2438 - A small Planetary Nebula
in the Foreground of Open Star
Cluster M46.  Photo taken October 18,
2005
NGC2264, The Rosette Nebula.  Photo
taken October 8, 2005 with a William
Optics Megrez SD 80mm F6 refractor
Not my Best Orion Nebula, but given
that it was taken during a nearly full
moon, I'm fairly happy with it.  1 x 60s
on October 18, 2005
NGC6960 - The Witch's Broom - October 22,
2005 - Just in Time for Halloween!
The other side of The Veil,
NGC6995/2.    10-26-2005
M76, in Perseus - Imaged on October
22, 2005
NGC246 and NGC255,  8 x
360s, ISO800.  Photo taken
October 22, 2005
M57 - The Ring Nebula from October
26, 2005.  Follow the link for a special
guest star!
Cocoon Nebula, taken
October 30, 2005
NGC1491, an emission
nebula in Perseus.  Tkaen
November 2, 2005.
Flame and Horsehead Nebulae.  
Photo taken November 2, 2005
NGC7000 - The North
American NEbula.  Taken
November 30, 2005
M97 and M108 in the same
frame.  M97 is the blue ball to
the bottom right and is also
called The Owl Nebula.  M108 is
the edge-on galaxy on the
upper right.
The California Nebula in
Perseus.  12 exposures, 6
minutes each with a Nikon
180mm ED F2.8 telephoto
Lens.  December 5, 2005
Another NA Nebula,this one
taken Nov 28 with the 80ED
Rosette Nebula - From
December 9, 2005
NGC1931 - the Flaming
Star Nebula.  December 5,
2005
Orion Nebula, from January
24, 2006
The Flame & Horsehead
Nebula.  January 5, 2006
Flame & Horsehead Nebulae -
again.  This one taken March
21, 2006
Orion in Perspective.  
Photo taken December,
2005.
NGC-281 - The PacMan Nebula.  
Photo taken December 8, 2006
Best of First Light Observatory Photography
Deep Sky - Nebulae
NGC2244 and surrounding
Rosette Nebula, taken
3-8-2007
IC443, The "Jellyfish" Nebula,
taken March 20 and March 22,
2007
NGC2264 and Cone Nebula
Region, from March 7, 2007
M27 from May 17, 2007