I decided to shoot the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae since I already had my color camera attached for the comet. This uses no filter so it’s displaying true RGB color. #nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from last night. I was able to stack 52 subs at 60 seconds each. I noticed that the comet’s nucleus can actually be seen by turning down the brightest areas just a touch. Check out the 2nd image for a closer look. #comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space

Here’s a wide shot of the Pelican & North American Nebulae. I used my trusty refractor telescope along with a 0.7x reducer. It was also my first time shooting monochrome on this scope #ngc7000 #northamericannebula #ic5070 #pelicannebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #askar #fra400 #nebula

I just captured 27.5 hours of exposure time on the Pac-Man Nebula in SHO along with RGB stars. I included some closeup shots as well since social media tends to wash out the sharper details. #ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia

I just finished captured emission nebula SH2-112 in the SHO palette. This is located in the constellation Cygnus near the Pelican Nebula. I rarely see this one featured so I wanted to give it the attention it so rightly deserves. 🤩 #sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus

This time I put in over 34 hours into the Crescent Nebula. I was quite disappointed in my previous attempt which was seriously lacking Oiii data. I and devoted more than twice the time and even had enough clear skies to capture RGB stars! ⭐️ #crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space

I processed this as a 2-panel mosaic of the Western Veil Nebula in the HOO palette. It includes over 26.5 hours of total exposure time across several weeks. Scroll for a closer look. #mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960

Here’s a star-forming region located next to the Lagoon Nebula. I just got over 7 hours of total exposures but it still turned out great. I processed it using two color palettes: SHO & HSO. #IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro

I shot the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex last year as a 4-panel mosaic but I totally forgot about it until just now.I love how the bright regions in the center create a 5-pointed star. Definitely need to try this one again sometime! #asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography

This one took me 3 months! Here’s the Omega Nebula (M17) in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s approximately 5,000-6,000 light years away. I captured the nebula in the Hubble (SHO) palette but the stars are true color (RGB). #M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography

The rain stopped just long enough so that I could finish up this shot of emission nebulae NGC 6823 & 6820. It’s mostly made up of Hydrogen Alpha but there’s a tiny bit of Sulfur II and Oxygen III. #space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820

Finally completed this shot of the Whale & Hockey Stick Galaxies. It took a really long time since I only get like 2 clear nights a month lately. I still love how it turned out! 😍✨ #C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy

Here’s my most recent capture of galaxy M109 which is sometimes known as the “Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy.” I’ve been gathering data on it for 3 months which felt like an eternity! 😄 This includes 28 total hours of LRGB data. #galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy

This is the Croc’s Eye Galaxy (M94) which I’ve been capturing for the past couple months. I would eventually like to retry with darker skies to get more of the outer ring details. #galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736

This is the Lagoon Nebula (M8) which is gradually returning to the night sky for the summer months. I only got 6 clear nights over 2 entire months so I made the best of them. The final color photo turned out way better than I expected! #space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula

This nebula doesn’t really have an official name so I’ve just been calling it the “3 Balls Nebula.” It’s located in the constellation Orion. I ran out of time gathering data since it now sets in the west just after sunset. #astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject

Here’s galaxy #M106 which has some Hydrogen alpha ions that you see can glowing in that reddish-pink color. I captured 19.5 hours of total data integration on this one. I really like how it turned out! 👍 #telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair

I just processed this photo of the Owl Nebula #M97 that I took a few weeks back. It’s made up of 3 concentric shells, giving the illusion that it’s out of focus. I thought the faint blue halo was a mistake on my part but it really does exist! #owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula

I recently captured 18.5 hours of data on the Sunflower Galaxy #M63. By some miracle, I got two whole clear nights in a row after a month of clouds. This turned out much better than I expected! #astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055

Barred spiral galaxy #NGC3718 is about 59 million light years away located just beneath the Big Dipper. There are also 5 tiny galaxies on the left called #Hickson56 which are about 400 million light years away. I’m so glad this shot turned out so well! #astrophotograhy #space #galaxy #telescope

Wow! 🤩 2024 was quite a productive year for my #astrophotography journey. Here are 27 of my favorites. I was able to capture each of these images from my KCMO Bortle 6 backyard. #space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap

Here’s the Fornax Propeller Galaxy #NGC1365 which is part of a galaxy cluster. It only rises 15 degrees above my horizon which isn’t ideal due to houses and streetlights. I downloaded the raw data from #TelescopeLive to create this awesome image. #telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax

I just processed this photo of the Monkey Head Nebula #NGC2174. It took over a month to gather enough usable data due to clouds and a very bright moon. I think I deleted more subframes than actually got used! #celestron #telescope #nebula #monkeyhead #monkeyheadnebula #narrowband #astrophotography

This is the star-forming region surrounding the Tarantula Nebula known as #NGC2004. It isn’t visible from the northern hemisphere so I processed the raw data via #Telescope.Live into a great image. #space #astrophotography #nebula #astronomy #deepskyobject #deepskyphotography #tarantulanebula

Here is the Dark Shark Nebula that I took last year with my refractor telescope and a color camera. It’s about 650 light years away which is quite close on the cosmic scale. This is quite a challenging target to capture and process. #LDN1235

Since clear skies are evading me, here's a video of Comet 103P Hartley. It's made up of 34 individual 90-second color frames, each stabilized in PixInsight, and then sequenced into a movie via Photoshop. It was moving so quickly that it looked more like a green hypen. #comet #103P #CometHartley

M1, the Crab Nebula, over 22 years. First image from 2002 (with an SCT, so no diffraction spikes), second from 2024 (RC showing diffraction). And a high proper motion star in the upper right (TYC 1309-1640-1). Pretty obvious expansion. #astronomy #astrophotography

I finally got a clear night after waiting a month… so I just completed capturing Bode's Galaxy (M81). This photo now includes 20 hours of data in HaLRGB. I truly love how it turned out! ❤️❤️❤️ #m81 #bodesgalaxy #galaxy #astronomy #telescope #astrophotography #celestron #zwo

Ah to be that carefree! 🦮

Here is the Spider Nebula (#IC417) in the constellation #Auriga. I captured it last week and finally got around to processing the image in #PixInsight. #nebula #astrophotography #telescope #narrowband #celestron #spidernebula #deepspaceobject #astronomy

Mother Nature is toying with me. There will be 3 completely clear & moonless nights here in KC… but unfortunately I’ll be traveling for work during that time. 🤬

Tucker, my handsome little man, enjoying some quality dog videos on TikTok. He’s such a sweetheart!🥰❤️ #schnauzer #minischnauzer #pets #dog #puppy #miniatureschnauzer

People often ask if I’ve ever seen #Uranus. I’m not all that shy about showing it off. Anyway, here’s Uranus mooning you multiple times. I should try this again with my 8” #telescope. #astrophotography #planets #astronomy

This is my capture of the Witch Head Nebula #IC2118 taken last winter. This year hasn’t been great for many of us with constant clouds. Icy conditions are also making it dangerous to carry my expensive equipment in/outside on those rare clear nights. #astrophotography #telescope #OSC #witchhead

Mars is scheduled to take a quick trip behind the moon tonight in the USA! I only wish I knew more about planetary photography. #occultation #mars #moon #lunar #lunarphotography #astrophotography

The PacMan Nebula #NGC281 in all its glory. I took this photo about a month ago from my suburban backyard. #astrophotography #deepsky #deepskyobject #telescope #asiair #asiairplus #ASI2600MM #cassiopeia #backyardastrophotography #backyardastronomy #ZWO #astro #Celestron #EdgeHD8 #EdgeHD #pacman

Here’s my recent shot of the Helix Nebula #NGC7293. I love the structures around the center (cometary knots). It’s so cool that you can still see the central star that exploded long ago and created this beautiful celestial body. #celestron #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #telescope #helixnebula

We’re expecting 10-18” of snow and it’s been cloudy for almost a month.🙄So here’s my main rig at the moment. I plan to capture some planetary shots after it stops #astrophotography #astrorig #astrogear #telescope #oag #guidecamera #zwo #askar #celestron #eaf #asiair #asi2600 #asi174 #edgehd #edgehd8

My astrophotography journey has slowly taken shape these last couple years. It’s a good idea to revisit prior targets so you can see how you’ve improved. Here’s galaxy M101 at various stages of my development. It also helped that I purchased better gear! #astrophotography #m101

The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is a reflection nebula where a star illuminates the surrounding gas clouds. Here’s what I can see from my backyard. #astrophotography #ASI2600MM #backyardastronomy #celestron #edgehd #nebula #ngc7023 #c4 #IrisNebula #reflectionnebula

Sometimes you capture weird trajectories of space junk. This was by far the strangest yet! #space #spacejunk #rocket #rocketbody #magellan

This is called the "Headphone Nebula" and has a magnitude of 17 which makes it very faint. With focal ratio f-10, I used 12.5 minute exposures for a grand total of 26 hours and 50 minutes (SHO & HOO). #headphonenebula #astrophotography #celestron #deepskyobject #nebula #space #astronomy #astro

This is a photo I took of the Lion Nebula (SH2-132). I think it resembles that drawing Rafiki made of baby Simba. #sh2132 #lionnebula #nebula #askar #fra400 #astrophotography #astro #deepspaceobject #space #astronomy #telescope

Some people think that globular clusters are boring but I think they’re quite beautiful. Especially when your telescope can produce pinpoint stars! Here’s my image of the Hercules globular cluster #M13 #globularcluster #stars #deepspaceobject #edgehd8 #astrophotography #space #astronomy #celestron

Cool! I just won first place in’s weekly astronomy photo contest by picastroapp.bsky.social. This is my image of galaxy M82 (Cigar Galaxy).Too bad that the prize is just the respect of a handful of fellow astrophotographers. 😆

Here’s comet 62P/Tsuchinshan in Feb 2024 in the constellation Virgo. It’s crazy that other comets are visible pretty much year round yet you rarely hear about them. #comet #comets #astrophotography #galaxy #astronomy #astro #deepskyobject #universe #stars

My “almost” full eclipse timelapse from April 8, 2024. Pieced it together from 300 frames over a 3 hour period in my backyard. We got 90% coverage here but it was still very bright out. #eclipse #partialeclipse #astronomy #sun #solar #solareclipse #totaleclipse #amateurastronomy #moon #sunspots

A stars massive outburst captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. 💫😲💫😎💫👏💫 📽: NASA/ESA

I almost spit out my drink when this photo popped up. It’s supposed to be the Skull Nebula. But apparently my guide camera lost its guide star. What do you think it looks like? 😈 #doubleimage #astrophotography #unintentional #funny

I just captured over 17 hours on the North American Nebula. It turned out far better than I ever imagined! This is just the Cygnus Wall portion. #cygnus #cygnuswall #ngc7000 #celestron #asi2600mm #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #deepspaceobject #asiair #edgehd #edgehd8