The Three Kings of Winter
A first look of the season at the 3 brilliant stars of Orion’s Belt. From left to right in this image their names are Alnitak, […]
Earth Science and Geology
The Lost Jewel of Orion
1,793 lightyears from Earth an young, open cluster of brilliant stars graces the sky right next to the Great Orion Nebula. It’s easy to overlook […]
Work in Progress
Quick sneak peek at the data I am collecting to capture M104, also known as the Sombrero Galaxy, in greater detail than I ever have […]
When people in the year 1054 witnessed the sudden appearance of a “daytime star”, they didn’t know what to make of it
BOOOOOM When people in the year 1054 witnessed the sudden appearance of a “daytime star”, they didn’t know what to make of it. It faded […]
Supernova in the Pinwheel Galaxy
10 days ago, Koichi Itagaki, an amateur astronomer in Japan, was the first to discover a new supernova in M101, also known as the Pinwheel […]
The Crescent Nebula
The Crescent Nebula This is the most detailed image I’ve ever captured of NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula. One of the most […]
The Cocoon Galaxy
This is NGC 4490, also known as the Cocoon Galaxy. Its distance of 25 million lightyears away from Earth makes it difficult to tease out […]
M101 – The Pinwheel Galaxy
This is my best view yet of the massive, face-on spiral galaxy M101. This galaxy is massive. Measuring 170,000 lightyears in diameter, it is nearly […]
Third Quarter and Waning Crescent
Third Quarter The left of the moon appears illuminated and visible,while the left half appears dark. Waning Crescent A small sliver of the illuminated side […]