A Change in Content
I’m going to broaden this website to include more of my interests: bread making, astronomy, electronic, music and art.
The Ring Nebula
The Ring Nebula (M57) is one of the most iconic planetary nebulae in the night sky, located in the constellation Lyra approximately 2,300 light-years from Earth. Discovered in 1779 by Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix and Charles Messier, this stunning celestial…
The Crescent Nebula
Catching Cosmic Waves: Photographing the Crescent Nebula On the night of April 22, 2022, under clear skies, I captured an image of the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888), located in the constellation Cygnus. This emission nebula is a glowing shell of…
Recording Your Observations
Keeping a Log of Visual Observations in Astronomy Maintaining a log or notes of visual observations of the night sky is a rewarding practice for amateur astronomers and casual stargazers alike. Whether observing with the naked eye, binoculars, or a…
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
In the evening of October 14, 2024, I saw Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a newly discovered comet gracing our skies. This intriguing cosmic traveler was first identified by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and the ATLAS…
Jupiter
I made this photo in March, 2017 by capturing 2000 video frames with Firecapture and then selecting the best 15% of the frames and stacking them with Registax. I sharpened it using wavelet sharpening in Registax. I used a Questar…