Jupiter
There’s nothing like looking at Jupiter (well, ok, Saturn is pretty good too!) 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…
Working Notes
on astronomy, electronics, music—and whatever else I’m up to.
Working Notes
on astronomy, electronics, music—and whatever else I’m up to.
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 gas created by the stellar winds of…
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…