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Lunar Eclipse
Pictures taken on January 31, 2018
Partial Solar Eclipse 8/21/2017
Misc. Sun Spots & Sun Shots
The Comet Neowise
Taken from my backyard on July 18,2020
Taken Tue, 13 October 2020 10:09:24 PM
Mars at opposition:closest to earth and fully illuminated by the sun.
Picture taken Tue, 13 October 2020 10:09:24 PM
Saturn
Picture taken in June of 2017 when Saturn was in opposition
Trapezium - 4 stars in the heart of the Orion nebula which is not visible here. To see it one needs a tracking telecope, so the shutter can remain open longer!
Taken April 27,2022
Betelgeuse - Orion's left shoulder.
Picture taken April 27,2022
Sirius
Camera is a Canon - 600D
Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR with 3 inch flip out tiltable LCD screen with screen protector
18Megapixel CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor
Telescope is a Skywatcher Dobsonian
12" (305 mm) Dobsonian-style Newtonian
1500 mm focal length (f/5)
2" Crayford-style focuser with 1.25" adapter