My Spacelab in Space

Wide Field

North America and Pelican Nebulae

North America and Pelican Nebulae

The North America nebula and the Pelican Nebula. 20 x 2 min exposures with the Canon 60DA on the Astrotrac, Canon 200mm lens.


Very wide field of Orion

Extreme Wide Field Orion

Very wide field shot of Orion. The really bright object on the left is Jupiter. Lots of other constellations are visible including Gemini, Lepus and Taurus. 20 x 3 min shots with a Tokina 16mm lens with the Canon T2i.


Auriga Wide Field

Auriga Wide Field

Wide field shot of Auriga. M37 is barely visible at the bottom, the Flaming Star nebula is in the lower right. Next to that is M36 and M38. 12 x 5 min subs with the Canon 60DA, 50mm, f/4.0 on the Astrotrac.


Cassiopeia Wide Field

Cassiopeia Wide Field

Wide field shot of Cassiopeia. Large Milky Way region. The Pac-Man nebula is in the middle right and NGC 7822 at the upper left. Lots of clusters around here, too. 12 x 5 min subs, 50mm ISO800 f/4.0 on the Astrotrac.


Star Trails

90 Minutes of star trails.

star trails


M17 and M24

M17 and M24, wide field

M17 and M24, wide field


M8 and M20

Wide field of M8 and M20

Wide field of M8 and M20


M86 Region with Labels

M86 and dozens of galaxies

M86 and dozens of galaxies

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M11 Wide Field

WIde field shot of M11 region.

WIde field shot of M11 region.


Auriga Wide Field at Kitt Peak

Auriga Wide Field at Kitt Peak

Auriga Wide Field at Kitt Peak


Cassiopeia Rising over a Dome at Kitt Peak

Cassiopeia rising over a dome at Kitt Peak

Cassiopeia rising over a dome at Kitt Peak


Wide Field of Cepheus at Kitt Peak

Wide field of Cepheus at Kitt Peak.

Wide field of Cepheus at Kitt Peak.


Mercury and Venus at Sunset

Mercury and Venus at Sunset

Mercury and Venus at Sunset

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The Moon and Sagittarius over a Kitt Peak Dome

Sagittarius over a dome at Kitt Peak.

Sagittarius over a dome at Kitt Peak.


Southern Horizon at Kitt Peak

Wide field shot to the south, showing the solar telescope.

Wide field shot to the south, showing the solar telescope.


Auriga Wide Field from Kitt Peak

Wide field of the Summer Triangle

Wide field of the Summer Triangle

I took this at Kitt Peak with my Canon T2i. The lens wasn’t that great, hence the chromatic aberration.

 

 


Orion Wide Field

Orion 200mm Orion Wide Field 50mm


Auriga Wide Field

Auriga Wide Field