First Astro Pics

Messier 81 - Bode's Galaxy & Messier 82 - Cigar Galaxy

M81 (bottom) & M82 (top) captured with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera using the IDAS DTD filter (Ha/O III/NIR).

NGC 457 - Owl Cluster

Taken with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 camera and the clear filter. The star cluster resembles the shape of an owl, with the 2 bright stars in the center of the image being the owl's eyes.

NGC 6992 - Eastern Veil Nebula

I took this supernova remnant of the greater Cygnus Loop with my ZWO Seestar S50 over the course of 4 nights. On Night 1, I used the Optolong L-Synergy filter (O III/S II). On Night 2, I used the Optolong L-eXtreme filter (O III/Ha). On Night 3, I used the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O... read more

Messier 38 - Starfish Cluster

Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 Camera and the clear filter.

Drops of Jupiter

Here is Jupiter and the four Galilean Moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto seen through my telescope.

IC 342 - The Hidden Galaxy

Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 Camera and no filter. The galaxy looks grainy and hazy because of all the cosmic dust from our own Milky Way Galaxy is in between Earth and IC 342.

NGC 253 - Sculptor Galaxy

I took this image of NGC 253 with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera. I used the L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II) on it.

test

I've changed my camera position for watch the night sky... the perseids are coming soon

NGC 2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera and the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

Messier 33 - Triangulum Galaxy

Since it is Galaxy Season, I thought I'd post a galaxy image. This is M33 taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 Camera with an IDAS DTD 12nm Ha/O III/NIR filter. (edited)

Messier 42 - Orion Nebula

Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 Camera. I used the Optolong L-Quad Enhance (Ha/Hb/O III/S II) filter.

M97 - Owl Nebula & M108 - Surfboard Galaxy

Captured these two objects with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera and the L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II). If you zoom in on the M97 Owl Nebula (Bottom right) you can see the white dwarf star in the middle. That white dwarf is all that remains of the Red Giant star that created... read more

Messier 74 - The Phantom Galaxy

Captured M74 with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera using the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

IC 5146 - Cocoon Nebula

Captured with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera using the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

IC 1848 - Open Star Cluster

Located at the base of the Soul Nebula, I captured this with my Celestron Origin with the Mk1 camera and the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

Taken with my Phone.

Thought I'd change it up a bit. These images were taken on my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. I used night mode with a 30-second exposure and a tripod. Pay no attention to the airplane and satellite streaks. 😅 Pic 1 - Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan/ATLAS from Oct 2024. Pic 2 - Aurora Borealis over Central... read more

Messier 20 - Trifid Nebula

Missed the peak time of year for this, hoping to do better this year. Captured with my Celestron Origin with the Mk1 camera amd Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

Our Sun

Taken with the ZWO Seestar S50 using the solar filter in January 2025.

NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Star Cluster & Cone Nebula

Both the Christmas Tree Star Cluster and the Cone Nebula have the same NGC number as they're both in the same larger structure. I captured them with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 camera and the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

Messier 101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

Captured with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera using the IDAS DTD Ha/O III/NIR filter. (edited)

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon

Taken with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 Camera and an Optolong UV/IR Cut filter.

NGC 7293 - Helix Nebula

In conjunction with the newest image release of NGC 7293, sometimes referred to as the Eye of God, from the JWST, I present to you my image of NGC 7293. Taken with my Celestron Origin with the Mk 1 camera and the Optolong L-Quad enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

Moonset

Messier 78 - The Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula & NGC 2071

Both M78 (bottom) and NGC 2071 (top) are both reflection nebula located near the constellation Orion. I captured them with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 camera and Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter (Ha/Hb/O III/S II).

November 2025 G4 Severe Geomagnetic Storm

These aren't traditional astrophotography images, but I hope you'll enjoy them all the same. I took these with my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, on night mode with a 30 second exposure. The phone was mounted on a tripod. The sky and ground were about as bright to the human eye as a full moon. There was... read more

Messier 77 - Squid Galaxy, NGC 1055 Galaxy, and NGC 1072 Galaxy

Captured these 3 galaxies with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 camera and the clear filter. M77 is the face-on galaxy st rhe bottom, NGC 1055 is rhe edge-on galaxy at the the top-right, and NGC 1072 is the little smudge mark that you'll find by drawing a line from the edge of NGC 1055 (right to... read more

NGC 6888 - Creacent Nebula

The first 2 images I captured with my Celestron Origin using the Mk 1 camera. The first image I used the Optolong L-eXtreme filter (Ha/O III). The second image I used the IDAS DTS Ha/O III/NIR filter. The 3rd image was taken with my ZWO Seestar S50 using the Optolong L-Enhance filter (Ha/ O III).

Horsehead and Flame Nebulae

Taken with a Celestron Origin with the updated Mk II 678c Camera on 11/27&28/2025. I used the Optolong L-eXtreme Ha/O III filter.

Barnard 32 / Horsehead Nebula & Flame Nebula

Algoquin Provincial Park (edited)

Moon September 4th 2025

Took a photograph on the moon with my Seestar S50.

Learn image processing with M51

The Whirlpool Galaxy was the first object I viewed with my Seestar. Since then I have invested in good image processing tools and reimaged it for practice.here is the results.

Messier 31

Andromeda Galaxy. Captured with Seestar S50.

Northern Ligths @ Iceland

A short Timelapse of the northern lights Sep 2023