Starship Asterisk*

From Flame to Sword in Orion Larger at: https://flic.kr/p/MLAfxZ

Dusty Scorpion LDN1148 in Cepheus Note that Gyulbudaghian's Nebula appears as a bright fan-shaped object on the left side of the image near the base of the "scorpion's" tail. http://farm1.staticflickr.com/467/19583524209_37697958f3_c.jpg Larger version at: http://farm1.staticflickr.com/46...

Comet Lovejoy races by the Pleiades
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Here's my imaging project from this past week at the 2013 Okie-Tex star party. This is a 6-panel mosaic of the Perseus Molecular Cloud that spans from IC348 on the left, down past NGC 1333 on the right. I thought it was appropriate to capture such a dusty field from a location that was the epicenter...

The Cocoon Nebula.....although I think it looks more like a Dogwood blossom :-) http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/Astronomy/i-KCmKXF6/0/S/cocoon-lrgb-v4-star-reduction-S.jpg Larger at: http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/Astronomy/i-KCmKXF6/0/X3/cocoon-lrgb-v4-star-reduction-X3.jpg William Opt...

Crescent Nebula in the clouds of Cygnus
Larger at:
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Comet PANSTARRS near downtown Dallas
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http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/A ... -sm-X2.jpg

Jupiter and Moon Conjunction on January 21, 2013 Handheld shot with Canon 5DMKII + 1.4xTC + 300mm f4L/IS http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/Art/Astronomy/i-GS6h4P6/0/M/moon-jupiter-IMG_3906-M.jpg Full Size at: http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/Art/Astronomy/i-GS6h4P6/0/X3/moon-jupiter-IMG_39...

Iris and the Scorpion This is a three panel mosaic stretching from NGC 7023 (Iris Nebula) to LDN 1148 in the constellation Cepheus. I captured this field over two nights at the Okie-Tex star party near Kenton, OK on Sept 10-11, 2012. The wind became a bit of a challenge, but the dry, dark skies the...

Mittens and Sisters Venus, Jupiter and the Seven Sisters rising over the "Mittens" in Monument Valley (Navajo Nation, Utah) at sunrise. Constellations Auriga and Taurus are also visible over this landscape. http://davidpearson-photo.smugmug.com/Art/Tour-of-the-West/i-HTrGC5c/1/X3/sisters-...

Valley of the Lightning Galaxy http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-buFZHvv1_14/UANcAHaLmpI/AAAAAAAABY0/ApFUMO5opMw/s800/Lightning-MilkyWay2.jpg The Milky Way rising over Monument Valley as lightning flashes from storms rolling through the desert. Larger Version here: http://whiterockastronomy.com/gal...

A Texas Scorpion
Captured north of Lampasas, Texas.
Large version at:
http://whiterockastronomy.com/gallery/m ... itemId=398

Partial Lunar Eclipse captured near White Rock Lake in Dallas, TX on 6/4/12.

Full size at:
http://whiterockastronomy.com/gallery/m ... itemId=378

Markarian's Chain of Galaxies in Virgo
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