Starship Asterisk*

Smaug (aka nebula near LBN 325) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112719430_d0a45567e1_c.jpg Direct link to full res image: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54112719430_aff1ca8a0c_o.jpg This is 57h 40m of SHO+RGB exposure from a Bortle 9 zone. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian + ASI1600...

2024 Eclipse - Four seconds before C2 Taken from Sikeston, MO using a 6" f/4 newtonain and Canon T3i, single 1/4000" exposure at ISO 100. minor adjustments to contrast and saturation and cropped in photoshop. Copyright: Nick Miller (Lefty's Astrophotography) https://live.staticflickr.com/...

The Wizard Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53392676645_b7933bc2f8_c.jpg Direct link to full res image: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53392676645_3dc9a0d6ce_o.jpg This is 12hours 48min of OSH exposure from a Bortle 9 zone. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian + ASI1600, on an Orio...

The Flying Bat and Squid Nebulae https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53414467623_22ee4dbe8a_c.jpg Direct link to full res image: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53414467623_d00d72296d_o.jpg This is 110 hours 6 min of HaOiiiRGB exposure from a Bortle 9 zone. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonia...

VdB 152 - Reflection Nebula in Cepheus https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53148203317_2d521eb207_c.jpg Direct link to original res: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53148203317_33025236cf_o.jpg Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian + ASI1600, on an Orion Sirius mount. 13.6h of LRGB data from t...

The Heart and Soul Nebulae: 110 hours 12 panel mosaic https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52893566483_39127ce0cd_c.jpg The original image is over half a gigapixel in size, but I had to downsample it 2X in order to be under flickr's upload limit: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52893566483_f955e...

M20 - The Trifid Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52835060477_80cabaa969_c.jpg Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian + ASI1600, on an Orion Sirius mount from the Deerlick Astronomy Village (Bortle 3) the other morning. Link to full res image: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/528350604...

Sh2-224 - Supernova Remnant in Auriga https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52436029504_25dcf76c16_c.jpg This is my longest project to date, with 84 hours of exposure time between Feb 2021 and April 2022. HOO nebula + RGB stars. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and astrodon+astronomik...

My photo of the Western Veil Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51280356673_85cd5a0d93.jpg This is 17 hours of narrowband exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway earlier this summer. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the...

This is my demonstration of how pixel rejection/image stacking can mitigate the effects of satellite trails. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51169334733_145ce8bfbd_b.jpg Each exposure is 120" from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astronomik filters ...

My photo of Abell 33 aka the Diamond Ring Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51033724511_295e14b70a_c.jpg This is 16 hours of narrowband exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astronomik filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the fu...

My photo of Abell 33 aka the Diamond Ring Nebula https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51033724511_295e14b70a_c.jpg This is 16 hours of narrowband exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astronomik filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the fu...

My photo of the Leo Triplet https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51017484573_083642dca1_c.jpg This is 6 hours 46minutes of LRGB exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astronomik filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the full res image: http...

My photo of the largest planetary nebula: Sh2-216 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50875743982_5ac9559de7_z.jpg This is 60 hours of narrowband exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the ful...

My photo of the star forming complex NGC 7822 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50619661997_c95b303bdf_c.jpg This is exactly 24 hours of SHO exposure from my Bortle 6 Driveway (modified SHO palette). Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Di...

My photo of The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380): https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50300934752_ede3eebaa2_c.jpg This is 11h 40m of exposure from my Bortle 6 Driveway (modified SHO palette) Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the f...

My photo of Ptolemy's Cluster (Messier 7): https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50060141248_2bf893bc5f_b.jpg This is 24.5 mins of LRGB exposure from a Bortle 4 beach. Glad with how well it turned out for such little integration time. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astronomik fil...

My photo of Pickering's Triangle: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50174049252_4d9ef87ef8_b.jpg This is 17 hours 40 mins of HOO exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the full 39MP image: h...

My photo of Pickering's Triangle: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50174049252_4d9ef87ef8_b.jpg This is 17 hours 40 mins of HOO exposure from my Bortle 6 driveway. Captured using a 6" f/4 newtonian, ASI1600, and Astrodon filters on an Orion Sirius mount. Direct link to the full 39MP image: h...

My recently completed Messier catalog: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50097739281_4c2eb86c7b_b.jpg This has been my longest running project, though it wasn't really until spring of 2019 that I pushed to photograph the entire catalog. The majority of these were shot using a 6" f/4 newtonian...

My HDR composite of the 2019 Mercury transit: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49663536153_42314bd492.jpg 2019 Transit of Mercury - HDR Composite by Lefty's Astrophotography , on Flickr Direct link to the full res image on my Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49663536153_eddf321...