The weather continues to be challenging for this planetary season; however, I’m happy to share my latest image of Jupiter with fair amount of details. On November 3 I got a nice picture of Jupiter together with its largest moon named Ganymede. This image is...
After many attempts to take a nice picture of Jupiter I was finally able to catch some good seeing conditions and take my clearest image of Jupiter to date on October 29, 2024. Imaging and Processing The image above was captured using a newly released color camera ZWO...
This Monday I took my very first picture of a well-known comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from Chesapeake, VA. This stunning comet was the brightest in over a decade and easily visible with naked eye! I was able to get this shot while imaging comet right after...
Here is a picture of the Sadr region I captured using 80mm SV550 APO telescope. This image is interesting because I used the telescope with SvBony SV193 0.8x focal reducer that was dedicated for a doublet SV503 80mm telescope; however, it worked quite well with an...
I spent last month taking images of a well-known object in the night sky – The Cygnus Wall. Although I take images of this area of the sky pretty often, this image is a truly special one. I’ve collected 58 hours of exposure time on this target. The Cygnus Wall...
I captured data for this image in February this year, but I only recently got a chance to process it. The Rosette Nebula is a stunning HII region that primarily consists of ionized hydrogen. Located in the constellation Monoceros, the Rosette Nebula spans about 130...
In late summer of 2023, over the span of a week, I dedicated my time to capture the Cygnus Wall, a prominent feature within the North America Nebula (NGC 7000). This nebula, located in the constellation Cygnus, lies about 2,590 light-years away from Earth. Dates...
Here is my latest version of the corona image captured during the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024. I posted my first image of the eclipse a little over two weeks ago. It was my very first experience processing a total solar eclipse image, and I was happy with my...
This Monday I finally saw my very first total Solar Eclipse! The weather forecasts and models gave every eclipse chaser a hard time, and many of us had to change plans and locations in order to see the pure moment of this event – The Totality. My original plan...
Above is a picture of the Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) that I captured during just two hours of imaging time in August 2023. The Iris Nebula, also known as NGC 7023, is located roughly 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. This reflection nebula shimmers like...
