Astrophotography Gallery

Updated March 5, 2001

All Images by Steve Barnes

Jupiter and the Pleiades

Mars June 15-2001 - Steve Barnes

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: RGB with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

Horsehead and Flame Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200 (cropped)

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

M31

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200 

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Rosette Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200 (cropped)

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Total Solar Eclipse - Feb 26, 1998

Instrument : Meade ETX90

Exposure: Composite of 3 exposures

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : None

 

Rho Ophiuchus Region

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Virgo Galaxy Cluster

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Seagull Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

M46 and M47

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Comet McNaught Hartley

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Cone Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Rosette Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Jupiter  December 3, 2000 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: LRGB with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

 

Jupiter  December 3, 2000 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: LRGB with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

Saturn December 3, 2000 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

Aurora Borealis (October 28, 2000) 

Instrument :Pentax 50mm f/1.7

Exposure: 20s on Kodak Supra 400

Mount : Tripod

Guiding : None

 

Aurora Borealis (October 28, 2000) 

Instrument :Pentax 50mm f/1.7

Exposure: 20s on Kodak Supra 400

Mount : Tripod

Guiding : None

 

IC 1396 in Cepheus

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Jupiter October 28, 2000 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: RGB with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

 

Saturn October 28, 2000 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: RGB with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

 

Saturn and Jupiter 

Instrument :12" LX200 @ f/20 (Barlow)

Exposure: 70ms with SBIG STV

Mount : LX200

Guiding : None

 

North American and Pelican Nebulae

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

Veil Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 3x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

NGC6939 and NGC6946

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Horsehead and Orion Nebulae

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure: 2x 10 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG ST-4

M31 The Andromeda Galaxy

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure:  20 minutes on Fuji Provia 100F

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG STV

 

Gamma Cygni Nebula

Instrument : 8" Schmidt Camera

Exposure:  7 minutes on Kodak E200

Mount : Losmandy GM8

Guiding : SBIG ST-4

 

Northern Lights overhead- August 26, 1998

Instrument : Pentax 50mm f/1.7

Exposure:  20 seconds on Fuji SuperG 800

Mount : Tripod

Guiding : none

 

M42 The Orion Nebula

Instrument : Meade 12" LX200

Exposure:  15 minutes + 45 minutes on Fuji SuperG 800

Mount : Meade 12" LX200

Guiding : SBIG ST-4

 

Triple Totality January 20, 2000

Instrument : 12" LX200 SCT

Exposure:  20 seconds on Fuji SuperG 800

Mount : Meade 12" LX200

Guiding : None

 

Northern Lights - August 26, 1998

Instrument : Pentax 50mm f/1.7

Exposure:  20 seconds on Fuji SuperG 800

Mount : Tripod

Guiding : none

 

M45 -The Pleiades

Instrument : 70mm Tele Vue Pronto

Exposure:  2x 45 minutes on Fuji SuperG 800

Mount : 12" LX200

Guiding : SBIG ST-4

 

 

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