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Astrophotography Gallery

M 13 June 30, 2011
M 22 September 26, 2011
M 5 April 27, 2012
M 4 July 21, 2012
M 42 Orion True Color October 21, 2011
M 42 Orion Red Shift October 21, 2011
M 42 Layered October 21, 2011
NGC 2024 Flame October 28, 2011
NGC 1977 Running Man December 27, 2011
M 42 Orion Full F/11 October 21, 2011
M 20 Trifid July 21, 2012
M8 and M 20 Wide Angle August 9, 2012
M 57 Ring Nebula August 18, 2012
M 57 Ring Nebula Cropped August 18, 2012
M 8 Lagoon Nebula September 14, 2012
M 31 Andromeda September 25, 2011
NGC 253 Sculptor December 22, 2011
M 33 Triangulum January 14, 2012
M 81 Bodes Galaxy February 17, 2012
M 101 Pinwheel February 17, 2012
M 51 Whirlpool February 17, 2012
M 63 Sunflower March 22, 2012
M 83 Southern Pinwheel May 19, 2012
Wide Angle M 31 Andromeda September 8, 2012
Crescent Moon April 27, 2012
NGC 7293 Helix Nebula October 18, 2012
Moon 2 November 22, 2012
Jupiter November 22, 2012
M4 November July 21, 2012
M92 November 8, 2013
M92 Cropped November 8, 2013
M62 June 28, 2014
M1 Crab Nebula February 1, 2013
NGC 1977 Running Man Full December 26, 2013
NGC 7023 Iris Nebula August 30, 2014
Flame-Horsehead Nebula October 25, 2014
M45 Pleiades November 24, 2015
M78 January 22, 2015
NGC 3242 Ghost of Jupiter March 20, 2015
M27 Dumbbell Nebula July 17, 2015
IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula September 8, 2015
M51 Whirlpool No IR April 5, 2014
M33 Triangulum November 25, 2013
M31 Andromeda HyperStar July 31, 2014
M81 Bodes Galaxy HyperStar August 15, 2014
M81 Close-up HyperStar august 15, 2014
M101 HyperStar August 21, 2014
Stephens Quintet- NGC 7331 September 1, 2014
NGC 2403-HyperStar February 12, 2015
NGC 253 Sculptor HyperStar August 13, 2015
Full Moon Eclipse April 15, 2014
Blood Moon Super Moon September 27, 2015
Comet Lovejoy February 10, 2015
Earth Shine January 3, 2014
Moon Mars Venus February 20, 2015
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