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Open Star Cluster M41
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Gallery of Astrophotographs
By P Freeman

2009 public stargazes at Keehner Park (West Chester, Ohio):

April 4, 2009 (rain-date April 11)

May 30, 2009 (no rain-date)

September 26, 2009 (rain-date October 3)

 

2009 public stargazes at Caesar Creek State Park (Ohio):

June 27, 2009 (Campground)

July 25, 2009 (Campground)

August 8, 2009 (Beach) METEOR SHOWER CAMP-OUT

 






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Current Moon Phase


From June, 2009: 		      


   
99% Full Moon (6/6/09) Flat-Field Comparison (M57)    


From May, 2009: 		      



 
Sunset From 13,680 Feet on Mauna Kea The Southern Cross From 9,200 Feet on Mauna Kea Distant Observatories at Summit of  Mauna Kea  


From April, 2009:		      




Canon 20Da / 50D DSLR Comparison NGC4631 - The Whale Galaxy NGC2392 - The Eskimo Nebula M3 - Globular Cluster



From March 2009:		      

The Draco Trio M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy NGC1851 - Globular Cluster Pazmino's Cluster


NGC1893 - Open Cluster with IC410 - Emission Nebula M81 - Spiral Galaxy NGC4302 / NGC4298 - Galaxy Pair M78 Region in Orion

M104 with Asterisms "Jaws" - "Stargate" Rho Ophiuchi Region IC4406 - The Retina Nebula NGC5139 - Omega Centauri

 
M13 - Globular Cluster M92 - Globular Cluster Globular Cluster Size Comparison  


From November 2008:		      




NGC1365 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy NGC6946 - Spiral Galaxy NGC891 - Edge-On-Spiral Galaxy NGC1232 - Spiral Galaxy




NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula NGC247 - Spiral Galaxy




NGC1664 - The Kite Cluster NGC2266 - Open Cluster NGC2301 - Open Cluster NGC2353 - Open Cluster




NGC2439 - Open Cluster NGC2506 - Open Cluster NGC752 - Open Cluster IC2177 - The Seagull Nebula


   
M45 - The Pleiades M42 / NGC1977 - The Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula    


From March 2008:		      




M78 - Reflection Nebula M98 - Spiral Galaxy M91 - Spiral Galaxy M85 - Elliptical Galaxy




M94 - Spiral Galaxy M49 - Elliptical Galaxy M58 - Spiral Galaxy M87 - Elliptical Galaxy




M89 - Elliptical Galaxy M90 - Spiral Galaxy NGC5866 - Spiral Galaxy M59 / M60 - Elliptical Galaxies




M8 - The Lagoon Nebula M1 - The Crab Nebula M24 - The Sagittarius Star Cloud M8 - The Lagoon Nebula


From December 2007:		      

     
Mars 12/25/07      


From November 2007:		      




Comet 17P/Holmes Comet 17P/Holmes - Widefield M41 - Open Cluster M48 - Open Cluster




M44 - The Beehive Cluster Stephan's Quintet NGC246 - Planetary Nebula M97 - The Owl Nebula




NGC7331 and
The Deer Lick Group		 IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula M47 - Open Cluster M46 - Open Cluster




M108 - Spiral Galaxy NGC6946 - Spiral Galaxy NGC6888 - The Crescent Nebula NGC55 - Spiral Galaxy




NGC1097 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy M106 - Spiral Galaxy NGC7793 - Spiral Galaxy NGC7479 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy




NGC1365 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy M65 - Spiral Galaxy Veil Nebula Region "Pointy Pleiades"


   
NGC6960 - Witch's Broom Nebula Vdb142- Elephant Trunk Nebula    


From October 2007:		      

NGC891 - Edge-On Galaxy M82 - Irregular Galaxy NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula Venus, Regulus, The Moon, and Saturn 

M1 - The Crab Nebula M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy M82 - Irregular Galaxy M81 - Spiral Galaxy

     
M67 - Open Cluster      


From September 2007:		      

Waxing Gibbous Moon M74 - Spiral Galaxy M77 - Spiral Galaxy M76 - The Little Dumbbell Nebula



M79 - Globular Cluster M67 - Open Cluster M78 - Reflection Nebula M7 - Open Cluster


M22 - Globular Cluster NGC7789 - Open Cluster NGC663 - Open Cluster Waning Gibbous Moon


M6 - The Butterfly Cluster M75 - Globular Cluster M72 - Globular Cluster M73 - Asterism


From August 2007:		      
     
Total Lunar Eclipse (8/28/07)      

M13 - The Great Hercules
Globular Cluster		 M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster M62 - Globular Cluster M107 - Globular Cluster

M55 - Globular Cluster M54 - Globular Cluster M21 - Open Cluster M23 - Open Cluster

M25 - Open Cluster M26 - Open Cluster M29 - Open Cluster M39 - Open Cluster

M30 - Globular Cluster M34 - Open Cluster M52 - Open Cluster M103 - Open Cluster


From July 2007:		      
M80 - Globular Cluster M18 - Open Cluster M19 - Globular Cluster M15 - Globular Cluster


From June 2007:		      

 
 
M84 - Elliptical Galaxy M17 - The Swan Nebula M16 - The Eagle Nebula M86 - Elliptical Galaxy

 
M28 - Globular Cluster M69 - Globular Cluster M70 - Globular Cluster M99 - Spiral Galaxy 

 

From May 2007:

      

 
 
 
NGC3873 with Supernova 2007ci  NGC4631 - The Whale and the Pup  M109 - Spiral Galaxy  M2 - Globular Cluster

 
 		  

  
M95 - Spiral Galaxy  M96 - Spiral Galaxy  Moon & Venus 05/19/07  

From April 2007:
 
 
M93 - Open Cluster M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy  M4 - Globular Cluster M9 - Globular Cluster
 
M56 - Globular Cluster M71 - Globular Cluster M53 - Globular Cluster M50 - Open Cluster
 
 
M40 - Double Star M35 - Open Cluster M79 - Globular Cluster M105 - Elliptical Galaxy 

 
 

 
M61 - Spiral Galaxy  M88 - Spiral Galaxy  M75 - Globular Cluster Rho Ophiuchi

 

 

    
SOUTH Star Trails - Chiefland, FL WEST Star Trails - Chiefland, FL    

 

From February 2007:

      
IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula  IC434 - The Horsehead Nebula NGC2024 - The Flame Nebula  Flame & Horsehead Nebulae

 
NGC2264 - The Cone Nebula Markarian's Chain NGC4038/NGC4039 - The Antennae M5 - Globular Cluster
 

      
M10 - Globular Cluster      
 

From November 2006:

      
NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula
 

  
M42 - The Orion Nebula M42 / NGC1977 - The Orion Nebula Region M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy NGC1499 - The California Nebula
 
M36 - Open Cluster M37 - Open Cluster M38 - Open Cluster NGC869/NGC884 - The Double Cluster
 

  

    
IC443 - The Jellyfish Nebula IC1805 - The Heart Nebula    
 

From September 2006:

      
     
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula      

 

From May 2006:

      
Comet 73P-M57 Close Encounter May 7, 2006 Animation:
Comet 73P-M57 Close Encounter May 7, 2006
(WARNING:  859k Download)		 M20 - The Trifid Nebula NGC4565 - Edge-On Galaxy
M3 - Globular Cluster M12 - Globular Cluster M14 - Globular Cluster Saturn 05/28/06
 

      
Jupiter 05/27/06