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Background Photo: 
Open Star Cluster M41
in Canis Major

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gallery of Astrophotographs
By P Freeman


 

2008 public stargazes at Keehner Park (West Chester, Ohio):

April 12 Keehner Park (raindate April 19)

May 10 Keehner Park (raindate May 17)

September 6 Keehner Park (raindate September 13)

 

2008 public stargazes at Caesar Creek State Park (Ohio):

June 14 Caesar Creek Campground

July 12 Caesar Creek Campground

August 9 Caesar Creek Beach (meteor shower camp-out)






Most Recent Astrophotos

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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
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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      

 

From April 2006:

     
Comet 73P (Multiple Photos) M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy The Teapot in Sagittarius NGC3242 - The Ghost of Jupiter
 

M57 - The Ring Nebula M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy M13 - Globular Cluster M83 - Face-On Barred-Sprial Galaxy
 

 

 

 

M92 - Globular Cluster M66 - Spiral Galaxy M4 - Globular Cluster M64 - The Black-Eye Galaxy
 

 

 

 
M68 - Globular Cluster M63 - The Sunflower Galaxy NGC4038/NGC4039 - The Antennae  

 

From Feb/Mar 2006:

     
M45 - The Pleiades M100 - Spiral Galaxy (shows Supernova 2006x) NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet M42 / NGC1977 - Orion Nebula Region
 

 

 

 

NGC5128 - The Hamburger Galaxy (Low Magnification) NGC5128 - The Hamburger Galaxy NGC5139 - Omega Centauri (Low Magnification) NGC5139 - Omega Centauri
 

 

 

 
Star Trails - Chiefland, FL M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula  
 

From Dec 2005:

     

   
Last-Quarter Moon First-Quarter Moon