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Gallery of Astrophotographs
By P Freeman

2012 public stargazes at Keehner Park (West Chester, Ohio): April 28, 2012 (NO RAIN-DATE) May 26, 2012 (rain-date June 2) September 22, 2012 (rain-date September 29) 2012 public stargazes at Caesar Creek State Park (Ohio): June 9, 2012 (Campground) July 28, 2012 (Campground) August 11, 2012 (Beach) METEOR SHOWER CAMP-OUT 2012 public stargazes at Cowan Lake State Park (Ohio): June 8, 2012 (Campground Beach) July 27, 2012 (Campground Beach) Most Recent Astrophotos (Click on thumbnail below to see full-size image)		Current Moon Phase	Messier Objects Poster Now Available For Purchase (Special Order Only) (Click on poster below for details)

From November, 2011:

NGC185 - Elliptical Galaxy	NGC1023 - Elliptical Galaxy	IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula	Central Orion Region

NGC772 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC936 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC2683 - Spiral Galaxy	Deneb Region

The Hyades - Open Star Cluster	Double Cluster Region	NGC210 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC288 - Globuar Cluster

NGC2339 - Spiral Galaxy	Abell 21 - The Medusa Nebula	NGC1073 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC134 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC474/470 - Spiral Galaxies	NGC7252 - The Atoms for Peace Galaxy	NGC1832 - Spiral Galaxy	Arrow Cluster - Asterism

Diamond - Asterism	Kite - Asterism	Mini Coathanger - Asterism	"W" Cluster - Asterism

NGC1421 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC1954 - Spiral Galaxy
From September, 2011:

Comet Garradd
From August, 2011:

Comet Garradd with M71	Abell 39 - Planetary Nebula	Spiral Galaxy - M74	Nebulosity in Sadr Region

Supernova SN-PTF11kly in M101	M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
From July, 2011:

Abell 39 - Planetary Nebula
From June, 2011:

Supernova 2011DH in Spiral Galaxy M51
From March/April, 2011:

M101- The Pinwheel Galaxy	Spiral Galaxies - NGC3718 & NGC3729	Hubble's Variable Nebula - NGC2261	NGC3628 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC5247 - Spiral Galaxy
From November, 2010:

NGC1435 - The Merope Nebula	NGC1097 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	NGC1435 - The Merope Nebula	IC2177 - The Seagull Nebula

IC434/B33 - The Horsehead Nebula	NGC3367 - Spiral Galaxy	IC5067 - The Pelican Nebula	NGC2264 - The Christmas Tree Cluster / Cone Nebula

NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula	NGC908 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC1365 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	NGC1398 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC3726 - Spiral Galaxy	IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula	IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula	IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula

M42 / NGC1977 - The Orion Nebula / Running Man Nebula	NGC309 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC895 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC1337 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC1530 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	The Cone Nebula	NGC578 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC3423 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC7424 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	IC10 - Irregular Galaxy	M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy	M81 and M82 - Galaxies

NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet
From October, 2010:

Comet 103P/Hartley with the Double Cluster	IC2118 - The Witch Head Nebula	IC1396 Region in Cepheus	NGC147 - Elliptical Galaxy

Comet 103P/Hartley	M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
From September, 2010:

	Open Cluster - M52 and The Bubble Nebula (NGC7635)	M24 - The Sagittarius Star Cloud	Trifid Nebula - M20 and Lagoon Nebula - M8

The Sun in H-Alpha	The Sun in White Light	Sunspots - White Light

Trifid Nebula - M20 and Lagoon Nebula - M8	M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy	IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula
From August, 2010:

NGC7635-THe Bubble Nebula in H-Alpha
From July, 2010:

NGC6992-The Witch's Broom Nebula
From April, 2010:

ST-8300M First Light: M101- The Pinwheel Galaxy	ST-8300M First Light: M51- The Whirlpool Galaxy	ST-8300M First Light: M13- The Hercules Cluster	ST-8300M First Light: M57- The Ring Nebula

NGC4169 - The Box Galaxy Group	M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy	NGC4754 / NGC4762 - Spiral Galaxies	NGC5044 Galaxy Group

NGC5746 - Spiral Galaxy	Copeland's Septet - Galaxy Cluster	NGC3184 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC4565 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC3158 - Galaxy Group	NGC4244 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC6334 - Cat's Paw Nebula	M82 - Irregular Galaxy

IC410 - Emission Nebula	NGC4725 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC6781 - Planetary Nebula	NGC3628 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC4535 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC4559 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC4387 - Galaxy Group	NGC4536 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC4656 - The Crowbar Galaxy	NGC4274 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC4631 - The Whale and Pup Galaxies	NGC5907 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC6543 - The Cat's Eye Nebula	NGC6826 - The Blinking Planetary Nebula
From November, 2009:

Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 Launch 11/16/09

NGC1333 - Reflection Nebula	NGC1300 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	NGC2537 - The Bear Paw Galaxy	IC342 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC2403 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC225 - The Sailboat Cluster	NGC1532 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC7793 - Spiral Galaxy

NGC300 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC6946 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC1350 - Spiral Galaxy	NGC2280 - Spiral Galaxy

IC1848 - The Baby Nebula	IC410 & NGC1893 - Nebula & Open Cluster	IC405 - The Flaming Star Nebula	Cassiopeia Wide-Field

Auriga Wide-Field	Perseus Wide-Field	Orion Wide-Field	Canis Major Wide-Field

NGC613 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	NGC1316 - Fornax A Radio Source	NGC210 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy	NGC7814 - Spiral Galaxy
From August & September, 2009:

Camera Filter Modification Before/After Comparison: NGC6960	Camera Filter Modification Before/After Comparison: NGC7635	Camera Filter Modification Before/After Comparison: Crop from NGC7000

Image-Size Comparison Between 8" and 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes: M20 (Trifid Nebula)	Image-Size Comparison Between 8" and 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescopes: M33 (Pinwheel Galaxy)
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