Discover the beauty of the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264). Learn about this often-overlooked celestial object, see my narrowband imaging process, and compare the SHO vs. Pixelmath processing techniques that I used.
NGC 7822 Mosaic: The Cosmic Question Mark
Is there a big question-mark-like structure in space? It’s hard to imagine, but that’s exactly what NGC 7822 and SH2-170 together create: a Cosmic Question Mark.
The Elephant Trunk Nebula
The Elephant Trunk Nebula is a massive object located in the constellation Cepheus. It’s a great beginner astrophotography object and a cornerstone of anybody who gets into this hobby.
The Cygnus Wall
The Cygnus Wall is a small part of the enormous North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Learn how I captured and processed this image.
The Crescent Nebula
Read my experience capturing the Crescent Nebula. Discover the challenges I faced and the techniques I used photographing this amazing deep sky object.
Pixinsight Tutorial: A 12-Step Video Series
Learn my simple 12-step Pixinsight workflow in 12 videos in this video tutorial series.
The Orion Nebula M42 & Pixinsight Walkthrough
I’ve been doing astrophotography for 2 years now and although I’ve tried shooting the Orion Nebula before, I never fully produced an image until now. It’s one of the most popular targets, a favorite of beginners, and ironically complicated to shoot and process!
Jellyfish Nebula IC 443
The Jellyfish Nebula IC 443 is fun to photograph wide field because of its surrounding environment, specifically, the cloud that looks like it’s coming out of its head. I shot this for 10 hours and used some fun techniques in Pixinsight. These techniques included layering my Ha as a luminance layer over the RGB image and using morphological transformation to reduce the noisy star field from my under-sampled setup.
Heart & Soul Nebula Mosaic
The Heart & Soul Nebula mosaic was my first astrophotography mosaic. I decided on IC 1805 and IC 1848 because they were close enough to only require a 2 panel mosaic with my setup.
Pacman Nebula NGC 281
To create the Pacman Nebula NGC 281, I shot 11 hrs of data and used a dynamic narrowband combination in Pixinsight.