Active solar region AR4436 in H-alpha. Taken with a Sky-Watcher Heliostar 100 Ha Telescope on May 14, 2026.

Barred Spiral NGC3718, spiral NGC3729, and Hickson 56 galaxy group in Ursa Major taken 05/14/26 with a Seestar S50 Smart Telescope.

The Eastern Veil Nebula NGC-6995. Taken with a Seestar S30 SMart Telescope on November 22, 2025.

Saturn and a few of its moons on October 5, 2025. Note the nearly edge-on rings. Taken with a Sky-Watcher SKYMAX 180mm maksutov, ZWO ASI224MC camera. See more solar and planet images on the Solar System page on the menu.

Mars on November 21, 2022, and Jupiter on October 8, 2022, with a ZWO ASI224MC camera through a Skywatcher 180mm Mak-Cas OTA.

Comet Neowise (2020 F3) taken on July 11, 2020 with a Canon Ra camera and Tamron 28-300mm lens on a Skywatcher Star Adventurer Mount. For more images I took of the comet, click on solar system images page in menu.

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Added Sun, nebula, and galaxy images through May 25, 2026. Select from menu at left.

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