Partial Lunar Eclipse. Taken with a ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Telescope on August 27, 2026. For a timelapse of the whole eclipse go to the lunar eclipse link on the solar system page at left

Huge solar prominence. Taken with a Sky-Watcher Heliostar 100 Ha Telescope on September 17, 2026.

Supernova SN2026aaiv in NGC7331 taken 09/05/26 with a Seestar S50 Pro Telescope.

The Eagle Nebula M16. Taken with a Seestar S50 Pro SMart Telescope on September 12, 2026.

Saturn and 4 its moons on October 23, 2026. Taken with a Sky-Watcher SKYMAX 180mm Maksutov, Player One Mars-C II 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.

For pictures and plans of a launch controller I built, please click here.

For pictures of the installation of a Servocat drive system on my 15" Obsession UC Telescope click here.

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Added Sun, Saturn, Milky Way, Galaxy, and Nebula images through October 23, 2026. Select from menu at left.

For pictures and plans of a single pad launch controller I built click here.

For pictures from my September 2019 observing trip to the Okie-Tex Star Party please click here.

For pictures from The Great American 2024 Eclipse in Evansville, Indiana please click here.

For pictures of the installation of a Servocat drive system on my 18" Obsession Dobsonian Telescope click here.

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