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Thanks for visiting these occasional notes about my photography. They explain some of the background related to the photographs, information about their location or circumstances and some of the technical details about capturing them. Feel free to leave comments or ask questions.
An interesting juxtaposition
November 03, 2025
Many objects appearing close to each other in the sky are in fact quite far apart.
Here's an extreme case: The fuzzy blob is a galaxy, an assemblage of many billions of...
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A Postcard from Very DEEP Space
November 01, 2025
Yes, it's filled with stars. But one star in particular has a pretty interesting story, and I was especially pleased that I could get a photograph.
Pretty much anyplace...
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Stellar Evolution in Action
October 30, 2025
The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in our Milky Way galaxy, 4,700 light-years away toward the constellation Cygnus. This image was taken from suburban Bloomington, Indiana an...
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The Magnificent Rosette
October 27, 2025
The Rosette Nebula (NGC 2238) is a perennial favorite deep sky target. This is a composite of images made with both a monochrome and color camera. The monochrome shows a...
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A Pair of Hairy Stars
October 26, 2025
Apparently the origin of the word comet is from their description as "long-haired stars" (kometes in greek). Two comets currently are bright enough to photograph, and one...
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