Another quickie of the two southern sunspot groups that I imaged when 5th and 6th graders from Veritas Christian School this morning at Patterson Observatory here in Sierra Vista. Great group of kids! Thanks for coming! (Click image for a larger view)
It has been a while since I was able to do some astro-imaging due to the long monsoon season.
Here is my image of the Lagoon Nebula taken with a Meade 8" telescope and a Canon T3i camera with a UHC filter taken last week.
Be sure to click the image for a larger view!
Messier 51 aka the Whirlpool Galaxy (Click for a little larger image) Taken April 24, 2025 from my observatory with the Daystar 480mm f/6 ...
