Michael A. Phillips' Astro Blog

I tried something new that I have not done before and that was to piggy back my 200mm lens with the Canon 60Da camera onto the 14".  I ...

This is a very **UNFAIR** comparison of CCD to DSLR!  It's unfair because of the following. Differences Taken on different nights ...

This edition is very nebula heavy.  Nebula are interesting in their aesthetics and beauty but are foreboding, inhospitable places.  In sharp...

This month was full of many clear days.  I took advantage First up is NGC 100, which according to http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1.ht...

I had previously shot this target on the same telescope ( +Akule   ) last year but used a DSLR. Here's my more recent effort with a CC...

I struggle with trees in my yard that obscure a large portion of my night sky. I setup my 14" telescope in one of the only areas that...

I don't know where to keep good, unlimited, full-res photos.  Even Picasa/Google/Plus keep shrinking them down as does Multiply.  Perhap...

Guiding works well, 7D works well... Galaxy, M90 acquired!

A few things to note.  I have a 65 lbs scope mounted on a CGE and I can guide and DSO image!  More on that in the future.  Here's quick ...

Be sure to click all thumbnails to see the larger view! Super duper old one from 2009, but recently reprocessed and never posted ...

The whole of lower ecliptic is rarely above the trees in my primary observing location, so this was about it for a single night.  I really w...

Ton's of great Astro weather here of late.  Here's the coolest Deep Sky Object I got from last night.  I got some other's a...

Fun one, I think I've seen a glimpse of he small dark lane that is the black eye, but this was a refreshing look...

Almost 4hours of time on this in almost a single night.  Grabbed a few strays on the 2nd night but spent more time on M63 the next night...

Check out the mouse over version for labels! http://maphilli14.webs.com/Astronomy/8-Webs/DSO/Galaxies/MAP-M84-M86-201000308-large.jpg

Pacman nebula - I didn't think this was enough data and was going to hit it up another night, but it slipped and well, here it...

I saw the Cloudy Nights ( http://www.cloudynights.com/ ) challenge the other month and was immediately struck by how cool this barred spiral...

This is my single most amount of DSLR data in a single session or night to date. 5min (300s) x 42 = 3.5 hours at ISO 1600 For those not yet ...

4 nights in December, most of which had bad seeing.  2 of them, I started with the CGE aligned and the white, 6" Schmidt-Newt on top ...