Popular Member Photos

 

 

Astronomers
of
Verde Valley

 

 

Home Club Calendar Contents Astronomy News Observing Tools Web Links Club News Articles Astrophotography Site Search Feedback Picture Credits Mission & Bylaws

 

 

 

 

Experiments in Film and now Digital

The Evidence in Pictures

You have been warned, our members are out there in the dark with their cameras, tripods and scopes. There is only one thing certain: the sample collection here will grow on you. We will try to keep it under control.  

Some are now using CCD cameras and also DSLR cameras. Hold on to your rods and cones!

 

 

 

The Rosette Nebula taken in ultraviolet.

Photo Credit: J D Maddy

The Rosette Nebula taken in visual wavelengths from Phoenix, AZ

Photo Credit: Jan Weaver

IC 443, also known as the Jellyfish Nebula. This was taken with a narrow band hydrogen alpha filter.

Photo Credit: J D Maddy

A close look at the core of M31. M32 is to the left of the photo.

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

The Hockey Stick Galaxy oversees the Whale Galaxy to the lower left.

Photo Credit: J D Maddy

A small thin galaxy NGC 4565 is an edge on galaxy with a thin dark dust lane bisecting the view.

Photo Credit: J D Maddy

This star exploded a thousand years ago. It could be seen in the day time for some time. It is now known as the Crab Nebula. M1.

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

 

It seems every look at M42, the Orion Nebula is different. This shows a nice contrast in the gaseous regions coming out of the core.

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

 

Colliding galaxies are always exciting. M51 & NGC 5195 never fail to please the eye. Or, camera.

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

 

Another Messier object, M100 shows off its spiral arms with other galaxies nearby.

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

 

The Moon is another object that changes every observing session

Photo Credit: Dick Haugen

 

Another interesting composite using the Moon and a familiar object, the Rosette Nebula. Both taken with a GPS 11 equipped with the Hyperstar 3.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

Comet 81P Wild, (pronounced vilt) was discovered in 1978 by Paul Wild. The NASA Stardust Mission collected dust from this comet in January 2004. In 1974 the comet flew near Jupiter and it changed its orbital period from 43 years to just 6 years. Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

Centaurus A, also known as NGC5128 is located low on the horizon for Arizona viewers. It is only visible usually in May and June. Located 11 million light years from Earth, it is one of our closest radio galaxies. It is also the 5th brightest visually. Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

Comet McNaught C/2009 K5 has been putting on a show in Camelopardalis (The Giraffe) in May and June 2010.

Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

This bright galaxy, NGC 2403, somehow missed by Charles Messier, was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. It is also located in Camelopardalis.

Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

Omega Centari is located below Centaurus A low on the horizon for Arizona viewers. It is the largest globular cluster that we can see from Earth. It contains several million stars and can be seen with the naked eye.

Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

This picture was taken from Tucson on June 2nd, but low level clouds prevented a view much better than the above picture from Clarkdale.

Taken with Hyperstar 3 & Canon XSI.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

  The Heart of the Milky is coming back as summer approaches, but this photo had to be taken at 3AM! M20 is on the right and M8 is on the left. 22.5 minutes of exposure with the Hyperstar 3 and Canon 450D (XSI)

Photo Credit: Acquisition-JD Maddy, Processing-Gerald Madero.

Another 3AM photo of Comet C/2009 McNaught R1 in Pegasus.

Hyperstar 3 and Canon 450D (XSI)

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

McNaught R1 is brightening and may reach naked eye magnitude in June 2010. It is heading for Cassiopeia and may go near Mirfak.

Hyperstar 3 and Canon 450D (XSI)

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

McNaught R1 is brightening and this June 1st photo shows it is indeed brightening. A near full Moon nearby doesn't seem to spoil the view.

Hyperstar 3 and Canon 450D (XSI)

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

McNaught R1 is  still brightening and this June 12th photo shows its tail structure.

Hyperstar 3 and Canon 450D (XSI)

Photo Credit: Acquisition: JD Maddy. Processing: Jerry Madero

You just can't get too much comet!
Wide field photo using a Pentax IST *D with a 50mm lens. Messier object M34 can be seen to the left of the Comet.

Photo Credit: JD Maddy

Members Photos Page 2

Back Home Up Next