Jim Daley's Astrophotos

Homemade 8" Schupmann Refractor 214" Focal Length Camera: SBIG ST-5 CCD Images posted 1999-Apr-21
	Mars 1999-Apr-11 7:05 UT Exposure: 0.02 sec, No Filter CM: 358 Planet size: 15.1", North is up
	Mars 1999-Apr-18 5:29 UT Exposure: 0.02 sec, Filter: Orange CM: 273 Planet size: 15.7", North is up
	Mars 1999-May-17 2:03 UT Exposure: 0.04 sec, Filter: Orange CM: 363 Planet size: 15.6", North is up
	Copernicus Crater 1999-Mar-26 1:10 UT Exposure: 0.08 sec No Filter, North is up
	Straight Wall 1999-Jul-21 1:38 UT Exposure: 0.04 sec, No Filter Note rill running over the mound to the left of the wall
	Rimae Hippalus 1998-Sep-01 1:43 UT Exposure: 0.08 sec No Filter
	Horse Head Nebula 300mm f/4.5 Lens piggybacked on main telescope Exposure: 40 minutes Filter: H-Alpha & IR Rejection
	Saturn 1998-Dec-09 23:58 UT Exposure: 0.15 sec No Filter
Images posted 1999-Dec-11
	Jupiter 1999-Nov-05 Exposure: 0.07 sec No Filter Left: Original Image Right: Increased Contrast
	Jupiter 1999-Dec-10 00:22 UT Exposure: 0.06 sec No Filter
	M82 2000-May-01 Exposure: 25 min No Filter
Images posted 2000-Oct-19
	M27 Dumbbell Nebula 8" Schupmann with focal reducer 46.4" Focal Length Exposure: 600 sec with ST5 CCD Camera No Filter

Classical Schmidt Camera with Newtonian Focus Images posted 1999-Dec-03
	M8 Lagoon Nebula 1999-Sep-13 Exposure: 150 sec No Filter
	NGC-6888 Crescent Nebula 1999-Oct-07 Exposure: 170 sec No Filter
	NGC-6946 1999-Sep-06 Exposure: 420 sec No Filter
	NGC-7023 1999-Sep-06 Exposure: 720 sec Red Filter
Images posted 1999-Apr-21
	M17 Omega Nebula 5.96" Aperture, 19.312" Focal Length, F/3.2 Exposure: 300 sec (ST5 CCD Camera)
	M27 Dumb-Bell Nebula 5.96" Aperture, 19.312" Focal Length, F/3.2 Exposure: 1,098 sec (ST5 CCD Camera) No Filter
Images posted 2000-Oct-19
	M101 Galaxy Exposure: 720 sec with ST5 CCD Camera No Filter

Recent H-alpha Solar Prominence Results

Images posted 2026-Jan-30

Having completed a coronal imaging project of the red coronal line at 6,374 Angstroms (see Reflector article “Imaging Coronal Fine Structure Without an Eclipse” PDF), I reinstalled the H-alpha filter (6,563 Angstroms) into my 5” f-22 coronagraph (see Reflector article “My Last Coronagraph” PDF). The images below were taken during September and October of 2025. Coronal imaging will resume in the spring of 2026, using the near infrared light of the FeXI line at 7,892 Angstroms. I thank Thomas Spirock, of the Springfield Telescope Makers, for adjusting the images for best presentation and adding the captions.

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