Under the Stars

Below are images taken with my trusty RedCat 71 astrograph and processed in PixInsight. The system is now located at Starfront Observatories, in Texas, and operated remotely from Flagstaff.

IC 1396 and Elephant Trunk Nebula

Veil Nebula with HOO Palette

North American Nebula and Pelican Nebula in SHO Palette

North American Nebula and Pelican Nebula in LRGB

Veil Nebula

Crescent Nebula

NGC6744

Horsehead & Flame Nebulae - LRGB

Horsehead & Flame Nebulae - SHO

M106

Lunar eclipse occurring on March 3, 2026

Rosette Nebula in SHO. Approximately 20 hours of data.

Triangulum Galaxy (M33) in LRGBHa using approximately 24 hours of data.

Working version of Heart Nebula created with about 27 hours of SHO data.

The Pleiades (M45)

Heart and Fish Head Nebulae in narrowband (SHO) palette

Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) in SHO palette

California Nebula (NGC 1499) in SHO palette.

California Nebula (NGC 1499) in LRGB

Andromeda Galaxy (M 31) in HaLRGB (LRGB plus hydrogen alpha)

RedCat 71-based system used for images.

Rosette Nebula

Orion Nebula

Flaming Star Nebula

Jellyfish Nebula

Christmas Tree Cluster

Pleiades

Horsehead Nebula

Lobster Claw and Bubble Nebula

Witch Head Nebula

Orion Nebula

Flaming Star Nebula

Bode's Galaxy

Redcat 71 at Wupatki National Monument