astrophotography by bill w

Astrophotography

Friday, July 3, 2015

revisiting the expanding crab

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here's my biennial addition to the crab nebula expansion from 2006 to 2014(15) it appears as though the pulsar wind is outstripping the...
Friday, June 26, 2015

planetary conjunctions: moon, venus, and late jupiter...saturn

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After sunset on 6/21/15 there was a scenic arrangement of the crescent moon, venus, and jupiter--and it was clear (which has be...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Saturn's out

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prime viewing time for saturn unfortunately i've been clouded out almost every night since Saturn's transit. Here it is on the ev...
Tuesday, March 17, 2015

M76 in Nitrogen II Oxygen III and Helium II a rainbow in space

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what's black and white and red all over? ...an image using an Ha filter.  due to the abundance of hydrogen, you'll get some sign...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

planetary nebula IC 418: a blue gem in a red cocoon

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here's my first light with a new ccd camera: starlight xpress trius 694 believe it or not i've never used a filter wheel before ju...
Thursday, February 12, 2015

Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2

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caught a bright comet with an impressive tail in January: The image frame is approximately 2 degrees wide, making this the longest...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

speaking of gas giants...Uranus

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Uranus, seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest radius and fourth-largest mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in compo...
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