astrophotography by bill w

finally able to take advantage of larger aperture for a higher magnification jupiter Jupiter 5/28/17 still a bit mushy, but showing so...

the bright star in the east after dark (which is pretty late these days) is in fact Jupiter.  seeing has been lousy this season, but i ...

Here's starburst nebula NGC 1569 in hydrogen (Ha) and oxygen (OIII) this sat on my hard drive for a year as i was initially disappoi...

March has been a difficult month for me in recent years,  a number of events have prevented me from completing this project, but finally, ...

what's missing from my previous crescent moon image is this: no, earthshine is not a drink served at california dispensaries. Ear...

What's wrong with this picture ( click for full size)? nothing really, except that the crescent is facing the wrong way.  ...

testing out my imaging rig for the 8/21/17 total solar eclipse.  there will be a range of exposures so decided to shoot filtered midday sun,...