October Galaxy

This is a faint galaxy with a strange name, IC342. It was taken the evening of October 20th, 2008 in one of my friend Sheldon's observatories in NW Illinois using an eight inch newtonian reflector and an SBIG ST10 CCD camera. The galaxy is in the constellation Camelopardalis, but is very near my wife's star in the constellation Cassiopeia. Thanks go to Sean Walker for the wonderful processing of the image files.

NGC7635 Bubble Nebula

This image was taken last Friday night at my friend Sheldon's home in Illinois. Taken with the 8" f/3.68 Faworski Astrograph and an SBIG ST8, it is a photograph of the Bubble Nebula. One look at the shape indicates its name.

Osprey Dad Upset

The Dad osprey about ready to get at me for taking pictures of his family.

A GBH With Attitude

A modern day Great Blue Heron.

Mom's Mad

Mom osprey is not too happy having her picture taken.

Osprey mother and baby

Osprey mom and baby in their nest.

GBH Head

The head of a Great Blue Heron.

Osprey feeding

A mother Osprey feeding her young.

Green Heron - Everglades

Imaged on a recent trip to the Everglades with a Canon 5D and a Tamron 200-500mm lens.

Casio's normal state-relaxed

They say that it is a "cat's life". Wouldn't it be nice.

For those who are into photography, this image was taken with the Tamron 18-250mm at F/8. Sharpness is very good for a super zoom.

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