VC Astrophotography

Digital Camera Astrophotography           NEW: NOAA satellite animation of California fires 29 OCT 2007 Transit of Mercury 08 NOV 2006 Photo Observing Log 23 FEB 2006 Supernova 2006x, RS Oph RS Ophiuchus stellar outburst *Added 25 FEB 2006* Supernova 2006x *Added 25 FEB 2006* Photo Observing Log 11 AUG 2005 Perseid meteor shower, supernova 2005cs Supernova 2005cs 10 MAR 2005 Messier Half-Marathon Asteroid 4179 Toutatis approach second session, animated gif [7.3mb] Asteroid 4179 Toutatis approach animated gif [1.1mb] Comets NEAT C/2001 Q4 and LINEAR 2003K4 Venus Transit    These galleries are now loaded: Moon images@  *Updated 25 FEB 2006* Sun images Mercury images *Updated 12 AUG 2005* Venus images *Updated 25 FEB 2006* Mars images  *Updated 18 AUG 2005* Asteroid images Jupiter images *Updated 12 AUG 2005* Saturn images *Updated 11 MAR 2005* Uranus images *Updated 12 AUG 2005* Neptune images Pluto photos *Added 06 SEPT 2005* Comets *Updated 12 AUG 2005* Messier and deep sky objects *Updated 25 FEB 2006* Stars Including binaries Variable Stars   *Added 18 AUG 2005* Novae and supernovae  *Updated 12 AUG 2005 * Quasars  *Added 24 SEPT 2005* Conjunctions *Added 12 AUG 2005* Constellations Meteor Showers +2005 Perseids Artificial Satellites Manned Space Exploration Section Miscellaneous Images Includes atmospherics 2004 Mercury-Mars Conjunction 10 JUL 2004 Eclipses@ Film Archive@ Includes total solar eclipse of Jul 1991    Some of the equipment used to get these images    Review: 8" Helios Explorer 800mm f/4    Review: 8" Orion Skyview Pro 8 OTA 1000mm f/4.9    Review: Meade LXD55 Goto GEM Mount    How-to: Adapt a telephoto lens to an EQ mount    Recent photo observing logs: 20 MAR 2004  Messier Marathon 10 JUL 2004   Mercury-Mars Conjunction 11 AUG 2004 Perseid meteor shower 05 AUG 2004 Supernova 2004dj 13 DEC 2004 Geminid meteor shower, Comet Machholz    Archived material:  Photo Observing Logs   Articles    What in the world is VC Astro?   Images are copyright ©2002 Paul C. Martinez & Philip Brents. They may be used for any educational or scientific use  - however, please reference or link to this page if you do so.