West Texas Astronomy Pictures
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New: Spring 2010 Astronomy Pictures

March 2009 Astronomy Images - October 2008 Astronomy Images

Sun Setting on Domes at McDonald Observatory... From ~15 miles away, through my telescope!

This is the primary link to my Davis Mountains astronomy images. The dome shot was from my setup location in the Davis Mountains, which have some of the darkest skies in the United States.

My 10/2007 and 3/2007 pictures are on top, and links to my other pictures are towards the bottom. Enjoy!

NGC 253, 20Da (Sculptor Galaxy) This is a much closer re-shoot.	M31: Another Perspective Above: The ruddy dust lanes of M31 have always intrigued me. M31 images here	M1, The Crab Nebula
Cocoon Nebula	M24, Barnard 92 & 93	M13
10/2007 Scenic Pictures	See the 10/2007 Bugs here	Above, 10/2007: Comet LONEOS (C/2007 F1) Picture (click thumbnail for larger image) Main comet page is here
Orion: Widefield Nebulosity Galore (2007)	Lightning Pictures That's astronomy, right?	Snake!
Winter Milky Way Pictures	Thor's Helmet (NGC2359) NGC 2359 Two nights combined	IC410, NGC1983 Much deeper than before
M59 and M60 Galaxies galore!	Rainbow Pictures Yes, they're "real" No pot of gold found 8-(	M63 109 minutes exposure
M40 & a few galaxies	18% illuminated moon... Click to check out the interesting lighting along the terminator... The moon rising at 6:44 a.m. on 3/15 told me it was time to pack it in...	M79 Not a link, just what you see above. Not that great an object... Shot while waiting to shoot something else. Another object to check off the list of "imaged" Messier objects. 4 x 4 min = 16 minutes.
West Texas Scenic Photography	Dark Nebula Pictures	Thin Crescent Moon, less than one day old:
2004 Davis Mtns Astro Pictures Here	West Texas Non-Astro Wildlife Pictures	Main West Texas Scenic Page is here

Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula	Dark Nebula Pictures
Cygnus Area Wide Angle Shots	Perseus Area: 2 Images, with Shooting Stars & M45
Cassiopeia Area Wide