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"The creation of Adam" An updated version of Michelangelo's fresco in Sistine Chapel ceiling, an original artwork from the yea...

A Chinese Dragon

Chinese Dragon Nebula in constellation Cygnus Click for a large image The very large, 18-panels, mosaic of the Cygnus was my main work at A...

Heart and Soul Nebulae, reprocessed

Since the weather up here has been less than supportive for astronomical imaging for a long time, I have played with an older data.  Heart ...

Two panel mosaic from the Butterfly to Crescent Nebula

Butterfly and Crescent Nebulae in constellation Cygnus Image is in mapped colors, from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulfur, G=Hydroge...

New version, Cirrus of Cygnus

I made a new version out of this area in constellation Cygnus. This is one of my favorite images, there is something in this image but I can...

IC 443, NGC 2174 & neighbors as a two panel mosaic

 I managed to get some data for second part of two frame mosaic of IC 443, SNR, and NGC 2174, the "Monkey Head Nebula". Nights are...

Supernova remnant IC 443

This image might be the last image for the Spring season 2012. We'll be out of astronomical darkness at 08.04.2012 and nights are gettin...

The Auriga panorama gets bigger, 12 panels now

As usually, things easily gets out of my hands... This time I shot eight new mosaic frames for Auriga image, total frames are now 12. This p...

A four panel panoramic mosaic of Auriga, IC 405 & 410

This image shows a wider field view to Auriga Nebulae, IC 405 and 410. Also Sharpless 232, Sh2-232, IC 417, Messier 38 and NGC 1907 are seen...

The California Nebula, NGC 1499, with some new data

I shot about 5h new H-a data for the NGC 1499 in this Autumn, 2011, with Canon EF 200mm f1.8, full open, and a QHY9 cooled astronomical came...