M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra Date:           August 27, 2005 Location:    Marengo, Illinois Telescope:   Meade 10" LX200 GPS Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     58 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  6 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
NGC 6818, the Little Gem Nebula in Sagittarius Date:           August 27, 2005 Location:    Marengo, Illinois Telescope:   Meade 10" LX200 GPS Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     58 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  6 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
NGC 7009, the Saturn Nebula in Aquarius Date:           August 27, 2005 Location:    Marengo, Illinois Telescope:   Meade 10" LX200 GPS Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     58 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  11 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
M57, the Ring Nebula in Lyra Date:           September 19, 2004 Location:     Kaneville Illinois Telescope:   Burgess 5" achro refractor Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  6 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
M16, the Eagle Nebula in Sagittarius Date:           September 19, 2004 Location:     Kaneville Illinois Telescope:   Burgess 5" achro refractor Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  30 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
M27, the Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula Date:           September 12, 2004 Location:     Kankakee, Illinois Telescope:   Burgess 5" achro refractor Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO400 Processing:  14 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
M8, the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius Date:           September 12, 2004 Location:     Kankakee, Illinois Telescope:   Burgess 5" achro refractor   Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  18 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
M17, the Swan or Omega Nebula in Sagittarius Date:           September 12, 2004 Location:     Kankakee, Illinois Telescope:   Burgess 5" achro refractor   Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  13 images processed in ImagesPlus and Photoshop
NGC 6543 or C6, the Cat's Eye Nebula in Draco Date:           August 15, 2004 Location:     Streamwood, IL Telescope:   Meade 10" LX200 GPS Camera:       Canon Digital Rebel Settings:       40 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  19 images processed ImagesPlus & Photoshop
M31, the Andromeda Galaxy Date:           August 13, 2004 Location:     Kaneville, IL Telescope:  Orion 80ED 3" f/7.5 apo refractor Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     90 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  16 images processed ImagesPlus & Photoshop Note two other galaxies in the frame, M32 to Andromeda's right and M110 in the upper left
M13, the Great Hercules Star Cluster Date:           August 14, 2004 Location:     Kaneville, IL Telescope:  Orion 100ED 4" f/9 apo refractor Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     120 seconds, ISO200 Processing:  16 images processed ImagesPlus & Photoshop
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici Date:           August 9, 2004 Location:     Streamwood, IL Telescope:   Meade 10" LX200 GPS Camera:     Canon Digital Rebel Settings:     60 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  16 images processed in ImagesPlus & Photoshop
M81, Bode's Galaxy and M82, the Cigar Galaxy Date:           June 4, 2004 Location:     Kaneville, IL Telescope:   Orion 80ED 3" f/7.5 apo refractor Camera:      Canon Digital Rebel Settings:      60 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  14 images processed in ImagesPlus & Photoshop
Comet NEAT 2001/Q4 Date:           May 15, 2004 Location:     Kaneville, IL Telescope:   Orion 80ED 3" f/7.5 apo refractor Camera:      Canon Digital Rebel Settings:      60 seconds, ISO800 Processing:  6 images processed in ImagesPlus & Photoshop
NGC 7662, the Blue Snowball Nebula in Andromeda Date:           August 23, 2003 Location:     Streamwood, IL Telescope:  Meade 10" LX200 GPS Eyepiece:    Scopetronix 18mm threaded eyepiece Camera:     Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera Settings:      Processing:  single image processed in Photoshop
M1, the Crab Nebula in Taurus Date:           October 5, 2002 Location:     Panther Creek Wildlife Area, central Illinois Telescope:  LX90 8" SCT Eyepiece:    William Optics WA-DCL28 threaded eyepiece Camera:     Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera Settings:     F/2.8, 60 seconds, ISO400, 7mm Software:   The Force camera control software                     ImagesPlus image processing software Processing:  5 images processed in ImagesPlus
NGC  457 or C13, the E.T. (Owl) Cluster Date:           September 7, 2002 Location:     McQueen Forest Preserve, northern Illinois Telescope:  SkyWatcher 10" newtonian on an EQ6 mount Eyepiece:    William Optics WA-DCL28 threaded eyepiece Camera:     Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera Settings:     F/4.8, 30 seconds, ISO400, 18mm Software:    The Force camera control software Processing:  1 image processed in Photoshop
M11, the "Wild Duck" Star Cluster in Scutum Date:           September 6, 2002 Location:     McQueen Forest Preserve, northern Illinois Telescope:  SkyWatcher 10" newtonian on an EQ6 mount Eyepiece:    William Optics WA-DCL28 threaded eyepiece Camera:     Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera Settings:     F/3.4, 60 seconds, ISO400, 12mm Software:    The Force camera control software                      ImagesPlus image processing software Processing:  6 images processed in ImagesPlus
M22, the Star Cluster in Sagittarius Date:           September 7, 2002 Location:     McQueen Forest Preserve, northern Illinois Telescope:  SkyWatcher 10" newtonian on an EQ6 mount Eyepiece:    William Optics WA-DCL28 threaded eyepiece Camera:     Nikon Coolpix 5000 digital camera Settings:     F/3.4, 60 seconds, ISO400, 12mm Software:    The Force camera control software Processing:  1 image processed in Photoshop
NGC 869 + NGC 884, the Double Cluster in Perseus Date:           July 14, 2002 Location:     Coral Woods, northern Illinois Telescope:  Meade LX90 8" sct Eyepiece:    Scopetronix 40mm MaxiView, Steve Mogg 0.60 reducer Camera:      Olympus C-3040 digital camera Settings:      F/1.8, 16 seconds, ISO400, 7mm Software:    none Processing:  single image unprocessed
M7, Ptolemy's Star Cluster in Scorpius Date:           July 14, 2002 Location:     Coral Woods, northern Illinois Telescope:   Meade LX90 8" sct Eyepiece:    Scopetronix 40mm MaxiView, Steve Mogg 0.60 reducer Camera:      Olympus C-3040 digital camera Settings:      F/1.8, 16 seconds, ISO400, 7mm Software:     Registax image processing software Processing:   8 images processed in Registax
Comet Ikea Zhan Date:           winter of 2001 Location:     Afton Conservation Area, northern Illinois Telescope:   Meade LX90 8" sct Eyepiece:    Scopetronix 40mm MaxiView Camera:      Olympus C-3040 digital camera Settings:      F/2.6, 16 seconds, ISO100, 21mm Software:    Registax image processing software Processing:  4 images processed in Registax & Photoshop
M42, the Orion Nebula in Orion Date:           winter of 2001 Location:     Coral Woods, northern Illinois Telescope:   Meade LX90 8" sct Eyepiece:    Scopetronix 40mm MaxiView Camera:      Olympus C-3040 digital camera Settings:      F/2.8, 16 seconds, ISO100, 7mm Software:     ImagesPlus image processing software Processing:  1 image processed in ImagesPlus