2018 Year in Review Poster

Annually I am making a poster (8"x12") of the best images I have taken that year. Though this year's imaging was sparse due to winter weather, summer forest fires and more than normal cloudiness, I was surprised to find enough images for this year (2018). Enjoy!

20181227 - The California Nebula and The Pleiades wide field image

Taken with a modified Canon XSI camera with a Canon 50mm lens set at f/3.5, ISO 1600 and exposed for 75 seconds, Celestron Advanced GT mount.
The original image was "over exposed" but I have discovered that that isn't always a bad thing in astrophotography of dim objects. When one "over-exposes" it is easier to increase the contrast and draw more color out. However, I might have been a little over-zealous in this shot!

Preliminary Results from imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen

To catch a comet!

It cleared up Monday night (Dec. 11, 2018) long enough for me to get a few images of Comet 46P/Wirtanen !

I am still processing them but here is a sneak peak: