Summer 2019, taken while visiting the 4.2-meter Discovery Channel Telescope at Lowell Observatory. 4x300 s exposures stacked in DSS w/ dark and bias frames; post-processed in Lightroom. Equipment: Canon T7i; Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens; iOptron SkyTracker Pro.
Summer 2019
Spring 2020. I minimized the effects of atmospheric turbulence by using speckle imaging and selecting the 500 highest-quality frames out of 5000 total. Stacked with PIPP and AutoStakkert 2. Equipment: Canon T7i; Apertura AD8; Orion 2x Barlow.
Summer 2018. Speckle imaging; best 10% of 2500 frames. Stacked with PIPP and AutoStakkert 2. Equipment: iPhone 5s; Apertura AD8; Orion 2x Barlow.
Spring 2020. Speckle imaging; best 20% of 3000 frames. Stacked with PIPP and AutoStakkert 2. Equipment: Canon T7i; Apertura AD8; Orion 2x Barlow.
First light for my homemade 12.5" newtonian telescope, Spring 2019. Single frame, no processing. Equipment: Canon T7i; homemade 12.5" newtonian scope.
M'bari, San Diego Zoo's oldest lion before passing away in 2019.
A small herd of wild burros in Death Valley National Park.
A bald eagle in flight.