This is a great example of the type of work that a dedicated amateur astrophotographer can do. This is not my work; it’s some guy in England. Very nice.

There’s an article by diCicco and Walker in the April 2009 S&T that’s worth checking out online. It’s a 100megapixel image of the area bordered by Canis Major, Auriga, Monoceros, and Eridanus. The whole thing was done with 3nm Ha filter from a suburban Boston backyard.

Wow.

WILLIAM HARRIS wrote:
APOD

Wow. What a nice shot. A lot of detail for a quarter moon. And there’s something to be said for hanging out in beautiful places. (Obviously, this is not *my* photo)

thought of you when I saw these:

http://www.focuswildlife.com/NightScenes.htm

-Diane

<http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery.html>

http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/a/cloud-month/06-cld_mth_mar.html