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Gallery of Astrophotographs
By P Freeman

Pat Freeman-in Galaxies

My name in galaxies courtesy of http://mygalaxies.co.uk/ 


 

Most Recent Astrophotos
(Click on thumbnail below to see full-size image)
 
Current Moon Phase
Chiefland, FL
 
   
From December, 2024:      

The Spaghetti Nebula



The Heart Nebula
SH2-240 - The Spaghetti Nebula The Horsehead and Flame
(reprocessed)
M45 - The Pleiades
(reprocessed)
NGC1579 - The Little Trifid Nebula Region

From November, 2024:
     

The Heart Nebula

The California Nebula

The Fossil Footprint Nebula

The Cave Nebula
IC14805 - The Heart Nebula NGC1499 - The California Nebula NGC1491 - The Fossil Footprint Nebula SH2-155 - The Cave Nebula

From October, 2024:
     

The Ghost of Cassiopeia

The Iris Nebula Region

The Shark Nebula

The Flying Bat Nebula and The Squid Nebula
IC59 and IC63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia Nebula NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula and Surrounding Region LDN1235 - The Shark Nebula SH2-129 / OU4 -
The Flying Bat Nebula /
The Squid Nebula
in Narrowband

From September, 2024:
     

The Bubble Nebula
     
NGC7380 - The Wizard Nebula in Narrowband      

From August, 2024:
     

The Bubble Nebula
NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula in Narrowband M54 - Globular Cluster M4 - Globular Cluster M70 - Globular Cluster

From June, 2024:
     




Stephan's Quintet
(reprocessed)
NGC4169 - The Box Galaxy Group
(reprocessed)
Planetary Nebula NGC2610
(reprocessed)
The Ghost of Jupiter
(reprocessed)

The Blinking
Planetary Nebula
(reprocessed)
Planetary Nebula
PK 164 +33.1
(reprocessed)
Planetary Nebula
 NGC2371 / NGC2372
(reprocessed)
Planetary Nebula IC418
(reprocessed)



NGC6960 - Witch's Broom Nebula
(reprocessed)
Veil Nebula Region
(reprocessed)
NGC5078 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed)
NGC2903 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed)


M31 - The
Andromeda Galaxy
(reprocessed)
IC443 - The
Jellyfish Nebula
(reprocessed)
IC405 - The
Flaming Star Nebula
(reprocessed)
NGC6992 - The
Eastern Veil Nebula
(reprocessed)

NGC2997 -
Spiral Galaxy
(reprocessed)
The Medusa Nebula
(reprocessed)
Planetary Nebula NGC40
(reprocessed)
NGC246 - Planetary Nebula
(reprocessed)



 
NGC7023 - The Iris Nebula
(reprocessed)
Rho Ophiuchi The Cat's Eye Nebula - NGC6543  

From May, 2024:
     




The Eyes Galaxy Pair - NGC4435/4438 Spiral Galaxy - NGC5746 (reprocessed) The Antennae Galaxies - NGC4038/4039 Spiral Galaxy - NGC6118




The Hamburger Galaxy - NGC3628 Open Star Cluster - M47 Open Star Cluster - M46 Open Star Cluster - M48

From April, 2024:
     



 
The Great Barred Spiral Galaxy - NGC1365(reprocessed) The Antennae Galaxies - NGC4038/4039
(reprocessed)
The Pinwheel Galaxy - M101(reprocessed)  


The Bubble Galaxy - NGC3521 Galaxy Pair: 
The Whale and the Pup
Mosaic:  Total Solar Eclipse 4/8/2024 Video Sequence:  Complete
Total Solar
Eclipse 4/8/2024

GoPro Video:  Total Solar
Eclipse 4/8/2024
M33 -
The Triangulum Galaxy (reprocessed)
M42 -
The Orion Nebula
(reprocessed)
The Southern
Pinwheel - M83
(reprocessed)

From March, 2024:
     




Spiral Galaxy NGC4274 The Hockey Stick
Galaxy - NGC4656/57
 
Sunspots 2024-03-25  The Silver Needle
Galaxy - NGC4244

From February, 2024:
     

The Running Man Nebula


The Cone Nebula

The Owl Nebula
The Running Man Nebula Spiral Galaxy NGC2613 The Cone Nebula The Owl Nebula

     
Spiral Galaxy M106      

From January, 2024:
     

The Seagull Nebula

The Rosette Nebula

The Seagull Nebula Planetary Nebula
NGC1514
(reprocessed)
The Rosette Nebula The Christmas Tree Cluster Region

     
The Witch Head Nebula      

From December, 2023:
     

     
The Witch Head Nebula
and Nearby Region
     

From November, 2023:
     

NGC1491

NGC891 - The Outer Limits Galaxy
   
NGC1491 - Emission
 Nebula in Perseus
NGC891 - The Outer Limits Galaxy    

From October, 2023:
     

NGC253-The Sculptor Galaxy

Globular Cluster M2

NGC925

NGC185
NGC253 - The Sculptor Galaxy M2 - Globular Star Cluster NGC925 - Barred-Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum NGC185 - Elliptical Galaxy in Cassiopeia

The Pac-Man Nebula

Partial Solar Eclipse October 14, 2023
   
NGC281 - The Pac-Man
 Nebula
Partial Solar Eclipse -
October 14, 2023
   

From September, 2023:
     

The Helix Nebula

Spiral Galaxies NGC7332 and NGC7339
   
NGC7293 - The Helix Nebula NGC7332 and NGC7339 -
Spiral Galaxies in Pegasus
   

From August, 2023:
     

NGC7331

Spiral Galaxy M74

The Bubble Nebula

The Dumbbell Nebula
NGC7331/35/36/376/38/40 - The Deer Lick Galaxy Group M74 - Spiral Galaxy in Pisces NGC7635 - The Bubble Nebula M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

From July, 2023:
     

Pickering's Triangle

NGC6888

The Bat Nebula

NGC6946
Pickering's Triangle NGC6888 -
The Crescent Nebula
NGC6995 -
The Bat Nebula
NGC6946 -
The Fireworks Galaxy

From June, 2023:
     

M20

NGC5247
   
M20-The Trifid Nebula Spiral Galaxy NGC5247    

From May, 2023:
     

Supernova 2023ixf in M101



Supernova 2023ixf in Spiral Galaxy M101 Spiral Galaxy NGC3344 Spiral Galaxies
NGC4634 / NGC4633
The Whirlpool Galaxy -
 M51

From April, 2023:
     




NGC4302 and NGC4298 -
 Spiral Galaxies
NGC4517 - Spiral Galaxy NGC4725 - Spiral Galaxy NGC4676 - The Mice

From March, 2023:
     




The Crab Nebula Reflection Nebula (M78) The Monkey Head Nebula Spiral Galaxy (NGC4565)




Omega Centauri Spiral Galaxies in Leo The Sombrero Galaxy The Hamburger Galaxy




The Monkey Head Nebula Lower's Nebula SH2-261 Abell 31 The Seagull Nebula



The Dolphin Head Nebula IC2169 Emission Nebula SH2-282  

From February, 2023:
     




Spiral Galaxy (M95) Spiral Galaxy (NGC2683) Thor's Helmet The Eskimo Nebula

     
Irregular Galaxy (M82)      

From December, 2020:
     

Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction
     
Conjunction of
Jupiter and Saturn,
December 2020

     

From July, 2020:
     

Comet C/2020 Neowise


Comet C/2020 Neowise

Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 17, 2020

Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 17, 2020
Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 11, 2020
Comet C/2020 Neowise
July 11, 2020

From November, 2019:
     

     
Mercury Transit      

From November, 2018:
     




M31 Region M45 - The Pleiades NGC1499 NGC7000 -
The North America
Nebula

     
The Double Cluster,
The Heart Nebula,
And The Soul Nebula
     

From July, 2018:
     

   
M8 and M20 -
The Lagoon and
Trifid Nebulae
The Double Cluster    
From November, 2017:      




The Pinwheel Galaxy (M33) The Horsehead and Flame IC1795 The Flaming Star Nebula




The Rosette Nebula IC1318 Region The California Nebula The Cocoon Nebula



 
IC59 / IC63 M78 Reflection Nebula Thor's Helmet  

From August, 2017:
     




Total Solar Eclipse Sequence Total Solar Eclipse
First Contact
Total Solar Eclipse
Mid-Eclipse
Total Solar Eclipse
Nearly Total


   
Total Solar Eclipse
with Prominences
(taken by Dana Willis)
Total Solar Eclipse
with Corona
(taken by Dana Willis)
   

From December, 2015:
 
     

     
The Flaming Star Nebula      

From November, 2015:
     




The Eskimo Nebula The Running Man Nebula Galaxy Group
Hickson 46
Galaxy Group
Hickson 99




The Pinwheel
Galaxy
(M33)
Galaxy Group
Hickson 34
Galaxy Group
Hickson 96
Galaxy Group
(Stephan's Quintet)
Hickson 92



 
Spiral Galaxy NGC891 The Cygnus Region Dome and Stars  

From September, 2015:
     
     
"Supermoon" Lunar
Eclipse: September 27,
2015
     

From April, 2015:
     
Star Trails (North) The Big Dipper Virgo and
Coma Berenices
Hercules

From March, 2015:
     


Galaxy Group
Hickson
42
Galaxy Group
Hickson 53
The Ghost of Jupiter The Owl Nebula

Galaxy Group
Hickson 51
Planetary Nebula IC2165 Galaxy Group
Hickson 33
Galaxy Group
Hickson 37



Galaxy Group
Hickson 67
Planetary Nebula NGC2438 Planetary Nebula NGC2440 Planetary Nebula HE2-126

Galaxy Group
Hickson 57
Galaxy Group
Hickson 58
Galaxy Group
Hickson 68
Planetary Nebula NGC2452


   
Planetary Nebula NGC2610 Planetary Nebula NGC6058    

From December, 2014:
     
     
Comet C/2014 Q2
(Lovejoy)
     

From November, 2014:
     
Galaxy Group
Hickson 93
Galaxy Group
Hickson 21
Galaxy Group
Hickson 10
(with Asteroid 4820 Fay)
Planetary Nebula
Minkowski's Footprin
t

Planetary Nebula NGC1535 Planetary Nebula NGC1360 Galaxy Group
Hickson 88
Galaxy Group
Hickson 23

Galaxy Group
Hickson 16
Planetary Nebula NGC6891 Planetary Nebula Abell 12 Planetary Nebula NGC2392 -
The Eskimo Nebula

Double Cluster Region The Hyades The Beehive Cluster Region Orion's Belt Region

Galaxy Group
Hickson 100
Galaxy Group
Hickson 22
Galaxy Group
Hickson 30
Planetary Nebula
PK 163 +33.1

Planetary Nebula
 NGC2371 / NGC2372
Planetary Nebula IC418 The Moon 11/27/2014 Galaxy Group
Hickson 7

 
Planetary Nebula IC351 Planetary Nebula NGC2346 Planetary Nebula IC289  

From October, 2014:
     
Planetary Nebula NGC1501 Planetary Nebula NGC7048 The Turtle Nebula Planetary Nebula NGC6852


   
The Cheeseburger Nebula Planetary Nebula NGC2022    

From September, 2014:
     
Planetary Nebula NGC40 Planetary Nebula NGC7008 Planetary Nebula NGC1514 The Saturn Nebula


Planetary Nebula NGC7027 The Cat's Eye Nebula The Blinking
Planetary Nebula
The Blue Snowball

     
Campbell's Hydrogen Star      

From May, 2014:
     
Magnitude -8 Iridium
Flare in Hercules
The Summer Triangle Galaxies M81 & M82 The Leo Trio


Rho Ophiuchi Nebula M16 - The Eagle Nebula 8 Meteors Over 4 Hours Supernova in M106

     
M20 - The Trifid Nebula      

From March/April, 2014:
     
Scorpius -
The Scorpion
The Teapot and
the Scorpion
Leo - the Lion Gemini -
The Twins

Centaurus -
the Centaur
Spiral Galaxy
 NGC5033
Supernova SN2014J
in M82
Twin Quasar with
Spiral Galaxy NGC3079


The Southern
Pinwheel - M83
The Hunter and
His Dog
The Big and
Little Dippers
The Charioteer -
Auriga

The Crow and
the Cup
Galaxy Group
Hickson 44
Comet C2012K1 -
PANSTARRS
The Whirlpool
Galaxy - M51

Spiral Galaxy - M101 Spiral Galaxy - NGC2903 The Sombrero Galaxy Jupiter 4/3/14


Mars 4/3/14 Saturn 4/3/14 Jupiter 4/3/14 Mars 4/19/14

     
Saturn 4/19/14