The following are a selection of images I've taken from most recent to oldest. Currently, all planetary images are taken through a Celestron C6 using a Canon SL2 DSLR camera. Data is processed using aPIPP to process and convert the raw camera video, AutoStakkert to stack the video frames, Registax to sharpen the image using wavelets, Pixelmator to adjust color, contrast, etc, and finally Topaz DeNoise (in recent images) to help remove lingering noise. I'm currently processing all data on a 2016 12" Macbook with PIPP, AutoStakkert, and Registax (which are PC programs) running on the Mac using WineBottler.
2021 wasn't a great year for being able to spend a lot of time with my telescopes given crazy work demands, but I was still able to capture quite a few planetary and deep-sky images, including Comet Leonard's close pass to M3 on December 3rd.
Globular Cluster M3 and Comet Leonard on December 3, 2021
These are my best Jupiter and Saturn images from this year.
And my best deep-sky image composite of the year:
You can watch a video compilation of some of my better 2021 image captures below.
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