Astrophotos
The Northwood Ridge Observatory:
Learn about the construction of our observing site.
Instruments, Techniques, and Philosophy:
Learn about the various pieces of equipment the author uses to take these
images and the methods and philosophies adopted over the years.
These images are © Copyright 1983-2004 by John A. Blackwell. If you are
interested in a copy of an image, please see the Purchase Page. Images
marked with a 
are available and can be printed on fine photo paper.
Those images represent some of my best work to date.
To see these images properly, you should please
adjust your monitor to see the following 17 greyscale
steps (solid black to white):
The Latest Images:
Full Moon on 21 February 2008 just before the eclipse.
Lunar Eclipse series from 21 February 2008.
IC 5070 the Pelican Nebula Narrow band color, ST-8, FSQ-106n f/5.
NGC 7000 North American Nebula, Red filter STL-6303 first light, FSQ-106n f/5.
NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula, Ha, OIII, SII, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
The Gamma Cyg Nebula, Ha, OIII, SII, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
Large Sunspot Group 12 August 2006 15:15UT.
M-27 An Experiment in Narrow Band Imaging.
Jupiter during 2006 season.
Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
Mars 25-November-2005
Mars 21-November-2005
Galaxy Cluster Abell 2634 25-September-2005
M-31 LRGB Color Image 25-September-2005
The Sun in H-Alpha 8-September-2005
Caldwell 9, LRGB, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
NGC 7822, LRGB, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
The Gamma Cyg Nebula, LRGB, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
The Gamma Cyg Nebula, H-Alpha, ST-8, CN-212 Newtonian f/3.9
The Eagle Nebula taken from Kitt Peak through the 0.9m telescope.
M-13 Hercules Cluster taken from Kitt Peak through the 0.9m telescope.
The Crescent Nebula taken from Kitt Peak through the 0.9m telescope.
M-51 Whirlpool Galaxy and Supernova taken from Kitt Peak through the 0.9m telescope.
Barnard's Star Animation.
This section contains the very best images I have taken to date of a number of objects including:
solar system objects (Moon, planets, etc), deep sky objects, and some of the more challenging and
unusual objects. Enjoy!
See the many photos of the various Messier, IC, NGC, and other objects that classify
as deep sky objects. In this catagory, you will find images of galaxies, nebulae,
double stars, quasars, globular clusters and more.
This section contains images of the objects in our solar system. This includes planets,
asteroids, the Moon, and comets.
This section includes images of aurora we have seen from various locations around New England.
Last Modified: 3/08/08 5:41p
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