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All photos displayed here were taken with a DSLR camera from the deck of my house in Redwood Shores (San Francisco Bay Area), California, a Bortle-scale class 6 zone ("Bright suburban sky")

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SECTION I. Photos taken using the SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro Equatorial Mount

M1 - The "Crab" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC281 - "The Pacman" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6974 - The Western Veil nebula (DSLR camera(

NGC7293 - The "Helix" / The "Eye of God" nebula (DSLR camera)

M27 - The Dumbbell nebula (DSLR camera)

The Dumbbell nebula

NGC7023 - The Iris nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7000 - North American nebula (DSLR camera)

IC5070 - The Pelican nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6888 / CD27 - The Crescent nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6995 - The Eastern Veil nebula (DSLR camera)

M17 - The Omega / Lobster nebula (DSLR camera)

M8 - The Lagoon nebula (DSLR camera)

M20 - The Trifid Nebula (DSLR camera)

M16 - The Eagle Nebula / Pillars of Creation (DSLR camera)

M3 - Globular cluster (DSLR camera)

IC2177 - "The Seagull" nebula (DSLR camera)

M42 - "The Orion nebula (DSLR camera)

Caldwell49 - The "Rosette" nebula (DSLR camera)

IC 1848 - "The Soul" nebula (DSLR camera)

IC1805 - The "Heart" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC1499 - The "California"-nebula (DSLR camera)

The California nebula

IC434 - The "Horsehead" nebula (DSLR camera)

The Horsehead nebula

IC405 / Caldwell31 - The "Flaming-star" nebula (DSLR camera)

M97 - "The Owl Nebula" (DSLR camera)

M42 & NGC1977 - "The Orion and Running Man" nebulae (DSLR camera)

SECTION II. Photos taken using the Celestron EQ wedge on Celestron Alt-Az mount

Messier 42 - "The Great Orion" nebula

Messier 27 - "The Dumbell" nebula

NGC 6960 / Caldwell 34 - "The Western Veil" nebula

Messier 57 / NGC 6720 - "The Ring" nebula

NGC 6992 / Caldwell 33 - "The Eastern Veil" nebula

NGC 7009 / Caldwell 55 - The "Saturn" nebula

Messier 15 - globular cluster

Messier 5 - Globular cluster

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