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Last updated on 2022-Dec-11

All photos displayed here were taken 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 (CMOS astronomy camera)

Crab nebula

M1 - The "Crab" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7635 - The Bubble nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

IC5146 - The Cocoon nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Cocoon nebula

NGC281 - The "Pacman" nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Pacman nebula

NGC281 - "The Pacman" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC281 - "The Pacman" nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6960 - The Western Veil / Witch's Broom nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

Western Veil nebula

NGC6974 - The Western Veil nebula (DSLR camera(

NGC6974 - The Western Veil nebula (DSLR camera(

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

The Helix nebula

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

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

M27 - The Dumbbell nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Dumbbell nebula

M27 - The Dumbbell nebula (DSLR camera)

The Dumbbell nebula

NGC7023 - The Iris nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

Iris nebula

NGC7023 - The Iris nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7023 - The Iris nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7000 - The North American nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

NGC7000

NGC7000 - North American nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7000 - North American nebula (DSLR camera)

IC5070 - The Pelican nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Pelican nebula

IC5070 - The Pelican nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6888 / CD27 - The Crescent nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Crescent nebula

NGC6888 / CD27 - The Crescent nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6888 / CD27 - The Crescent nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC7000 & IC5070 - The North American & Pelican nebulae

North American & Pelican nebulae

NGC6974 / NGC6995 - The Veil nebula (CMOS astronomy camera)

The Veil nebula

NGC6995 - The Eastern Veil nebula (DSLR camera)

NGC6995 - The Eastern Veil nebula (DSLR camera)

M16 & M17 wide-field: The Eagle & Omega nebulae (CMOS astronomy camera)

M16 & M17 wide-field: The Eagle & Omega nebulae (CMOS astronomy camera)

M8 & M20 wide-field: The Trifid & Lagoon nebulae (CMOS astronomy camera)

M8 & M20 wide-field: The Trifid & Lagoon nebulae (CMOS astronomy camera)

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

Messier 42 - "The Great Orion" nebula

Messier 42 - "The Great Orion" nebula

Messier 27 - "The Dumbell" nebula

Messier 27 - "The Dumbell" nebula

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

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

Messier 57 / NGC 6720 - "The Ring" nebula

Messier 57 / NGC 6720 - "The Ring" nebula

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

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

NGC 7009 / Caldwell 55 - The "Saturn" nebula

NGC 7009 / Caldwell 55 - The "Saturn" nebula

Messier 15 - globular cluster

Messier 15 - globular cluster

Messier 5 - Globular cluster

Messier 5 - Globular cluster

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