Wide Field of View Pictures
These pictures/Images are generally taken by mounting my Nikon film Camera piggy back on my LX 200.  However, I have also taken pictures using my barn door camera mount.  These thumbnail pictures are about 2 inches x 3 inches.  They will link you to a larger and higher resolution picture.  These larger pictures may take over a minute to download.


This picture is centered on the Cygnus region of the Milky Way.   You can also see the constellation Lyra to the right of center.  Click here or the photo to get a large picture.  This was a 15 minute exposure through a 28 mm lens.

This picture is centered in the Sagittarius region of the Milky Way.  The "Teapot" is just left and a little below the center of the picture.  The constellation Aquila is in the upper left quadrant of the picture.  Click here or the photo to get a large picture.  This was a 15 minute exposure through a 28 mm lens. 

Milky Way Near Lyra

This picture is centered in the Lyra region of the Milky Way.  It is a composite of two separate 35 mm images.  The yellowish color at the bottom is due to light pollution from Dallas and Ft Worth Metroplex, about 50 miles away.   Click here or the photo to get a large picture.  This was a 15 minute exposure through a 28 mm lens. Tracking was accomplished by my Barn Door astro tracker.

Scorpio Region of Milky Way

This picture is centered in the Scorpio region of the Milky Way.     Click here or the photo to get a large picture.  This was a 15 minute exposure through a 28 mm lens. Tracking was accomplished by my Barn Door astro tracker.

This picture captures an overfly by the International Space Station.  It is made from two 30 sec exposures using a Canon EOS 7D camera with a 10mm lens.  The camera was guided using the Orion Star Shoot Astro Tracker.

This picture captures the constellation Lyra and Hercules.  It's made from six 30 second exposures using a Canon EOS 7D camera with a 10mm lens.  ISO was set at 6400. I've marked the location of M-57 and M-13 on the image.  The camera was guided using the Orion Star Shoot Astro Tracker.

This picture captures the constellation Orion and part of the constellation Tarus.  The camera was guided using the Orion Star Shoot Astro Tracker.

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