Dave & Matt Garten's Astrophotography

Horsehead Nebula Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) in emission nebula IC 434 & Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) in Orion.
Horsehead Nebula
Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) This is a supernova remnant 4,892 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. Taken from Dave's backyard observatory in Portage, Michigan. Equipment includes...
Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443)
Elephant's Trunk Nebula Emission Nebula located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. Taken from Walkerville Michigan in the Huron-Manistee National Forest....
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Elephant's Trunk Nebula The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation...
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Elephant's Trunk Nebula Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in Cepheus.
Elephant's Trunk Nebula
Heart Nebula (IC 1805) The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is an emission and dark nebula located about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It’s about 200 light-years in...
Heart Nebula (IC 1805)
Heart Nebula NB Emission nebula located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Taken from Walkerville, Michigan in the Huron-Manistee National Forest....
Heart Nebula NB
Soul Nebula (IC 1848) Emission nebula located 7,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Taken from Walkerville, Michigan in the Huron-Manistee National Forest. Equipment includes a...
Soul Nebula (IC 1848)
Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. It is a roughly circular H II region centered...
Seagull Nebula (IC 2177)
Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) in Cygnus.
Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)
Rosette Nebula Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237) in Monoceros: Imaged with a Takahashi FSQ-106ED and Meade DSI III monochrome camera and hydrogen-alpha filter.
Rosette Nebula
Rosette Nebula The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the...
Rosette Nebula
Cone Nebula (NGC 2264) Large emission nebula located 2,600 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. Taken from Dave's backyard observatory in Portage, Michigan. Equipment...
Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)
Crescent Nebula Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) in Cygnus: Imaged with a Takahashi FSQ-106ED (f/5) and Meade DSI III monochrome camera. Four 10 minute images each in RGB.
Crescent Nebula
Crescent Nebula The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by William Herschel...
Crescent Nebula
Pac-Man Nebula NGC 281 is known informally as the "Pac-Man Nebula" because of its appearance in optical images. In optical images the "mouth" of the Pac-Man character appears...
Pac-Man Nebula
California Nebula The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus, about 1000 light-years away from Earth. It was discovered by E.E. Barnard...
California Nebula
NGC 4244 NGC 4244 is an edge-on spiral galaxy 14.1 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Taken from Dave's backyard observatory in Portage,...
NGC 4244
Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) in Cygnus.
Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)
Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova...
Veil Nebula (NGC 6992)