Jim Kurtz's Astrophotography

Maui Sunset Another sunset captured off the coast of Maui taken on June 26, 2005.
Maui Sunset
Hydrogen Alpha Sun Acquired on September 30, 2012 with a Lunt 60 mm telescope and Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging IV camera.
Hydrogen Alpha Sun
Solar Prominences Acquired on September 30, 2012 with a Lunt 60 mm telescope and Orion StarShoot Solar System Color Imaging IV camera.
Solar Prominences
Straight Wall This fault is called Rupes Recta, but is also known as the Straight Wall.
Straight Wall
Earthshine A 4-second exposure taken on April 7, 2008 with a Nikon 8800.
Earthshine
Full Moon A 1/250 second exposure taken with a Nikon E8800 camera on September 17, 2005.
Full Moon
Total Lunar Eclipse 7-second exposure of the February 21, 2008 lunar eclipse with a TV-85 and SBIG ST2000XCM.
Total Lunar Eclipse
Triple Conjunction Triple conjunction of Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter as seen on December 10, 2006.
Triple Conjunction
ISS & Atlantis International Space Station and Space Shuttle Atlantis on June 19, 2007.
ISS & Atlantis
Northern Lights A 30-second exposure of the Northern Lights that appeared December 14, 2006.
Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis Another 30-second shot of the Aurora Borealis seen on December 14, 2006.
Aurora Borealis
Comet Swan A 3-minute exposure taken with an Orion Star Shoot CCD on November 11, 2006.
Comet Swan
Jupiter Taken with a Celestron 8-inch SCT & Orion Star Shoot in June 2006.
Jupiter
Crab Nebula (M1) Crab Nebula (M1): Sixteen 40-second images taken with an Orion Star Shoot on November 24, 2006.
Crab Nebula (M1)
Lagoon Nebula (M8) A 12-minute exposure taken with a Tele Vue 85 and SBIG ST2000XCM.
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Trifid Nebula (M20) A 30-minute exposure taken with a Tele Vue 85 and SBIG ST2000XCM.
Trifid Nebula (M20)
Star Cloud (M24) A 30-minute exposure taken with a Tele Vue 85 and SBIG ST2000XCM.
Star Cloud (M24)
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) Thirty 40-second images taken with an Orion Star Shoot on November 24, 2006.
Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) A 10-minute exposure taken with a Tele Vue 85 and SBIG ST2000XCM.
Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) A 75-minute total exposure taken with a Tele Vue NP101 and SBIG ST-2000XCM on September 27, 2011.
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)