Dave & Matt Garten's Astrophotography

Flaming Star Nebula The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is an emission and reflection nebula about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga. Taken from Dave's backyard...
Flaming Star Nebula
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)
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
IC 1311 IC 1311 is an open cluster of stars that is embedded in a giant emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Taken from Dave's backyard observatory in Portage,...
IC 1311
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 Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in Cepheus.
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
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) This prominent HII region on the border of Monoceros and Canis Major was taken from Dave’s backyard observatory in Portage. Equipment includes a Takahashi...
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
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