Lloyd Simons' Astrophotography

Comet NEOWISE Acquired from Lloyd's Bortle 5 driveway in Mattawan, MI on July 13, 2020. It is a 2-second exposure taken with a Canon T3i (set at ISO 800) and 50mm f/1.8 lens...
Comet NEOWISE
Soul Nebula (IC 1848) This emission nebula is located 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, the Queen. It was captured between Nov. 5 - 7, 2020. Equipment used...
Soul Nebula (IC 1848)
Andromeda Galaxy (M31) Great spiral galaxy located 2.5 million light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. Acquired from Lloyd's Bortle 5 driveway in Mattawan, MI on October 27,...
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Triangulum Galaxy (M33) Spiral galaxy located 2.75 million light-years away in the constellation Triangulum. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on November 22, 2019. Equipment includes an...
Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Orion Nebula (M42) Famed emission nebula located in Orion's sword about 1,344 light-years distant. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on December 22, 2019. Equipment includes an...
Orion Nebula (M42)
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) Face-on spiral galaxy located 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on April 19 and 26, 2020. Equipment...
Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) Emission nebula located about 1,800 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on September 19 and 25, 2020. Equipment includes an...
Pelican Nebula (IC 5070)
Pelican Nebula SHO Individual subframe images were taken from September 20 - October 5, 2020. Equipment used includes an Astro-Tech AT72EDII refractor and an ZWO ASI1600MM Pro...
Pelican Nebula SHO
Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281) Images were acquired over 4 nights between Sept. 2 and Nov. 6, 2021 from Mattawan. Equipment includes an Astro-Tech AT72EDII refractor (with 0.8× focal reducer)...
Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281)
Eastern Veil Nebula Segment of a supernova remnant about 2,600 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on September 21 and 24, 2020. Equipment...
Eastern Veil Nebula
North America Nebula Emission nebula located about 2,590 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus. Acquired from Mattawan, MI on September 3, 6 and 18, 2020. Equipment includes...
North America Nebula
Sharpless 171 in HOO Acquired between October 10 - November 28, 2020. Equipment includes an Astro-Tech AT72EDII and ZWO ASI1600MM Pro CMOS camera on an Losmandy G-11 mount converted...
Sharpless 171 in HOO