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Astrophotos by Blair MacDonald

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Most images on this page were taken under dark skys at the St.Croix Observatory using a Meade 8 inch Schmidt Newtonian or a 70 mm to 300 mm zoom lens on a Meade LXD650 GEM mount. All were captured on an unmodified Canon Rebel XT (350D)

 


 

 

HorseHead & Flame Nebula
HorseHead & Flame Nebula
M27
M27
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
M33 Galaxy
M33 Galaxy
M45
M45
M81 & M82
M81 & M82
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
LeoTriplet.jpg
LeoTriplet.jpg
VeneusM45SCO.jpg
VeneusM45SCO.jpg
Moon.jpg
Moon.jpg
M42 in Orion
M42 in Orion
NGC4565
NGC4565
The Sun
The Sun
M51
M51
M16
M16
M13
M13
Ngc7000
Ngc7000
Wide Field M31
Wide Field M31
M31 Wide Field Merge
M31 Wide Field Merge
Telescopic View of NGC7000
Telescopic View of NGC7000
Ngc7331
Ngc7331
Rising Moon
Rising Moon
Moon In Clouds
Moon In Clouds
Bubble Nebula & M52
Bubble Nebula & M52
DaylightMoonVenus
DaylightMoonVenus
17P/Holmes
17P/Holmes
17P/Holmes Reprocessed
17P/Holmes Reprocessed
17P/Holmes 30 November 2007
17P/Holmes 30 November 2007
Rosette Nebula
Rosette Nebula
Orion Widefield
Orion Widefield
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Eclipsed Moon & Saturn
Eclipsed Moon & Saturn
The Heart of the Virgo Cluster
The Heart of the Virgo Cluster
M104
M104
M101
M101
StarTrailsOverTheRollOff.jpg
StarTrailsOverTheRollOff.jpg
ARO
ARO
NGC6960
NGC6960
Ngc891
Ngc891
DoubleCluster
DoubleCluster
Ngc891Crop.jpg
Ngc891Crop.jpg
Moon & Venus Conjunction
Moon & Venus Conjunction
M1
M1
M97 & M108
M97 & M108
NGC2264
NGC2264
Antenna Galaxy
Antenna Galaxy
Enlarged version of the Antenna Galaxy
Enlarged version of the Antenna Galaxy
Earthshine
Earthshine
NGC6946
NGC6946
M57
M57
ngc7000 Reprocessed
ngc7000 Reprocessed
Moon
Moon
X Marks The Spot
X Marks The Spot
Saturn
Saturn
M33  with Paracorr
M33 with Paracorr
M78
M78
Classic StarTrails
Classic StarTrails
Mars
Mars
Jupiter
Jupiter
Orion Belt Field
Orion Belt Field
Ngc6960Reprocessed.jpg
Ngc6960Reprocessed.jpg
HaleBopp.jpg
HaleBopp.jpg
Machholz&NGC4036Mosaic.jpg
Machholz&NGC4036Mosaic.jpg
Schwassmann-Wachman fragment C 73p.jpg
Schwassmann-Wachman fragment C 73p.jpg
cometh.jpg
cometh.jpg
Kejimkujik National Park Night Sky Panorama (primary site)
Kejimkujik National Park Night Sky Panorama (primary site)
Secondary Keji site
Secondary Keji site
Leo1
Leo1
Hercules Galaxy Cluster
Hercules Galaxy Cluster
Moon Halo
Moon Halo
M106
M106
Galatic Jet in M87
Galatic Jet in M87
M109
M109
M20
M20
Hercules Galaxy Cluster (longer exposure)
Hercules Galaxy Cluster (longer exposure)
M17
M17
M63
M63
NGC6888
NGC6888
NGC6883 Central Crop
NGC6883 Central Crop
Pelican Nebula
Pelican Nebula
Helix Nebula
Helix Nebula
SCO Milky Way
SCO Milky Way
Comet Hartley
Comet Hartley
IC342
IC342
M42 first light with new mount
M42 first light with new mount
An Urban Image of M42
An Urban Image of M42
M96
M96
MercuryAndJupiterOverBridge.jpg
MercuryAndJupiterOverBridge.jpg
sun2.jpg
sun2.jpg
ThorsHelmet.jpg
ThorsHelmet.jpg
M100 From an Urban Site
M100 From an Urban Site
M3.jpg
M3.jpg
M51Supernova.jpg
M51Supernova.jpg
IC1396
IC1396
M57SkyWatcherReduced.jpg
M57SkyWatcherReduced.jpg
M27
M27
SkyWatcherMoon.jpg
SkyWatcherMoon.jpg
NGC 5907
NGC 5907
CometGarradd.jpg
CometGarradd.jpg
M101 Supernova
M101 Supernova
M33 in SkyWatcher APO
M33 in SkyWatcher APO
YU55
YU55
HorseHeadRedo.jpg
HorseHeadRedo.jpg
M45Skywatcher.jpg
M45Skywatcher.jpg
M42 First Light with New Scope
M42 First Light with New Scope
M95Supernova
M95Supernova
M45Venus
M45Venus
NGC5033
NGC5033
Today's Sun
Today's Sun
Sun May 19'th
Sun May 19'th
Saturn
Saturn
M51 with Canon 60Da
M51 with Canon 60Da
Saturn_12_June_2012.jpg
Saturn_12_June_2012.jpg
Pelican60Da.jpg
Pelican60Da.jpg
M57_60Da.jpg
M57_60Da.jpg
M57_60DaTake2.jpg
M57_60DaTake2.jpg
PelicanBinned.jpg
PelicanBinned.jpg
Moon60DaVideo.jpg
Moon60DaVideo.jpg
Moon60DaVideo2.jpg
Moon60DaVideo2.jpg
M51Canon60DaIP.jpg
M51Canon60DaIP.jpg
DoubleClusterSkywatcher.jpg
DoubleClusterSkywatcher.jpg
NGC7822.jpg
NGC7822.jpg
CaveNebula
CaveNebula
PelicanBinnedRedo.jpg
PelicanBinnedRedo.jpg
CaveNebula.jpg
CaveNebula.jpg
m16SW.jpg
m16SW.jpg
m16SWFR.jpg
m16SWFR.jpg
ic132.jpg
ic132.jpg
ngc604.jpg
ngc604.jpg
M33Canon60DaBinned.jpg
M33Canon60DaBinned.jpg
ngc592595.jpg
ngc592595.jpg
Jupiter.jpg
Jupiter.jpg
JupiterwithMoon.jpg
JupiterwithMoon.jpg
NGC5982
NGC5982
M42 Core
M42 Core
M1Canon60Da.jpg
M1Canon60Da.jpg
Jupiter_5Jan13.jpg
Jupiter_5Jan13.jpg
M42Core.jpg
M42Core.jpg
HorseHeadCanon60Da.jpg
HorseHeadCanon60Da.jpg
HorseHeadCanon60DaZoom.jpg
HorseHeadCanon60DaZoom.jpg
EskimoBinned.jpg
EskimoBinned.jpg
Eskimo.jpg
Eskimo.jpg
PANSTARRS.jpg
PANSTARRS.jpg
panstarrsinscope.jpg
panstarrsinscope.jpg
UrbanM81.jpg
UrbanM81.jpg
UrbanM81Binned.jpg
UrbanM81Binned.jpg
CaveReprocess.jpg
CaveReprocess.jpg
LeoTriplet.jpg
LeoTriplet.jpg
M65.jpg
M65.jpg
M66.jpg
M66.jpg
NGC3628.jpg
NGC3628.jpg
M81Crop.jpg
M81Crop.jpg
M82Crop.jpg
M82Crop.jpg
M81M82Binned.jpg
M81M82Binned.jpg
SaturnMay2013.jpg
SaturnMay2013.jpg
Pelican1.jpg
Pelican1.jpg
IrisRedoBinned.jpg
IrisRedoBinned.jpg
IrisCoreRedoBinned.jpg
IrisCoreRedoBinned.jpg
SaturnJune21.jpg
SaturnJune21.jpg
VeilWideField.jpg
VeilWideField.jpg
VeilEast.jpg
VeilEast.jpg
Ngc6960.jpg
Ngc6960.jpg
VeilWideField.jpg
VeilWideField.jpg
CentralVeil.jpg
CentralVeil.jpg
M8Canon60Da.jpg
M8Canon60Da.jpg
Pluto1a.jpg
Pluto1a.jpg
Crescent.jpg
Crescent.jpg
BubbleCanon60Da.jpg
BubbleCanon60Da.jpg
Bubble.jpg
Bubble.jpg
VeilWesternRedo.jpg
VeilWesternRedo.jpg
bubbleReproced.jpg
bubbleReproced.jpg
JupiterAtAPS.jpg
JupiterAtAPS.jpg
Before.jpg
Before.jpg
Supernovajpg.jpg
Supernovajpg.jpg
m101_sco.jpg
m101_sco.jpg
M101SCOcrop.jpg
M101SCOcrop.jpg
M27forweb.jpg
M27forweb.jpg
m27 highres.jpg
m27 highres.jpg
IMG_6671.jpg
IMG_6671.jpg