Cosmotography- CCD images of the heavens.

Presenting images of interesting astronomical objects obtained with modest, commercially available telescopes and CCD cameras that are optimized for taking long exposures of low light-level subjects. Separate black and white exposures through clear, red, green and blue filters are digitally combined and stretched, using Adobe Photoshop and other image processing software, to create full color pictures.

Please click on any image below for a larger view and more information. Calibrate your monitor here.

Earlier images, near the page bottom, were taken from a suburban, San Jose, California back-yard location with moderately high night-time sky glow conditions through a portable 12-inch Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope.

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Most images were taken from my observatory in the south central mountains of New Mexico through a remotely controlled RCOS 20-inch (Ritchey-Chretien) telescope. Some southern hemisphere images were also acquired from a remotely operated observatory located near Melbourne, Australia that features a 12-inch RCOS telescope. A few pictures, noted as NOAO, were acquired using an identical 20-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope located at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory Visitor’s Center on Kitt Peak.

All images are copyright ©2004- 2008 by R Jay GaBany. Here's a brief biography, a list of articles I have written for the Universe Today interviews with Col Maybury, host of The Starlight Zone on radio station 2NUR, 103.7 FM, Newcastle, Australia and news items related to my work. Here's a list of speaking engagements where I have been asked to give a presention.

Please contact me anytime with comments or questions.

Inexpensive, full resolution prints are available here for many images and now through AstroArts Online Shop in Japan.

Amateur Astronomers
...includes various images
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QUEST
A KQED San Francisco
Public Television production
First airing:April 29, 2008
Duration:9:52
Episode:205 Segment:b

The Discovery of a Giant Tidal Stream
NGC 4013 in Ursa Major
November 20- December 28, 2006

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NASA APOD
February 7, 2008
Astronomie
(Astronomy- France)
April 2008, page 6- 7
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
May 2008, page 2

Interstellar Windjammers
Eta Carinae and NGC 3372 in Carina
April 12- June 25, 2007

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Hoshi Navi
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April 2008, page 2-3
Practical Astronomer
(UK)
April 2008, cover

Groping in the Dark
NGC 891 in Andromeda
November 19, 2006- August 11, 2007

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
January 2008, page 2-3
Practical Astronomer
(UK)
January 2008, cover

Seastars
M74 in Pisces
August 1- 23, 2005
New interpretation!

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
December 2007, page 2-3

Ten Foot Chopsticks
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)
June 26- August 2, 2005
New interpretation!

A Lasting Impression
The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
in Scutum
August 13- 17, 2007

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
June 2008, page 2-3

Group Portrait
Trifid Nebula (M20)
April 7- June 7, 2005

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August 13, 2007
AstroArts Online Shop
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Hoshi Navi
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July 2006, page 2-3
Skywatch 2007
Page 94

In The Living Presence
The Lagoon Nebulae (M8)
in Sagittarius
April 7- June 7, 2005
June 1 -19, 2006
June 19, 2007

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
October 2007, page 2-3

The Stars Will be with You
Stellar Nurseries in Sagittarius
June 15- 20, 2007

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(Astro Arts- Japan)
September 2007, page 2-3

Contrasting Perspectives
NGC 2903 in Leo
February 11- 25, 2007

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NASA APOD
July 6, 2007
Astronomy Now
(UK)
2008 Yearbook
Practical Astronomer
(UK)
August 2007, cover

Raygun Gothic
M77 in Cetus
December 10- 21, 2006

Abracadabra!
The Tarantula Nebula
NGC 2070 in Dorado
October 23- November 24, 2006

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Astronomy Now
(UK)
2008 Yearbook
Astronomy Now
(UK)
June 2007, picture gallery- page 92
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
June 2007, page 2-3
Sky and Telescope Magazine
July 2007, page 92

A Flea's Perspective
The Diamond Ring Galaxy
NGC 4013 in Ursa Major
November 20- December 28, 2006

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
April 2007, page 2-3
Sky and Telescope Magazine,
August 2007, page 90

The Iceman can wait
The Crab Nebula
M-1 in Taurus
November 18- December 23, 2006

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
May 2007, page 2-3

Infinitely Reasonable
The Foxface Nebula
NGC 1788 in Orion
October 29- November 19, 2006

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Beautiful Universe 2008
page 40
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
May 2007, page 2-3

Space is a Place!
NGC 1097 in Fornax
August 30- October 22, 2006

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NASA APOD
December 1, 2006
Astronomy
August 2007, page 86
Astronomy
March 2008, page 86
Astronomy Now
(UK)
December 2007, page 59
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
February 2007, page 2-3

The Four Seasonings
The Omega Nebula
M-17 in Sagittarius
June 19- July 21, 2006

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Beautiful Universe 2008
page 40-41
Coelum Astronomia
(Italy)
January 2007 page 66- 67

Gothic Stars
The Splinter Galaxy
NGC 5907 in Draco
June 4- June 16, 2006

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Beautiful Universe 2008
page 38

In Our Own Images
The Southern Pinwheel
M83 in Hydra
May 27- June 20, 2006

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Practical Astronomer
(UK)
June 2007, cover
Sky and Telescope Magazine
July 2007, SBIG advertisement,
page 23

Being There
Radio Galaxy Centaurus A
NGC 5128 in Centaurus
May 30, 2006

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Astronomy
February 2007, page 93
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
February 2008, page 2-3

Great Expectations
The Iris Nebula
NGC 7023 in Cepheus
May 22- May 30, 2006

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
September 2006, page 2-3

Cosmic Cartographers
The Northern Trifid
NGC 1579 in Perseus
January 3- 28, 2006

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NASA APOD
May 25, 2006
Astronomy
March 2007,
page 88
Coelum Astronomia
(Italy)
August, 2006, page 44-45
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
December 2006, page 2-3
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page xiv
Sky and Telescope Magazine
February 2007, page 6, 73
What's Up 2007
Page 401

Astronomers in Love
NGC 1300 in Eridanus
November 29- December 1, 2005

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Astronomy
September 2006, page 92
Astronomy Now
(UK)
December 2007, page 59
Sky and Telescope Magazine
December 2006, page 130

Tug the Stars Closer
M82 in Ursa Major
January 24- March 2, 2006

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Astronomy
March 2007,
Messier Catalog supplement,
page 8
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 8-9
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
June 2006, page 2-3
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 5

The Well- tempered Telescope
M94 in Canes Venatici
January 30- February 5, 2006

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Astronomy Now
(UK)
August 2007, page 59
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 12
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
July 2007, page 2-3

Unexpected Company
Comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1)
in Aquila
March 3, 2006

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Astronomie
(Astronomy- France)
April 2006, page 70
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
March 6, 2006
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
cover- May 2006
The Universe Today
March 5, 2006

The Heart of Space
Bode's Nebula (M81) and Holmberg IX
in Ursa Major
January 2- January 27, 2006

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Astronomie
(Astronomy- France)
March 2007, page 73
Astronomy
March 2007,
Messier Catalog supplement,
page 8
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 3
le Estelle
(The Stars- Italy)
April 2006, page 79
SkyNews
(Canada)
September/October 2006,
cover & page 30

A Familiar Ring
The Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) and NGC 2023
in Orion
September 10- December 7, 2005

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Beautiful Universe 2008
page 39
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 10
Heaven Seen from Earth, an astronomical journey
Jan-Erik Ovaldsen
2007, Gyldendal Publishing
Kosmos
Fall-Winter 2007
NightSky
January- February 2007, Afterimage
SkyNews
(Canada)
March/April 2006, page 11
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What's Up 2007
Page 20

Celestial Caroling
The Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264) and Cone Nebula
in Monoceros
December 1- 5, 2005

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NASA APOD
December 25, 2005
Astronomy
August 2007, page 55
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 13
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
January 2007, page 2-3
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 626
The Universe Today
December 27, 2006

Good Night Hunting
NGC 1365 in Fornax
September 28- November 1, 2005

Many Thanks to Give
The Silver Dollar Galaxy (NGC 253) in Sculptor
September 28- November 7, 2005

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NASA APOD
April 21, 2006
NASA APOD
(included in collage)
June 16, 2006
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 11
Heaven Seen from Earth, an astronomical journey
Jan-Erik Ovaldsen
2007, Gyldendal Publishing
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
November 2007, page 2-3
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 534
Sky and Telescope Magazine
December 2006, page 83
What's Up 2007
Page 334
Year in Space 2008
2008, Starry Messenger Press

Save the (Galactic) Wetlands!
Integrated Flux (NGC 1 and NGC 2 in Pegasus)
August 10- 11 and September 11 and 28, 2005

Pulp Fiction
The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293)
September 10- 28, 2005

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Astronomie
(Astronomy- France)
October 2006, Cover and page 77
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 13
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 8
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 521
What's Up 2007
Page 325

Seastars
M74 in Pisces
August 1- 23, 2005

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The Universe Today
November 28, 2005
What's Up in 2006
Page 3
What's Up 2007
Page 341

It Takes a Chance
Pegasus Galaxy Grouping
August 1- 28, 2005

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NASA APOD
July 27, 2006
Astronomy
November 2006, page 71
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 477
What's Up in 2006
Page 274

Message in a Bottle
The Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
June 5- 6; July 4- 12; August 11 and 25, 2005

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2006, page 2-3
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 462
What's Up 2007
Page 271

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The Universe Today
November 28, 2005

NOVA!
The Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
June 5- 6; July 4- 12; August 11 and 25, 2005

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Populär Astronomi (Sweden)
March 2006, page 19

Zenit (Netherlands)
November 2005, page 513

Music of the Spheres
NGC 1 and NGC 2
in Pegasus
August 10- 11, 2005

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NASA APOD
August 19, 2005
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
November 2006, page 1 and 2

Ten Foot Chopsticks
The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146)
June 26- August 2, 2005

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 7

My Summer Vacation
The Eagle Nebula (M16)
June 6- 9, 2005

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Astronomy
March 2007,
Messier Catalog supplement,
page 3
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 9
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 420

This Island Universe
The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51)
featuring Supernova 2005cs
July 1- 7, 2005

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CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 12-13
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
March 2008, page 2-3
Sky and Telescope Magazine
October 2005, page 20
What's Up in 2006
Page 120
Year in Space 2008
2008, Starry Messenger Press

A New Hope
Supernova 2005cs- detail
July 1- 7, 2005

Also available at:
NASA APOD
July 19, 2005
Astronomy
May 2006, page 77
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
March 2008, page 2-3
Sky and Telescope Online News
July 8, 2005
Astrophysics: Decoding the Cosmos
Judith Ann Irwin
published 2007
John Wiley & Sons, Inc

A Celestial Convergence
Saturn, Venus and Mercury
June 25 2005

Also available at:
NASA APOD
June 30, 2005
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 398
What's Up 2007
Page 182

Group Portrait
Trifid Nebula (M20)
April 7- June 7, 2005

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NASA APOD
August 13, 2007
AstroArts Online Shop
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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
July 2006, page 2-3
Skywatch 2007
Page 94

Blame it on Batman!
Trifid Nebula (M20)- detail
April 7- June 7, 2005

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Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
July 2006, page 3

Mid-year Exam
M109
May 9- 15 2005

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Astronomy
March 2007,
Messier Catalog supplement,
page 8

The Shot Seen Round the World
Comet P9/Temple1
May 12, 2005

The Golden Eye
M95
April 7- May 9, 2005

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Astronomie
(Astronomy- France)
March 2006, page 41
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 3

A Private Competition
The Sunflower Galaxy (M63)
April 7- 30, 2005

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Atlas of the Stars
2006 Annual, Page 28

When You Wish Upon A Star
NGC 5078
April 7, 2005

A Night on Kitt Peak
The Little Ghost Nebula (NGC 6369)
April 7, 2005

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What's Up in 2006
Page 214

Target Practice
Comet P9/Temple1
March 17, 2005

The Mewlon is a Harsh Mistress
M13
March 15, 2005

Also available at:
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
May 2008, page 2-3
Astronomy
April 2008, page 60
Atlas of the Stars
2006 Annual, Page 33
CIEL& espace
(Sky & Space- France)
June 2006, page 11
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 298
What's Up in 2006
Page 217
What's Up 2007
Page 181

A Personal Voyage
M106
March 11- March 12, 2005

The World of Tomorrow
NGC 4565
March 3- March 12, 2005

Also available at:
Atlas of the Stars
2006 Annual, Page 28
Hoshi Navi
(Astro Arts- Japan)
August 2007, page 6
The Night Sky Companion- A Yearly Guide to Skywatching 2008-2009
by Tammy Plotner
2007, Springer Press,
page 255
What's Up 2007
Cover

From the Inner Mind
to The Outer Limits
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
March 5- March 11, 2005