Jim Thommes Astrophotography

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March 15, 2023

Welcome to my website about astronomy and astrophotography. Like many others, I have enjoyed astronomy and observing the night sky. Much of my observing experience has been taking pictures of the many astronomical objects in our known universe. My website is a collection of the many pictures I have taken over the years.

I have taken many of my pictures with optics ranging from DSLR lenses to amateur class astronomical telescopes. The cameras I use are mostly dedicated astronomical cameras - currently using cameras with CMOS sensors. I have used Charge Coupled Device (CCD) sensors and also a Cannon 350D DSLR camera. For some of my older images I have used webcams modified for long exposure use. I have dedicated a separate section of this website for DSLR astrophotography.

There are many images on this site. I have deliberately left earlier images, even though they may be of poorer quality, simply because they represent the observations I have made over the years. Some images are archived - particularly where I have re-imaged an object. Some older or replaced images are still available in Archives (available in sidebar). My most recent images are linked below for handy reference. Or you can browse the image galleries that are grouped by object types (Nebula, Galaxy, Cluster, etc.) (also available on sidebar). I also have a Miscellaneous Astro Gallery (solar system, lunar, other object catalogs).

Finally, one of the more gratifying results form my observations was the discovery of a new nebula surrounding an eruptive variable star V900 Mon. A scientific paper by by staff of the Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii was authored by Bo Reipurth, Colin Aspen, and G.H. Herbig. The discovery image is an image of LBN1022. The new nebula is located in the field of this image.

RECENT IMAGES



*NGC 7640 with Faint Foreground Cirrus*	*NGC 5899 with NGC 5893, 5895, 5896, 5900*	*Christmas Tree Cluster - NGC 2264*	*NGC 5921 in Serpens*	NGC 1333 and vdB 16 Region	*NGC 5434 and HDC 843, 846 Galaxy Groups*	*NGC 3686 Group and Abell 1264 Galaxy Cluster*

*vdB 14 and 15 in Sh2-202 Region*	*M106 with Ha Jets in Canes Venatici*	*vdB 7, 8, 9 and LDN 1355, 1357*	*NGC 2903 in Leo*	*Sh2-157 "Lobster Claw" Region*	*Orion East and OB1 Molecular Cloud Remnants*	*Sh2-132 "Lion Nebula"*

*Sh2-223 Region*	*LBN 418 Region in Pegasus*	*NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet*	*Sh2-129 and Ou4*	*MBM 7 and MBM 8 High Latitude Cirrus*	*NGC 891 and Abell 347 Galaxy Cluster*	*NGC 660 Region in Pisces*

*NGC 7479 and Molecular Clouds in Pegasus*	*IC1396, Sh2-131 Region*	*Barnard 169 and 170*	*Sh2-115 and 116 HOO*	*M61 in Virgo*	*NGC 3521 in Leo*	*vdB 126, LBN 133, LDN 768, 769, 772*

*NGC 6951 in Cepheus*	*NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy*	*LDN 158, 148, 152, 162, 163 - Ophiuchus*	*NGC 6173 and Galaxy Group* *HDC 952*	*NGC 5068 in Virgo*	*Sharpless 284 in Monoceros*	*The Draco Nebula and MBM 42, MBM 43*

*NGC 2170 and the Monoceros R2 Star Forming Region*	*NGC 5054 and NGC 5044*	*Sharpless 280 in Monoceros*	*NGC 1499 Central Region*	*LBN 749, Barnard 3, and LDN 1468*	*North American Nebula Region*	*Crescent Nebula NGC 6888 and Soap Bubble*

*LBN 603,* *LDN 1295 and LDN 1296*	*NGC 1999, vdB 46, IC 430*	*LBN 534 and* *vdB 158*	*NGC 5364 and Abell 1809 in Virgo*	*NGC 5371 and Hickson 68*	*M95 and M96 in Leo*	*M65 and M66 in Leo*

Let me know if you have any questions - webmaster@jthommes.com

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