Radiant

HDR astrophotography

Radiant

Plates

Milky Way

Big Pine, California

The Milky Way above Big Pine, framed by trees, the dust lane pale rose and cream.

M45 Pleiades

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Pleiades, bright blue stars wrapped in pale reflection nebulosity.

M45 Pleiades, alternative

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

Another processing of the Pleiades, the blue nebulosity standing clearer of the stars.

An alternative processing of the same field.

M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Andromeda Galaxy, a tilted spiral with a bright core, dust lanes, and the companion galaxy M110.

M31 Andromeda Galaxy, alternative

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Andromeda Galaxy from a ten-frame drizzle stack.

Ten-frame drizzle stack, twice the linear resolution. The page shows it in 10-bit HDR at the size of the other plates. Opening it in Safari loads the full file, about 50 MB.

M33 Triangulum Galaxy

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Triangulum Galaxy, a soft spiral seen nearly face-on among dense stars.

NGC 7331

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

NGC 7331, a small edge-on spiral in a dense star field.

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

Poland

The Pinwheel Galaxy, a face-on spiral with a warm core.

M16 Eagle Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Eagle Nebula, a rose-colored cloud among crowded stars.

M17 Omega Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Omega Nebula, a bright swan-shaped cloud of hydrogen.

NGC 7000 North America Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The North America Nebula, a wide field of pale hydrogen and dark dust.

IC 1318 Gamma Cygni Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Gamma Cygni Nebula, clouds of hydrogen around a bright star.

IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Cocoon Nebula, a small glow at the end of a dark lane.

NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Crescent Nebula, a faint arc in a rich star field.

NGC 6960 Western Veil

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Western Veil, a filament of blue and rose in the Cygnus Loop.

C33 Eastern Veil

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Eastern Veil Nebula, a filament of the Cygnus Loop.

M27 Dumbbell Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The Dumbbell Nebula, a small pale shell in a wide star field.

M27 Dumbbell Nebula

Niedźwiady, Poland

The Dumbbell Nebula from Niedźwiady, blue at the center and rose along the rim.

M57 Ring Nebula

Lone Pine, California · September 2026

The field of the Ring Nebula, M57.