This is the Orion Nebula. This is known as a Stellar Nebula which means it is a star nursery. This is a combination of 16 photos stacked to give the most detail.
One of the wonderful things about Astrophotography is the ability to stack as many photos as that are taken to produce additional detail.
The Moons of Saturn. This photo was taken while Saturn was low in the sky and there was severe atmospheric disruption. This shot was over exposed to give the best opportunity for the presentation of the moons. You should be able see 4 moon with Titan being the largest
Sirius A and B
Sirius A is the very large star and Sirius B is the very tiny star at the 9 o'clock position to left of the Sirius A. Sirius A is the brightest star in our sky. Sirius is 9 Light Years away
This is the Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
It is a planetary nebula. Where planets are born. 1,360 light years away.
Note the Greenish item to the left center of the photo.
This is a combo of 16 images. This is not a great shot but it is what it is. What I love about this shot is the colors and depth of the stars. This is just stuff that we just don't get to see because at this magnitude our eyes are not sensitive enough to detect color.
Magnitude 7.5
This is Venus in Phase. It has the somewhat the same phases as the moon as it reflects the suns light as the Earths moon does.
This is a detail of the International Space Station on its pass on January 17th starting at 6:26PM over Tucson
Here is some information about the pass:
MAGNITUDE -2.3 VERY BRIGHT
START TIME 18:26:22
START ALTITUDE 10 DEGREES
START DIRECTION SW
ZENITH TIME 18:29:19
MAX ALTITUDE 67 DEGREES
END TIME 18:31:38
END ALTITUDE 15 DEGREES
END DIRECTION NE
The rectangle on the left appears to be the larger solar panels. The ISS was over 200 miles away and was traveling around 17,500 miles per hour.
M81
This is the Galaxy known as M81. It is 4.5 - 9 Million Light Years away.
That means that the light from those more distant stars traveled 9 million years before making it to the telescope.
Note the red color. That is called Red Shift. It means that the Galaxy is traveling away from us. (the Universe is expanding)
About Tucson Skies
This is the Orion Nebula. This is known as a Stellar Nebula which means it is a star nursery. This is a combination of 16 photos stacked to give the most detail.
The Moons of Saturn. This photo was taken while Saturn was low in the sky and there was severe atmospheric disruption. This shot was over exposed to give the best opportunity for the presentation of the moons. You should be able see 4 moon with Titan being the largest
Sirius A and B
This is the Dumbbell Nebula (M27)
This is Venus in Phase. It has the somewhat the same phases as the moon as it reflects the suns light as the Earths moon does.
This is a detail of the International Space Station on its pass on January 17th starting at 6:26PM over Tucson
M81 
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