Starship Asterisk*

Comet 12P/Pons–Brooks on April 18th. within days (April 21st) to its close encounter to the Sun. 12P/Pons–Brooks is a periodic comet with an orbital period of 71 years. At an altitude of 6 deg, from the south west horizon.

Outgoing Sunspot 3615 and its prominences on March 30th.

M42 The core of the Orion Nebula on January 8th. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, F6.3, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, Ha, OIII, SII filters.)

Jupiter - GRS, Oval Ba and the moon Io transiting with its trailing casted shadow on December 7th,

Jupiter - GRS, Oval Ba and the moon Ganymede transiting on December 2nd. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, EFW8, PoerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik RGB Filters.)

Jupiter - GRS and Oval Ba showing a bright yellow core. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGX-L Mount, ASI533mm Pro Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, EFW8, Astronomik RGB Filter set.)

Jupiter - GRS on September 10th. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE Mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, CFW8, Astronomik RGB filter set.)

Saturn on August 31st.

The Planet Venus on July 7th. As Venus approaches closer to Earth we see more of the night side and the lighted region phasing into a thin crescent.

Venus on May 11th.

Venus on May 6th, Ultraviolet, RGB filters.

Dwarf Planet 1 Ceres (L) transiting and four Galaxies NGC 4328, PGC 40214, NGC 4322 and the large Galaxy M100. on March 26th. (One hour time lapse)

The Planets Jupiter and Venus Conjunction on March 1st. A very short session due to incoming clouds. ( ED80 APO, LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI183mm Pro, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.)

Venus now gaining altitude and increasing in size. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, EFW8, UV, RGB filters.)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and the planet Mars. Insets of Comet and Mars are within minutes from the wide field, February 11, 12th, 23:54ut, 00:40ut. (LX200ACF 305mm, F10, F6.7, CGE mount, ASI183mm Pro, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, EFW8, Astronomik LRGB filter sets.)

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) and the planet Mars (Top R) Just barely fitting in my frame of view (FOV) on February 11th, 02: 10ut.

Mars on February 7th, 23:29ut. Meridiani Planum, Tisia Valles, Syrtis Major Planum regions.( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI290mm Cmos, Astronomik RGB filters.)

Mars on November 28th, 04:34 ut. Approaching opposition closest to Earth on Dec. 1st and to the Sun on Dec. 8th. Schiaparelli, Hellas Planitia, Syrtis Major Planum regions.

International Space Station passing by the planet Neptune on November 14th.

International Space Station passing by the planet Neptune on November 14th.

Seventeen years of Saturn observation oppositions from 2005 - 2022.

Jupiter and the GRS now gradually gaining distance as time progresses from its closest approach to Earth since October 1963. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set.)

Jupiter - GRS at the limb on September 12th, Now nearing opposition and will be closest in seventy years to earth. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE Mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik RGB filter sets.)

Saturn on September 4th, Now gaining distance from opposition. (LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE Mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PoerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik RGB filter sets.)

Jupiter - The moon Io transiting above the GRS and casting it shadow at the limb on August 23rd and approximately one month from opposition. ( LX200ACF 305mm OTA, CGE Mount, ASI290mm Cmos, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik RGB filter set.)