These pages highlight some of my amateur astronomy work in recent years. I am a primarily visual observer. My main instrument is a 20 cm f/3.8 Newtonian telescope. I have also done some astrophotography but don't consider myself an astrophotographer.
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Carbon Star ListA list of 164 carbon stars ranging in brightness from +4.5 (U Hydrae, at maximum light) to +18.0 (SU Tauri, at minimum light) that make for good targets with small telescopes. These stars often show intense colors through the eyepiece, ranging from pale pink to bright orange to deep, saturated red.
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The Bluest Hipparchos StarsThis list of 11 stars is the result of an experiment to try to visually detect the colors of the brightest, bluest stars I could find. After observing a number of carbon stars, which are among the visually reddest objects in the night sky, I started to wonder about the opposite end of the spectrum. But it turns out that there are very few stars that are blue enough, and bright enough, to convey a sense of intense, saturated color to the eye.
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AstrophotographySome astronomical images I have captured over 30+ years using equipment from film cameras to 4-meter-class telescopes.
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