Jim Janusz - http://www.astroimager.net/
A long time friend and astrophotographer based in Palm Desert. Beautiful color and B&W images taken with a variety of instruments.
Vince Bert - http://rattlesnakeobservatory.com
Friend based in Solana Beach. Great sketches, webcam and CCD images along with info on various California observing sites. Surf stuff too!
Richard Payne - http://azastrophotography.com/
A friend and fellow astrophotographer based in Arizona. Images taken with custom made 9" f/2.5 Schmidt camera.
John Boudreau - http://home.comcast.net/~jeboud/astro.htm
Fellow New Englander and friend. Film & CCD images taken with a TV85 refractor, TEC140 APO, Meade 12" & Celestron 11" SCT's from Massachusetts.
Sean Walker - http://masil-astro-imaging.netfirms.com/home.html
Fellow Massachusetts resident. Excellent CCD and webcam images.
Scott Hammonds- http://www.creatorsview.com
Fellow friend based in northern Florida. Great film images with various refractors and lenses.
Steve Cannistra- http://www.starrywonders.com/
Wonderful CCD images taken with a Takahashi Sky90 and SXV-H9 from Massachusetts.
Tony and Daphne Hallas - http://www.astrophoto.com/
Superb images from Mt. Pinos and the northern Sierra.
George Greaney- http://www.astroimages.com/
Color images taken from the Nevada desert with a AP 6" f/7 EDF, C14 and OGS 14.5" f/7.65 RCT.
R Jay GaBany - http://www.cosmotography.com
Amazing CCD images from northern California.
Russ Croman - http://www.rc-astro.com/
Stunning CCD images from southern New Mexico!
Ray Gralak - http://www.gralak.com/Astro/Astro.html
Images taken with a variety of instruments including a 10" RCOS and Astro-Physics refractors.
Chris Schur - http://www.psiaz.com/Schur/astro/
Great color images taken with a ST-7E and 12.5" Newtonian from central Arizona.
Bill McLaughlin- http://willmclaughlin.astrodigitals.com/
CCD imaging from the ARGO observatory in central Oregon.
Ron Wodaski- http://www.wodaski.com/
Author of the new book "The New CCD Astronomy". A site full of good resources on CCD imaging.
Adrian Catterall- http://www.observatory.demon.co.uk/
Very nice CCD images from the UK.
Ed Grafton- http://www.ghg.net/egrafton/
The ultimate in hi-res planetary imaging.
Bobby Middleton- http://www.koyote.com/users/bobm/astro1.htm
Great color images taken with a 12.5" f/7 Newtonian.
Dave Kodama- http://www.eanet.com/kodama/astro/
Images taken with a Borg 100ED refractor from Southern California.
Loke Kun Tan- http://www.starryscapes.com/
Very nice emulsion and CCD based color images taken with a variety of instruments.
John Gleason - http://home.earthlink.net/~dvj
High resolution color images taken with various AP refractors and telephoto lenses.
Philip Perkins - http://www.astrocruise.com/
Nice images taken through a Meade 10" SCT and 6" EDF refractor from the UK and Southern France.
Martin Germano - http://home.earthlink.net/~mcgermano/index.htm
Wonderful B&W images.
Bill and Sally Fletcher- http://www.scienceandart.com/
Tri color images from Mt. Pinos, California.
Jon Kolb- http://home.datawest.net/jkolb/
"Adventures in Astrophotography". Astroimages from the Colorado backcountry.
Bob and Janice Fera - http://www.feraphotography.com/
Images taken with a C11 from Mt Pinos, California.
Michael Richmann - http://www.concentric.net/~richmann/index.shtml
Images taken with a Meade 8" SCT.
Chuck Vaughn - http://www.aa6g.org/astro.html
High resolution color and B&W images taken with various instruments.
Jerry Schad - http://www.skyphoto.com/
Beautiful images of the night sky. Mostly done by a camera on a tripod.
Russ Dickman - http://www.psln.com/dickman/
Images from Northern California.
Wally Pacholka - http://www.astropics.com/
Comet and meteor photos taken from the California desert.
Jerry Lodriguss - http://www.astropix.com/INDEX.HTM
An informative site with various Photoshop techniques discussed.
Philipp Salzgeber - http://www.salzgeber.at/astro/index.html
Images and video sequences taken through a 5.1" Newtonian reflector.
Jeff Stys - http://www.astro-photos.com/
Images from New Hampshire taken with a Meade 10" SCT.
Piermario Gualdoni - http://digilander.iol.it/bares/
Color images taken with a Takahashi FS-102 APO refractor.
Preston S. Justis - http://home.earthlink.net/~psjustis/index.htm
Great B&W images taken from North Carolina with a 10" f/6 Newtonian.
James Foster - http://jrfcomet.homestead.com/files/ast.htm
Nice images from Mt Pinos, California. Site also includes some very informative articles.
Allen Hwang - http://users.adelphia.net/~parsec32
Nice color images taken with a AP 6" f/7 EDF refractor.
Robert Provin - http://voltaire.csun.edu/
Co-author with Brad Wallis of "A Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography", the best book ever written on astrophotography!
Brad Wallis - http://www.frazmtn.com/~bwallis/
Co-author with Robert Provin of "A Manual of Advanced Celestial Photography". Site contains great images and articles by Brad and Robert.
Wil Milan - http://www.astrophotographer.com/
Images taken with a Takahashi FS-102 refractor and E-130 hyperbolic astrograph from southern Arizona.
Michael Stecker - http://www.homestead.com/mstecker/index.html
Images from Mt Pinos. Also includes photos of various amateur/professional astronomers.
Dave Rowe - http://members.aol.com/slevogtcam/photo/astro001.htm
Very nice color images taken with a handmade Slevogt Camera.
Scott Tucker - http://www.darkskyimages.com/
Color images from southern Arizona.
Brian Webb - http://www.spacearchive.info/
Great info on Vandenberg missile launches, dark sky sites in the USA and much more.
Matt BenDaniel - http://www.starmatt.com/
Color images taken with a AP130 refractor and various lenses.
Nightscape Photography Sites
Astronomical Publications
Manufacturers of Astronomical and Photographic Equipment
Miscellaneous and Photography
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Jerry Day - http://www.darkskydreams.com/
Beautiful nightscape photography from Southern California.
Lance Keimig - http://www.thenightskye.com/
A master of night photography.
Jason Krieger - http://www.hoursofdarkness.com/
Night photography from New York and the US east coast.
Larrie Thomson - http://www.nightphotographer.com/
Night photographer based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Troy Paiva- http://www.lostamerica.com/lostframe.html
Lost America night photography.
Philip Pankov- http://www.PhilPankov.com/
Black & White night photography from Dublin, Ireland.
The Nocturnes- http://www.thenocturnes.com/index2.htm
Excellent resource for the nightscape photographer.
David Baldwin- http://www.nightfolio.co.uk/
Nightscape photography from the UK.
Sky & Telescope magazine - http://www.skypub.com
Astronomy magazine- http://www.astronomy.com
Starry Night Lights - http://www.starrynightlights.com
Help preserve the night sky and reduce light pollution! Night sky friendly outdoor lighting products for home or business.
Losmandy (Hollywood General Machining) - http://www.losmandy.com
Maker of high quality german equatorial mounts including the GM8, G11 and GM200.
Santa Barbara Instrument Group - http://www.sbig.com
Maker of various CCD cameras and the ST-4 and STV autoguiders.
Stellarvue - http://www.stellarvue.com
Manufacturer of excellent triplet apo refractors based in Northern California.
Takahashi - http://www.takahashiamerica.com
Manufacturer of high-end refractors, reflectors and cassegrains.
Astro-Physics - http://www.astro-physics.com
Manufacturer of apochromatic refractors and german equatorial mounts.
TeleVue Optics - http://www.televue.com
Manufacturer of high quality eyepieces.
Hutech Corporation - http://www.sciencecenter.net/hutech
US distributor of BORG refractors along with countless useful astrophotography accessories.
Kendrick Astro Instruments - http://www.kendrick-ai.com
Manufacturer of the best dew removing system for telescopes.
Celestron International - http://www.celestron.com
Manufacturer of various astronomical instruments including the C8, C11 and C14.
ScopeGuard Cases - http://www.scopeguard.com
Manufacturer of world class equipment cases.
Nikon USA - http://www.nikonusa.com
Manufacturer of high quality professional cameras, lenses and accessories.
Canon USA - http://www.canonusa.com
Manufacturer of high quality professional cameras, lenses and accessories.
Hasselblad - http://www.hasselblad.com
Manufacturer of very high end professional medium format cameras and lenses.
Zona Photographic Labs - http://www.zonaphotolabs.com
One of Boston's and New England's best professional labs.
Bob Korn Imaging - http://www.bobkornimaging.com
Master photographic printer based on Cape Cod.
PhotoLinks - The Photography Network - http://www.photolinks.com
The ultimate resource for photography links.
Cape Cod Astronomical Society - http://www.cape-astro.org
Astronomy club on Cape Cod.
Custom Images Photographic Lab - http://www.customimgs.com
One of Southern California's most advanced professional labs offering digital scanning and output including Fujix Pictrography 4000 and LightJet 5000 prints.
Digital Light and Color - http://www.dl-c.com
Manufacturer of Picture Window photo editing software.
Adobe Systems Inc. - http://www.adobe.com
Software development company. Maker of Photoshop image editing software.
Dark Sky - A W3 Tool for Stargazing - http://www.darksky.org/ida/darksky
Find out how dark your observing site is.
Sunglow Ranch - http://www.sunglowranch.com
A beautiful ranch with very dark skies in the mountains of SE Arizona. Will cater to astronomers and astrophotographers.
The Weather Underground - http://www.wunderground.com
Will it be clear tonight? Weather forecasts for locations around the world.
Astromart - http://www.astromart.com
Online astronomy classifieds and auctions.
Amateur Astrophotography Links - http://members.prestige.net/rickb/
The ultimate site for amateur astrophotography links.
Bob Naik Photography - http://www.photobob.com/
Specializing in digital and QTVR virtual photography, based in Southern California.
a|b media - http://www.abmedia.com/
Custom web design services.
Orange County Astronomers - http://www.chapman.edu/oca/
Amateur astronomy club located in Orange County, California.
San Diego Astronomy Association - http://www.sdaa.org/
Amateur astronomy club in San Diego, California.
Rockford Amateur Astronomers - http://members.aol.com/rkfdastrmy/raa.html/
Amateur astronomy club in Rockford, Illinois. Observatory with a 10" f/14 Christen refractor.
Utah Skies - http://www.utahskies.org
A resource of astronomy news and events.
The United States Naval Observatory - http://www.usno.navy.mil
Includes the USNO master clock, sunset/sunrise and moonrise/moonset times for locations worldwide.
The Universe Today - http://www.universetoday.com
Astronomy and space exploration news. Updated every weekday.