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When I first started getting into astrophotography, I began with film. My first camera was an old worn-out Yashica FX3, not the best choice for astrophotography, but it worked. Other models came and went, and I played with many film types, but I was never really very happy with my results. A few shots did turn out OK, so I thought I would put them up. . I still play around a bit with film, but only on an occasional basis. I find the instant gratification of CCD images and the repeatability of not having anyone else in the loop (developing, processing, etc) a real plus. Check out my emulsion based images below under 'Film work', or jump to my 35mm Camera page if you want to learn more about the cameras and other hardware used to get the images.

Most of the work I do these days is with my SBIG ST7E CCD camera. Having the entire imaging process under my control (such that it is!) is one of my favorite aspects of CCD'ing. From the first photon that hits the chip, to the last iteration of processing and display, it is MY image - and I have no one else to blame when they don't turn out (which is still a common occurance!). It is fun though and as I work with computers for a living, it was a natural evolution of my limited film work. There are so many fine points to learn and so many sub-topics within the hobby (astrometry, photometry, etc) that I think I will be with this for a while! Images taken with CCD are listed below under 'CCD Images', or cick here to jump to my CCD Camera hardware page if you are more interested n the setup than the results.

Another new interest interest in this facinating hobby is the use of video for gathering images. I am definitely still getting my feet wet here, but things look good. I have an Astrovid 2000, as well as a Supercircuits PC23 low-light surveilance camera to play with. Images are accessed below via the 'Video Astrronomy' link, and the camera hardware info can be found by clicking here to jump to my Video Camera page.