Astrophotos by Mike Borman

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- Total Lunar Eclipse, September 27, 2015 taken with a Canon 6D DSLR camera through a Celestron 8" Edge telescope.
- Milky Way Galaxy From Kenton, Oklahoma, September, 2015 taken with a Canon 6D camera.
- Transit of Venus across the Sun in h-alpha, June 5, 2012 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and Coronado SM90 filter.
- Transit of Venus across the Sun in white light, June 5, 2012 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Lunt LS60T refractor and Lunt white light solar wedge.
- Transit of Venus across the Sun in white light, June 5, 2012 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through an Orion 100mm ED refractor, 2x barlow, and Lunt white light solar wedge.
- Transit of Venus across the Sun in progress at sunset, June 5, 2012 taken with a Canon T3i DSLR camera through a Tamron 18-270mm zoom lens, 1/4000 sec. exposure at ISO 100.
- Sunspots 1260, 1261, and 1263 in h-alpha, CaK, and white light July 29, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor with 2X barlow and Coronado SM90 filter.
- Solar Prominences taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter.
- International Space Station and Big and Little Dippers, August 31, 2011.
- International Space Station Pass Panorama, August 29, 2011.
- Planetary Nebula M27, taken with a Astrotech 8" Ritchey Chretien Telescope and SBIG ST-8300M CCD camera.
- Planetary Nebula M76, taken with a Astrotech 8" Ritchey Chretien Telescope and Canon XSi DSLR camera.
- Sunspot 1339 in h-alpha, November 5, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter.
- Sunspot 1339 in CaK, November 5, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Orion 100mm ED refractor and Lunt CaK filter.
- Sunspot 1339 in white light, November 5, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and Lunt white light solar wedge.
- Sunspot 1226 in h-alpha, May 29, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter.
- Sunspot 1263 in h-alpha, August 7, 2011 taken with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor with 2X barlow and Coronado SM90 filter.
- The Moon taken 01/02/2009 with a Canon XSi DSLR camera through an Orion 190mm Maksutov Newtonian.
- Saturn and four of it's Moons taken 12/29/2008 with a DMK41AU02.AS camera through a Televue 102iis refractor and 4X Powermate.
- Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula (NGC-2264) taken 12/29/2008 with Orion an Starshootpro CCD camera through a Televue 102iis refractor.
- Spiral Galaxy (M33) November 2008 taken with Orion Starshootpro CCD camera through a Televue 102iis refractor.
- Spiral Galaxy NGC-6946 September 2010 taken with SBIG ST-8300M CCD camera through a Astrotech 8" Ritchey-Chretien.
- The Flaming Star Nebula (IC-405) November 2008 taken with Orion Starshootpro CCD camera through a Televue 102iis refractor.
- The Cocoon Nebula (IC-5146) May 22, 2009 taken with Orion Starshootpro camera through an Orion 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian.
- Orion Nebula (M42) September 2008 taken with Orion Starshootpro CCD camera through a Televue 102iis refractor.
- Veil Nebula Supernova Remnant (NGC-6995) September 2008 taken with Orion Starshootpro CCD camera through a Televue 102iis refractor.
- The International Space Station Passing Into The Earth's Shadow October 8, 2008 taken with a Canon XSi DSLR camera through a Tamron 18-250mm lens.
- Whirlpool Galaxy M51, May 29, 2009, Orion Starshoot Pro CCD camera through an Orion 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian.
- Great Nebula in Orion (M42) November 24, 2006
- Edge-on spiral galaxy NGC-4565, May 29, 2009, Orion Starshoot Pro CCD camera through an Orion 190mm Maksutov-Newtonian.
- Spiral galaxy NGC-253, September 27, 2011, Canon XSi SLR camera through an 8" Astrotech Ritchey-Chretien.
- Edge-on Spiral galaxy NGC-891, September 27, 2011, Canon XSi SLR camera through an 8" Astrotech Ritchey-Chretien.
- Pleiades Star Cluster (M45) December 22, 2006
- Helix Planetary Nebula (NGC-7293), September 28, 2011, Canon XSi DSLR through an 8" Astrotech Ritchey-Chretien.
- Iris Reflection Nebula (NGC-7023), September 28, 2011, Canon XSi DSLR through an 8" Astrotech Ritchey-Chretien.
- The Andromeda Galaxy M31, November 24, 2006
- Saturn December 20, 2003
- The Moon February 22, 2002
- Jupiter July 2, 2006
- Aurora from the north side of Evansville! November, 2004
- Mars October 30, 2005
- Comet Garradd 2009p1
- Globular Star Cluster M13 May 20, 2007
- Solar prominence in h-alpha May 18, 2012, DMK41AU02.AS camera, Televue 102iis refractor, Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter.
- Comet Holmes 17P November 17, 2007.
- The International Space Station and Space Shuttle STS-124 pass near Polaris in the Little Dipper June 6, 2008.
- A star chart labeling the features in the International Space Station and Space Shuttle STS-124 picture above, taken June 6, 2008.