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Welcome to the astrophotography branch of my web site. I am currently involved with several types of photography all of which can be seen on the parent site Dark Atmospheres Photography. This area is dedicated to the art of astronomy related photography which many times requires vastly different equipment, techniques and time frames over traditional photography. The photos displayed on this site are the result of many painstaking hours of work needed to capture the delicate light of night in a way that most intensely accentuates its beauty and intrigue.

Located in Lamy, NM just about every clear night will find me with camera shutters open, whether using a DSLR or telescopes in the back yard observatory. Thank you for stopping by and viewing these photos. They are my interpretation of the night sky and hopefully will even show you something in light or even darkness you may not have seen before.

- Roth R (email).

  
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• 2009-08-24 This shot of the Trifid Nebula (M20) also features open cluster M21 set on a canvas of dark gases. Acquired last July.
• 2009-06-17 The globular cluster M3 located in constellation Canes Venatici is rich in variable and "blue straggler" stars.
• 2009-04-18 With the magnificant edge-on galaxy NGC 4565 spring time is officially in full swing. [APOD]
• 2009-04-05 Shot a year ago, this gibbous Moon was just recently processed, adding a subtle false color balance to enhance presence.
• 2009-03-24 Open cluster M46 taken in tandem with the below Horse Head Nebula, features an interesting planetary, NGC 2438 [APOD]
• 2009-03-21 The famous Horse Head Nebula framed with the Flame Nebula will conclude this year's visit to the Orion Complex.
• 2009-01-31 A 3 panel mosaic of the Orion and Running Man nebula complex was finally completed by the end of the month wrapping up a 48 hour exposure marathon.
• 2009-01-19 The Orion Nebula is the first shot of 2009 and is frame 1 of what will be a 3 frame mosaic to also include the Running Man Nebula.
• 2008-12-28 The holidays are coming to a close with the last shot of 2008: The striking Perseus Double Cluster taken on December 28-29. [APOD]
Today 2010-03-10 / 03:16 AM (MT)
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Umbra

Umbra is now available - After nearly a year in production, my new debut album has finally been released. Visit the official page for samples and more info as well as the MySpace page.		    
ShutterDrive

Finally streamline the process of fully controlling your AstroHaven™ clamshell observatory with this new intuitive software interface.

You'll wonder how you got along without it!
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