OUR AWE-INSPIRING MIKY WAY GALAXY

12 minute exposure with 18mm f/3.8 lens on a Nikon D70. It was from a dark site: Agios Germanos, Florina, Greece.

** The star on the left corner is Altair. The constellation on the bottom center is Sagittarius.

Venus - Moon occultation, 18 June

At the end of the occultation, 19:13, Florina , Greece

Red leaves and eclipsed moon

Star Trails from St. Germanos village

About 15 min exposure, Nikon D70 on a tripod, ISO 800. Polaris, the north star, is on the top left corner.

The moon and the Pleiades met in April 19, 2007

Nikkor 300mm 2.8 lens, Nikon D70, 1.6 sec exposure.

Saturn in April 2007

Takahashi Mewlon-210, about 900 frames, processed with Registax and Photoshop. The seeing was poor.

Jupiter, May 27, 2007

Watch an amazing video of Jupiter by the master astrophotographer Damian Peach: http://media.skytonight.com/video/jupiter2006dp.wmv?c=y&host=media.skytonight.com

Takahashi Mewlon 210,

Phillips Toucam-840,

about 600 frames, Registax & Photoshop

beautiful orange-white butterfly