Milkyway

This photo, captured on Sep 06, 2007 from La Palma, shows also the Sagittarius and Scorpion constellations and the milky way. The open cluster M7 is clearly seen. The telescope in the background is the GTC telescope.

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Double meteor

Perseids meteor shower is one of the most famous meteor showers in the northern hemisphere. This photo, captured on Aug 24, 2007, shows two  meteors passing around constellation Auriga. While the lower meteor apparently is a Perseid meteor (since its path crosses the Perseids constellation, the meteor on the left looks like to be sporadic.  Constellation Taurus is seen on the top/right of the image. The photo is a single exposure with an exposure time of 30 seconds.

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The big dipper

Big dipper  or the Ursa major is one of the most famous constellation in the northern hemisphere.  The Polaris is at the lower right corner. The ursa minor constellation is also seen at the lower right. This photo, captured on July 05, 2009,  is a composite photo of 20 exposures (10 seconds each). As usual, I used a Canon EOS 400D camera without tracking. The reduction and processing was done using Iris.

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Moon, Venus, Mars, Spica, and del Teide

This spectacular photo shows Venus and Mars, as well as the Moon. In addition, the brightest star in the Spica constellation is also seen. The Teide mountain, which hosts the Observatorio del Teide, seen in the background. The above photo  is result of aligning and averaging six two second exposures. I used only a camera, a tripod and a cable release.

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M13 in Hercules

M13 globular cluster in Hercules constellation is one of the favorite night sky objects for observers in northern hemisphere. This photo, captured on July 06, 2009. It is a composite photo of 23 exposures (8 seconds each). As usual, I used a Canon EOS 400D camera without tracking. The reduction and processing was done using Iris.

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