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Gilbert Photography Specializing in landscape and nature photography, Gilbert Photography aims to capture the natural be

A beautiful fall morning at Silver Falls State Park.
11/18/2021

A beautiful fall morning at Silver Falls State Park.



Fall colors struggle against the fresh snow. So far this was one of my favorite trips in the PNW so far.
04/18/2021

Fall colors struggle against the fresh snow. So far this was one of my favorite trips in the PNW so far.

Throwback to our quick October trip to Leavenworth last year. This was the evening before the first real snowfall of the...
04/18/2021

Throwback to our quick October trip to Leavenworth last year. This was the evening before the first real snowfall of the season. Can't wait to get back here soon!

Most people try to find a way to avoid winter but this is probably my favorite season now living near the Cascades. Wint...
11/27/2020

Most people try to find a way to avoid winter but this is probably my favorite season now living near the Cascades. Winter in the mountains is quite magical versus my memories of winter in the Midwest (cold, windy and no snow).

The recent trip to the Cascades proved to be incredibly fruitful for fall color and then fresh snow. Unfortunately the w...
11/12/2020

The recent trip to the Cascades proved to be incredibly fruitful for fall color and then fresh snow. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate for our bouldering. This was on the way to our secluded climbing spot on the only day we could get on the rocks.

Working on improving my calibration data and processing techniques for the Veil Nebula. I think it has improved signific...
09/06/2020

Working on improving my calibration data and processing techniques for the Veil Nebula. I think it has improved significantly in the last few weeks.

Again, this is NGC 6960 also known as the Western Veil Nebula. This is a portion of a supernova remnant that it's about 4 times the size of our Moon as seen from our perspective.

Equipment:
OTA: Explore Scientific ED80 (480mm focal length at f/6) w/ ES Field Flattener
Mount: Sky Watcher AZ-EQ5
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm
Guide Camera: Orion StarShoot Autoguider
Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI183MM Pro
Focus: ZWO EAF

Software:
Guiding: PHD2
Data Acquisition: Sequence Generator Pro
Image Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Image Processing: Photoshop CC

Acquisition:
Location: Portland, Oregon (Bortle 6)
Dates: 08-23-2020, 08-25-2020
Gain: 100 Offset 10
Camera Temp: -20C

Light Frames:
Ha: (set to red) 33x300” ZWO 7nm 31mm
Oiii: (set to blue) 37x300” Astrodon 5nm 31mm
Green is a synthetic blend of Ha and Oiii in Photoshop
Total Exposure Time: 5 hours 50 mins

Calibration Frames:
Darks: 100
Flats: 50
Dark Flats: 100
Bias: 0



A very small part of the Cygnus Loop, the remnants of a supernova that occurred approximately 10,000 years ago. This por...
08/16/2020

A very small part of the Cygnus Loop, the remnants of a supernova that occurred approximately 10,000 years ago. This portion is known as the Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960).

This supernova is roughly 1400 light years away from us and this portion is about 35 light years long. If you look at the image with stars you'll notice more background stars in the lower right corner. There is an endless amount of dust and gas floating around the universe but this supernova shockwave has cleared this dust, giving us the ability to see even deeper into space.

This is a collection of almost 5 hours worth of data in narrowband Ha and Oiii spectrums.



Here is the Eagle Nebula (M16). A cloud a dust and gas 55 x 70 light years in size and roughly 7000 light years away fro...
08/08/2020

Here is the Eagle Nebula (M16). A cloud a dust and gas 55 x 70 light years in size and roughly 7000 light years away from us. This massive cloud is pumping out new stars and a particularly busy area is the set of pillars in the center.

These are known as the pillars of life. The largest pillar is approximately 4 light years long. To get a better sense of scale, imagine the Earth is a razor blades thickness (0.009 inches) then the pillar would be 417.6 miles long (longer than the width of Oregon).

Do you prefer stars or no stars???

This image was created over several nights with multiple hours of exposure using Ha and Oiii filters. ( Ha = Red, Oiii = Blue, Green is a synthetic blend of Ha and Oiii.)



Looking back to our trip across the country last year. We never knew how lucky we were. The current crisis has really ma...
04/26/2020

Looking back to our trip across the country last year. We never knew how lucky we were. The current crisis has really made us appreciate the freedoms we all took for granted. Can't wait to get back out there.



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04/23/2020

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My first attempt at imaging M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy. The nearest large galaxy to us, it contains approximately 1 tril...
04/15/2020

My first attempt at imaging M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy. The nearest large galaxy to us, it contains approximately 1 trillion stars or about twice as many as our Milky Way.

I need more imaging data and some more practice editing but I have plenty of time to practice for now.


Something a bit different than what I usually do. This is a composite of Death Valley sand dunes and the Orion Nebula (M...
04/10/2020

Something a bit different than what I usually do. This is a composite of Death Valley sand dunes and the Orion Nebula (M42). The Orion Nebula is 1344 light years away and has a radius of 12 light years.
Can't wait for my new ZWO monochrome camera to get here so I can start playing with more detailed and smaller deep space targets. I have way to much time on my hands right now.



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