a collection

The two basic facts of astronomy:
1) Matter clumps
2) Clumps matter

Here are some pictures of clumped matter which I took through my 6-inch Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope from my Manhattan rooftop


The Moon




And here's a full-moon shot through my video camera:



Saturn

Note: this is a terrible picture. Saturn looks indescribably better when you are looking directly through the telescope (the same is true for Jupiter below).

Jupiter

Above: high magnification view. Note the black dot just left of center on the lower thick red stripe. That is a shadow cast by the passage of one of Jupiter's moons in front of the planet.
Below: lower magnification. The dots are Jupiters moons




And here are some photos which I shot with a handheld video camera from my window. First is Saturn and Jupiter caught between the moon and New York City:


And the Orion constellation against a skyscraper: