
This is the place to find photographs of activities and astrophotography done by members of the Platte Valley Astronomical Observers. If you have club photos to submit, please e-mail me at the link below. Please note we have several great astrophotographers in our group. It's impossible for me to keep up with all the wonderful images they create! Fortunately they have taken it upon themselves to maintain their own photo web site. Click "Astrophoto Guys" on the menu above to view their wonderful images.
Comet C\2025 10-22-25 at HCO


Sadr and the Crescent Nebula 7-1-25 at HCO

The Leo Triplet 3-27-25 at HCO

Total Lunar Eclipse Timelapse by Mark Urwiller
SeeStar S50, Exposures taken every 2 seconds. Playback 30 fps - 1 sec playback = 1 min realtime
Mark Watson - New PVAO Member
Has Astrophotos That Can Be Found Here.
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Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas
10-14-24

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas
10-12-24

Andromeda Galaxy
HCO 9-28-24

Aurorae 10-10-24
From Honey Creek Observatory











Recent Photos by Craig Semonds
New Member From Council Bluffs IA





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My First H alpha Solar Image
From O'Neill 9-23-24 neg Left pos Right


The Iris Nebula - Photographed at
the Nebraska Star Party July/August 2024

Aurorae - May 10/11, 2024!
















Total Solar Eclipse - Mason TX 4-8-24

Annular Eclipse of the Sun
South of Farmington NM

Aurorae 4-23-23


Aurorae 3-23-23



STEVE - 3-23-23(Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement)
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Rho Ophiuchi and the Blue Horsehead
Winner 2022 Nebraska Star Party
Astrophotography Contest

Markarian's Chain
A Group of Galaxies in Virgo

The Veil Nebula Complex (Stars Removed)
Photographed at the 2022 Nebraska Star Party

Same Image With 50% of Stars

Lunar Eclipse May 15th 2022

The Pleiades and California Nebula - Dec 2nd 2021
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Comet Leonard and M3 - Dec 2nd 2021

IC 1396 in Cepheus

M45 - The Pleiades

Comet Neowise - Photographed at the unofficial
Nebraska Star Party July 2020



ISS-Sun Transit - 6-13-2020
Photographed by Mark Urwiller at Honey Creek Observatory

Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter
November 24th, 2019 Raymondville Texas

The Transit of Mercury photographed by Mark Urwiller
November 11th, 2019 Location - Port Mansfield Texas
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Milky Way and Zodiacal light from Honey Creek Observatory.
Tripod mounted Canon 5DMKIV at 3200 ISO, Sigma 14mm f1.8 at 1.8 for 10 sec.
Dan Glomski produced this at Sachtleben Observatory!
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Photos Taken At NSP 2018

The North American and Pelican Nebulae

Milky Way - Galactic Center

Milky Way - Summer Triangle

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy

The Veil Nebula Complex

NGC 7293 - The Helix

Comet 21p Giacobini-Zinner



















Photographed southwest of Phillipsburg Kansas 3-19-13 by Mark Urwiller

Here are photos of a club observing session at Sachtleben Observatory. Click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Use the "back" button on your browser to come back.

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