Welcome to my world of astrophotography. I am the developer of Astrodon filters for astrophotography and research, But, first and foremost, I am an astrophotographer. I view myself as a technical artist. A landscape photographer on a cosmic scale. This site shares my passion for this demanding, technical hobby with images of sometimes famous and often times rarely photographed galaxies, nebula and star clusters. It is a humbling experience to present to you a galaxy in vivid colors, whose light that we see left that galaxy when dinosaurs roamed our planet. Is it still there? Are they looking toward our galaxy with the same degree of wonder? I invite you to explore this world with me.
Don Goldman, Ph.D. (Astrodon)
Don Goldman, Ph.D. (Astrodon)
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Latest Images
04.10.13 This is my first image with the Lunt80 80mm H-a solar telescope with the DSII double stack module attached. The DSII makes a big difference in surface detail. The Lunt80 is attached to
04.09.13 He 2-111 (PK 315-0.1) was discovered by Karl Henize in 1967. Based upon deep plates from the Anglo Australian Telescope, B. Louise Webster in 1978 described a giant halo around this planetary neb
Highlights
- Highlight #1 - 3 of Don's images are included in Astronomy Magazine's "100 Greatest Pictures of the Universe" in the October 2012 issue, including HDW2, NGC6164-5 and the Medussa Nebula
- Highlight #2 - Don will present a spotlight talk on "Imaging Planetary Nebula" at the upcoming Advanced Imaging Conference (AIC2012) in October in Santa Clara, California USA
- Highlight #3 - Don will be returning to Australia to Siding Springs in late September with a larger system to image the southern skies. More details soon.