Awards and Publications

ATWB Photo of the Day May 21, 2010
M78
ATWB Photo of the Day May 18, 2010
M109
ATWB Photo of the Day May 16, 2010
M100
ATWB Photo of the Day May 13, 2010
NGC4631 - Whale Galaxy
1st Place 2008 SCT-User Imaging Contest
category "Best Deep Sky Image w/ astro camera"

Sky and Telescope Magazine, November 2009

M83 - Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Sky and Telescope Magazine, November 2009
NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet
Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD) March 27, 2009
IC 2177 - Eagle/Gum Nebula
2nd Place 2009 Winter Star Party Astrophotography Contest, category "Wide Field"
IC2177 - Eagle/Gum Nebula
2nd Place 17th Annual Region Meeting of Amateur Astronomers (aka "BobFest"),
category "Deep Space, CCD"
M27
1st Place 2008 Winter Star Party Astrophotography Contest, category "Wide Field"
Nebulae of Orion
1st Place 16th Annual Region Meeting of Amateur Astronomers (aka "BobFest"),
category "Deep Space, CCD"
NGC 2239 - Rosette Nebula
ATWB Photo of the Day December 26, 2007
Horse Head and Flame Nebulae
ATWB Photo of the Day November 19, 2006

1st Place 15th Annual Region Meeting of Amateur Astronomers (aka "BobFest"),
category "Other, CCD"

1st Place 2007 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest

Cygnus Star Cloud

ATWB Photo of the Day October 16, 2006

1st Place 2007 Southern Star Astronomical Convention Imaging Contest

M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD) January 12, 2007
Cr399 - Coat Hanger

2nd Place 2006 SCT-User Imaging Contest
category "Best Astrophoto of a DSO"
NGC5128 - Centaurus "A"

Presidents' Choice for Outstanding Achievement for CCD Deep Sky Imaging at the 14th Annual Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers (aka "BobFest")

ATWB Photo of the Day December 3, 2005

1st Place 2006 Southern Star Astronomical Convention Imaging Contest, 
category "CCD Deep Sky"

M45 - Pleiades

ATWB Photo of the Day, November 29, 2005

1st Place 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Nebula"

1st Place 2005 Southern Star Astronomical Convention Imaging Contest, 
category "CCD Deep Sky"

Horse Head Nebula
2nd Place 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Nebula"
NGC281 - PacMan Nebula
3rd Place 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Nebula"
IC5070 - Pelican Nebula
1st Place 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Galaxy"
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
2nd Place 2005 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Galaxy"
M33 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
Used in a short video loop at the Harvard Museum of Natural History meteor exhibit.
Ceres 1/13/2004
Astronomy Magazine, May 2004, pg 107

Cover Photo for "Your Guide to the Moon" an Astronomy Magazine supplement.

Moon at 8 days
ATWB Photo of the Day, October 31, 2004
IC5146 - Cocoon Nebula
Lunar Photo Of the Day (LPOD) October 22, 2004
Moon in Hydrogen Alpha

Grand Prize 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest

1st Place 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Lunar"

3rd Place 2004 SCT-Users Imaging Competition, 
category "CCD Solar System"

1st Place 2004 Southern Star Astronomical Convention Imaging Contest, 
category "Lunar CCD"

ATWB Photo of the Day, December 2, 2003

Moon at 15 days
1st Place 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Deep Space - Nebula"
Southern North America Nebula
2nd Place 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Deep Space - Nebula"
M57- Ring Nebula
2nd Place 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Deep Space - Galaxy"
M31- Andromeda Galaxy
2nd Place 2004 MidAtlantic Star Party (MASP) Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Planetary"
Planet Collage
Lunar Photo Of the Day (LPOD) February 16, 2004

Luna: Foto del Día (LUFOD) October 18, 2004  (Spanish version of LPOD)

Full Moon
Lunar Photo Of the Day (LPOD) May 28, 2004

Astronomy Picture Of the Day (APOD) December 12, 2003
Inverted Full Moon
Astronomy Magazine, May 2004, pg 107
Moon at 4 days
Published in Nov/Dec 2003 Skywatch , page 18
Mars 8/25/2003
3rd Place 2003 SCT-Users Imaging Competition, 
category "Piggyback"

2nd Place 2003 MidAtlantic Star Party Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Deep Space"
Cygnus the Swan
1st Place 2003 SCT-Users Imaging Competition, 
category "CCD Solar System"

1st Place 2003 MidAtlantic Star Party Astrophotography Contest,
 category "CCD Lunar"
11 Day Lunar Mosaic
1st Place 2002 MidAtlantic Star Party Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Deep Sky"

3rd Place 2003 SCT-Users Imaging Competition, 
category "Best Astrophoto - Deep Sky"
M42 Orion Nebula
1st Place 2002 MidAtlantic Star Party Astrophotography Contest, 
category "Non Telescopic"
ISS Space Shuttle Transit
1st Place 2002 SCT-Users Imaging Competition, 
category "Beginning Astrophoto"
First Quarter Moon