These photos below have been provided by Alex Cherney:

Boarder Stargaze 2009 Nikon D700	Boarder Stargaze 2009 Nikon D700	Boarder Stargaze 2009 Nikon D700	Boarder Stargaze 2009 Nikon D700

Alex mainly enjoys visual observing, and takes the occasional wide field image. Although an occasionally imager, the linked images are very interesting, with excellent detail. Important to note, these images are taken on a fixed tripod!

My 5 year old daughter Milana sparked our interest in Astronomy in September 2008 and her main objective was to find aliens. So we got our first small telescope then a bigger one and a bigger one… Not quite sure yet what aperture we need to finally see those aliens.

I’ve been observing for almost a year now and thoroughly enjoy it. I’ve got so much to learn yet and meeting experienced observers through MPAS is simply invaluable.

The equipment used by Alex includes the following:
 

	12” Sky-Watcher Newtonian on a Dobsonian mount with Argo-Navis
	Nikon D700 DSLR, with various lenses including the incredible Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8
	A few different binoculars
	Software: Capture NX 2.2.0 Adobe Photoshop CS2