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I worked for many years in X-ray imaging at Naval Weapons Station Concord and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. My work involved developing digital radiography and computed tomography systems used for inspection and analysis, with an emphasis on data quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That background carried naturally into astrophotography, where similar challenges exist in capturing and processing weak signals. The same principles\u2014careful acquisition, noise control, and consistent processing\u2014apply. Astrophotography became a practical extension of this experience, using familiar techniques in a different setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2016, I have focused on deep-sky astrophotography. I began imaging from Antioch, California and later transitioned to darker Bortle 3 skies in Arnold, California after my retirement. My work emphasizes long-integration imaging of faint nebulae and low surface brightness objects using narrowband filters and modern processing tools. My goal is to bring out real structure and detail while staying true to the data, allowing the objects themselves to define the final image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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