Bill Nigg's Astrophotography

Tycho Crater The bright crater to the left of center is Tycho, which measures 53 miles across.
Tycho Crater
Hale-Bopp Hale-Bopp near its prime in late-March 1997 - the blue ion tail is clearly seen.
Hale-Bopp
Comet Lovejoy Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2: Taken on January 20, 2015 at 9:30 pm EST. It is a 2 minute exposure with a Nikon D40 (at ISO 1600) and 180mm f/2.8 lens. Location is...
Comet Lovejoy
Prominence at Totality A 1/10 second eyepiece projection shot at a focal length of 4,032 mm.
Prominence at Totality
Total Solar Eclipse A 1/4 second exposure with a 1006mm, f/8 lens and Ektachrome 400.
Total Solar Eclipse
Asteroid 2004BL86 This asteroid came within 745,000 miles (1.2 million kilometers) of Earth on January 26, 2015. No known space rock this large will fly this close to Earth until...
Asteroid 2004BL86
Cygnus Region A 6-minute exposure with a Nikon D40 at ISO800 and a 18mm lens at f/4.
Cygnus Region
Big & Little Dipper A 5-minute exposure with a Nikon D40 at ISO800 and a 18mm lens at f/4.
Big & Little Dipper
Star Trails A 30-minute exposure with a Nikon D40 at ISO200 and a 18mm lens at f/8.
Star Trails