Jim Case

@jimcase.bsky.social

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I am an avid astrophotographer passionate about the wonders of the universe from my SoCal home. My gallery: https://www.astrobin.com/users/JimCase/ Also experienced woodworker and retired career educator, exploring how to leverage my dependable strengths.

Bright blue/green and red filaments stretching and curving from top left to top right, including a bright blue filament curving to the center of the image.
Large blue and red oval nebulosity with additional subdued colorful nebulosity in middle of the oval.
A bright blue star (Alniyat) in center surrounded by blue nebulosity with a large diagonal red-orange nebula stretching from top center to bottom right of the image.
A dark S figure on its side in the center, with two small circular forms above the S, with a bright field of stars framing these dark areas.
The image includes a series of bright emissions nebulas starting in lower right corner diagonally extending to the upper left corner, centered on a bright star cloud.
Bright blue diagonal horsehead figure from lower left to upper right, with red/brown nebula in the upper right side of the figure.
Bright blue central nebula surrounded by dark nebulae and hint of red nebula.
Center oval image with bright core surrounded by oval arms with many red star forming regions.
Bright thin diagonal shape from lower center left to upper center right, with extensive detail and color in outer arms.
Large circular red/orange form in center with a bright central star surrounded by a compact green/blue form.
A bright circular densely packed group of stars in the center.
Dozens of small galaxies throughout the mage with two larger galaxies and two bright stars.
Circular form in center with spiral arms on both sides of the bright galaxy.
Bright galaxy in a vertical orientation with blue spiral arms and red knots.
A large blue swirl of a galaxy in the center with a number of red star forming regions with circular arms interacting with a smaller galaxy to the middle left of the image.
Bright oval shaped grand design spiral galaxy with arms above and below oval shape.
Diagonal galaxy in center of image in white/blue, with bright red streamers in center at a 90 degree angle.
A prominent horsehead figure in the center with a strong diagonal nebula flowing from lower left to upper right.
Bright circular planet with prominent horizontal bands.
Two bright concentrations of stars, one in the center and a smaller one in the lower right.
Bright red diagonal nebula on top half with prominent dark horsehead figure in the center.
Tilted image of Jupiter with bands running from upper left to lower right, with the bright red spot on the lower left, the shadow of Europa in the center right and the bright Europa outside and at the lower right of the image.
Bright centered blue oval with two smaller reflection nebulas in lower right framed by a dense star field.
Swirls of grey streams of nebulosity surrounded by a few stars and rich black background.
Horsehead in profile with a bright blue green and beige nebula behind.
Blue nebulosity surrounding many stars forming an arrow like pattern pointing up in the image.
Two circular forms on top right and bottom left of the image. On the top you can see a bright blue nebula with three prominent knots and a blue bow shock curving around the nebulosity with a hint of a red tail from the opposite side and a darker middle to the circular form. On the bottom left a blue circular marble looking form with some transparency in its middle.
Diamond shaped darker form with strong dark shadows below and bright crater with rays outlining top of the diamond.
Black and white lunar closeup with bright highlight X on top left and V on top right.
Red central circular figure with strands of nebulosity with a green/blue outline on left of the fgure.
Dark edge-on rings of Saturn contrasting with brighter circular image.
Bright green comet on middle right of the image.
A darker red nebula in the shape of a V in the background with a lighter lizard shaped reflection nebula in the foreground.
Bright rays stretch out from two craters in top left with the tops of mountains stretching out in a curve on the right.
Saturn’s rings almost edge-on with partial dark shadow from Titan on top and a lighter circle marking the location of the moon Titan.
Three spiral arms surround a bright core in this galaxy, with several purple areas of star formation throughout the image.
A central curved ridge with subtle blue/green nebulosity on upper right side and red nebulosity on left side.
Almost full moon two days after being full including medium lit highlights, and crisp crater images on left edge,
A curved moon fills 3/4 of the frame with a clear shadow line across a crater close to center of the image.
A bright and pastel blue diagonal form from the lower left to the upper right side, with lighter red and green highlights framing the central image. Many delicate filaments emerge from this iconic image.
A bright flow of red, green and blue filaments streaming from the upper left to the lower right of the image.
Surrounded by a dense star field, the semi-circular nebula glows in shades of blue, green and red in a diagonal pattern from the lower left to the upper right.
A bright blue, green and red bird like form soaring from lower left to upper right of the image, moving toward a blue/red wisp of nebulosity in upper right.
A blue nebula close to a bright star with a hint of red on the left side with a very busy star field.
This is a bright colorful nebula in blues, reds and greens sprinkled with stars.
A bright central circular image in pale blues and greens surrounded by red toned nebulosity and stars.
Three celestial heads including a lion, an eagle, and a dove from left to right. More details in my gallery: https://app.astrobin.com/i/qda5q5
Two celestial heads shine as portraits from a nebulous background.
An unusual globular cluster with a concentration of stars with a red cast in the middle of the image. More details in my gallery: https://app.astrobin.com/i/due5g2
On lower left a large blue-green nebula with pale red accents and a smaller brighter nebula in the upper right side. My wife said she sees a large fish on the lower left ready to eat a smaller one on the upper right. What do you see? More details in my gallery: https://app.astrobin.com/i/bti9te?r=C
A mostly transparent blue sphere in the center of the image. More details in my gallery: https://app.astrobin.com/i/233spq
Wide field image including the nebulosity around Sadr in lower left and the iconic North American and Pelican nebulas in the upper right.
The pale blue North American nebula in Cygnus flies over the Pelican nebula, framed by a rose colored wispy nebula. More details in my gallery: https://app.astrobin.com/i/nv8gfh
A colorful wide field panorama of the Rho Ophiuchi Region by Jim Case Published: Jul 1, 2025 Total integration: 8h 18m Integration per filter: - Lum/Clear: 8h 18m (249 × 120") Equipment: - Telescope: William Optics Redcat 51 - Cameras: ZWO ASI174MM Mini, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro - Mount: iOptron HAE43 - Filter: Optolong UV/IR cut 2" - Accessories: ZWO ASIAIR Plus, ZWO OAG-L - Software: Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP), Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator, Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator, Serif Affinity Photo, ZWO ASIStudio For more information, visit AstroBin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/1q241i