Video of Moon, Venus and Dr. Green =)

Here's a video I made of the Moon mid-October.  It's the first video I've made since getting my telescope mount back from the shop.  It feels sooooo good! :-)

Not to be outdone.... a morning video I made of Venus in its gibbous phase.....

Also, Dr. Green, Director the Planetary Science Division of NASA visited our college in October.  The presentation was captured via Zoom.  Dr. Green was consulted on the making of the movie, "The Martian."  It's an OUTSANDING movie! :-)

October was a VERY busy month!

Other Miscellaneous Stars Etc

While set up and roaming, I checked out a few IC and NGC objects too.  Here they are! :-)

IC342

IC1805

NGC1502

M42 (again) emphasizing the Trapezium <3

Star Clusters Etc

I've got the goal of getting a photo of ALL of the Messier Objects... So along those lines in the month of October I had my scope set up several times and took the following photos....  All photos were taken on our front porch.  No stacking =)

M2

M20

M21

M25

M29

M34

M36

M37

M38

M42 =)

M42

M45

M56

M67

M76

 M97

A Few Pics :-)

So ~ I (FINALLY) got my Celestron mount returned this week.  Sooooo glad to have it back!  (Just in time for the cool / cold weather?)

Last night was public viewing at the Witte Observatory Complex.  Since I wanted to be as helpful as possible, I didn't set up my scope but I did set up the Polarie :-)  Here are a few pics

Dome housing our 16" Ealing Telescope <3

Seven Sisters

Andromeda Galaxy

Lunar Eclipse September 2015

Still waiting for my CELESTRON mount to get back from being repaired.  It's been nearly THREE MONTHS since my Avanced Vx Celestron 6" refractor scope was up and running!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to get that off my chest.....

Though the first part of the eclipse was entirely clouded out.... I was able to watch a bit of the Moon coming out of the Earth's shadow.  The clouds gave it an especially creepy appearance :-)

Using my Polarie ;-)

Pics Using Polarie

Still waiting to get my Advanced VX mount back from repair from Celestron :-(  ..... but enjoying taking photos directly using my camera mounted to my Vixen Polarie :-)

I was out at the Witte Observatory for public viewing Friday night.  Here's a quick video I put together a week ago to show students around the observatory:

Here are the pics I took Friday night.  The Moon was a waxing crescent.

The Moon with Saturn and Scorpio to the left

A piece of the Milky Way <3

The Moon with a few passing clouds

One of the our two domes open with the Big Dipper overhead

Double cluster in Perseus

Andromeda Galaxy

Milky Way in Mississippi Using my Polarie

As I wait patiently for my Advanced VX Celestron mount to get back from repair (grrrrrrrr!) my husband, Carl, bought me an early 50th birthday present ~ the Polarie by Vixen.  It is indeed easy to use and lots of fun!

We're away in Mississippi right now, looking forward to seeing a few Perseids tonight.  Last night I took these of the Milky Way ~ 30 second exposure @ ISO 12800.  No star trails?

There's a couple of yard lights nearby ~ check out light reflecting from the tree in the last shot.... Hah!

Here's to clear beautiful skies! :-)