After a bit of help from my friend, Dave P, I put the correct coordinates in my calibrated scope and "Twala!" I was bumping up against dawn (again) so I hope this won't be the only time I get to chase after this particular comet.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Comet Catalina 2013 US10
This morning I took advantage of clear skies and having the time to do so.... and went out to the observatory to catch a few photons from Comet Catalina (Comet Catalina is your Christmas Star for 2015) =)
After a bit of help from my friend, Dave P, I put the correct coordinates in my calibrated scope and "Twala!" I was bumping up against dawn (again) so I hope this won't be the only time I get to chase after this particular comet.
Here are a couple of pics of M15 I took in November that didn't get posted. I totally LOVE gobular clusters!
After a bit of help from my friend, Dave P, I put the correct coordinates in my calibrated scope and "Twala!" I was bumping up against dawn (again) so I hope this won't be the only time I get to chase after this particular comet.
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Messier Galaxies....
Back out at the Witte Observatory this morning =) I wasn't real pleased with my focus.... but couldn't "wrestle" to get it any clearer. Still getting baseline photos. Most exposures were only 30 seconds 6400 ISO.
Leo is a VERY BUSY place for galaxies!!!! Many photos have more than the target galaxy captured - bonus galaxies!
Some of the last photos taken have a bit of "dawn" in them =)
M65 M66 NGC3628 = Leo Triplet ~ 2 minute exposure
M106 w/meteor?
M101
M81
M82
M85
M100
M98
M99
M84
M86
M91
Leo is a VERY BUSY place for galaxies!!!! Many photos have more than the target galaxy captured - bonus galaxies!
Some of the last photos taken have a bit of "dawn" in them =)
M65 M66 NGC3628 = Leo Triplet ~ 2 minute exposure
M106 w/meteor?
M101
M81
M82
M85
M100
M98
M84
M86
M91
Some shots at the end of the session to the East.... Sigh! ;-)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
More Progress on the Messier's :-)
From the convenience (though not nearly as dark skies as the Witte Observatory) of our porch, here are photons I caught this morning =)
M46 ~ with planetary nebula NGC2438 ;)
M47
M48
M50
M93
M101 ~ with satellite passing through?
Time to brace for Wednesday's storm...... Hah!
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Tonight at the Observatory
Temperatures in the upper 30's and clear skies out at the Witte Observatory tonight!
Still not autoguiding or stacking but working on obtaining "baseline" photos of all the Messier objects.
Still not autoguiding or stacking but working on obtaining "baseline" photos of all the Messier objects.
M31
M32
M33
M39
M42
M42
M52
M56
M57
M71
M74
M77
M110
NGC896
NGC1977
NGC6811
Sunday, November 1, 2015
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
Saturday, October 31, 2015
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
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