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M82 -- The Cigar Galaxy8 viewsM82 -- The Cigar Galaxy, captured with CCD Commander and Maxim DL, reduced in Maxim DL and CCDStack, stacked in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight, finished in Photoshop.Mar 06, 2010
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Crab in Ha9 viewsThe Crab Nebula, Messier 1, in hydrogen alpha (Ha). Captured in Maxim DL, reduced, registered, and stacked in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight, minor touch up in Photoshop.Jan 23, 2010
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The Witch's Chin17 viewsThe nose and chin portion of IC 2118, the Witch Head Nebula. Reduced and stacked in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight and finished in Photoshop.Jan 18, 2010
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Moon Mosaic January 201022 viewsThis three-image mosaic of the Moon was made from images taken with an ST-10, stacked in AviStack, enhanced in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop. The mosaic was made in Photoshop CS4 with the photomerge function.Jan 17, 2010
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Copernicus and Kepler19 viewsA wide shot of the western side of the Moon, with craters Copernicus and Kepler in the center of the shot. Taken with the ST-10 and an Ha Filter, stacked in AviStack and processed in PixInsight.Jan 17, 2010
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Fully Operational!47 viewsThis is a view of the fully operational observatory.Jan 04, 2010
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Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) and Friend28 viewsThe Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) and open cluster October Salt and Pepper (NGC 7634) in HaLRGB. Data captured in Maxim DL, calibrated and frames combined in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight and finished in Photoshop.Dec 05, 2009
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Horsehead Nebula IC434 in Ha49 viewsThe Horsehead Nebula in Orion taken in hydrogen-alpha (Ha), calibrated and combined in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop.Nov 17, 2009
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View to East149 viewsThe exterior is complete, doors are in, in this view looking East
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Perseid Meteor 200773 viewsA Perseid Meteor is visible as a faint trail in the upper right quadrant of the photo. The fuzzy spot near the center is M 31, the Andromeda Galaxy, and Cassiopeia is visible on the left side of the photo. Taken with Kodak ASA 400 color negative film, scanned at high definition by Samy's Camera, processed in PixInsight.
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M45 -- The Pleadies187 viewsM45 - The Pleadies, Maxim DL, Photoshop. This was a particularly difficult image and I am not fully satisfied with the result. The problem is blooms and the great contrast between dark and light. The blooms lead to the small "X" on each bright star.
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Fully Operational!47 viewsThis is a view of the fully operational observatory.
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Saturn77 viewsSaturn, first light on the C-11 from Lake Riverside. Processed in Registax and PixInsight.
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Rough Drywall View into Warm Room104 viewsLooking across the observatory into the warm room.
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The Moon, January 6, 200690 viewsThe Moon, 18 of 50 shots stacked with Registax, final in Photoshop. There were high clouds when I took this shot.
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Digging the Footings90 viewsA backhoe makes quick work of digging the footings.
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