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Pier in Place4 viewsThe pier is in place with the mount adapter successfully attached.Jun 29, 2009
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Weather Strip -- East10 viewsThe weather brush on the east side which needs to pass over the wall when the roof opens.Jun 22, 2009
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Weather Strip -- North12 viewsThe weather strip (or brush) on the long side of the roof.Jun 22, 2009
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Weather Strip -- West11 viewsWeather stripping on the west side. The roof moves to the west.Jun 22, 2009
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Panorama to East36 viewsA panoramic view showing the nice lack of pump equipment in the foreground.Jun 13, 2009
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View to Warm Room33 viewsInterior paint is complete, looking toward the warm room.Jun 13, 2009
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Almost Done -- View to South38 viewsJust about ready for the final inspection.Jun 13, 2009
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View to South45 viewsA view to the south with better color balance than the one posted a couple of weeks ago.May 30, 2009
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NGC 2903 -- Spiral Galaxy in Leo139 viewsNGC 2903 -- Spiral Galaxy in Leo, darks, flats, and bloom removal in Maxim DL; alignment, sigma reject, and combination in CCDStack; gradient removal (1), wavelet enhancement, color combine, and color adjust in PixInsight; gradient removal (2), high-pass enhancement, color adjust in Photoshop; noise reduction in PixInsight
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Plato Crater with Craterlets97 viewsPlato Crater with Craterlets, the Moon. Processed with Registax, color balance, sharpening and noise reduction in PixInsight, and final touches in Photoshop
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Roof Framed View to South107 viewsThis view to the south shows the two different widths on the structure. The equipment room is on the right, followed by the warm room as you move left, then it widens for the observatory structure. The pillar in the foreground supports the beam for the roll-off roof.
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Almost Done -- View to South38 viewsJust about ready for the final inspection.
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Observatory Framed - View to East87 viewsView looking east. The equipment room and warm room are in the foreground.
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M42 -- Nebula in Orion79 viewsThe Nebula in Orion, M42, with the trapezium at the center. Taken in red, green, blue, and hydrogen alpha (Ha). Processed in Maxim DL, stacked in CCD Stack, color combine and other processing in PixInsight, final touch-up in Photoshop. This data sat on the hard drive for over two years before I got around to processing it.
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First Move: Roof Open99 viewsThe roof moves! This shot, looking to the north east, shows the roof in the open position.
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NGC 2264 -- The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Ha150 viewsNGC 2264 -- The Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster in Hydrogen Alpha (Ha), Maxim DL, Photoshop. This is the Ha part of a HARGB series.
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