La Pine Observatory
Monday, June 10, 2019
To The MOON !
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The Moon doesn't get the respect it ought at times... it's brightness overwhelms the fainter "prettier" objects in the...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Messier 13 Hercules globular star cluster
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M 13 Three clear nights in a row! Messier 13, the Hercules globular star cluster. Data: Meade LX200GPS 8", focal reducer, Canon...
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
The Whirlpool Galaxy after hours of frustration
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M 51 The Whirlpool Galaxy After 21 days of rain and clouds I was able to reopen the obs and get back to astro-imaging. However, I had t...
Saturday, May 11, 2019
Success in autoguiding with the Meade LX200GPS 8" mount & M 64
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M 64 aka the Blackeye Galaxy (cropped about 50%) Taken last night with the Moon starting to flood the night sky with light. One hour ...
A Lunar Conjunction with M 44, The Beehive, open star cluster
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Moon and M 44 (HDR & desaturated) Moon and M 44 (HDR & in color) Last night the Moon passed in front of an open star clu...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
SUCCESS with Meade LX200GPS tracking! M 3
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M 3 globular star cluster DATA: One exposure, 7 minutes, 1600 iso, Canon T3i UNCROPPED ! NO STACKING! It may not seem like muc...
Thursday, May 2, 2019
New Celestron AVX mount Gives Longer Exposure Times
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My old Celestron goto mount did fine for a number of years but now it was time to invest in a newer mount... especially since Celestron was...
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