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NGC 694610 viewsNGC 6946, a spiral galaxy in Cepheus. Captured and calibrated with Maxim DL. Stacked with CCD Stack, processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop.Jul 11, 2010
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M101 -- The Pinwheel Galaxy38 viewsM101 / NGC 5457, the Pinwheel Galaxy, a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. Data acquired and reduced in Maxim DL, aligned and stacked in CCDStack 2, processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop. There is some optical aberration, I think from the focal reducer, that distorts the stars, particularly at the top of the frame.Jun 13, 2010
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Moon and Venus May 20106 viewsThe crescent Moon and Venus outside the front door at Lake RiversideMay 26, 2010
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NGC 503340 viewsNGC 5033 -- Spiral Galaxy in Canes Venatici. Captured with CCDCommander and Maxim DL, reduced and combined in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop. This dim object (mag 10.8) really needs more exposure time than I have.May 25, 2010
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M33 with Hydrogen Alpha86 viewsM33- The Triangulum Galaxy, data captured on September 20 and 26, 2008, and September 19, 2009. This is the same image as my earlier M33 Over Two Years but has had 90 minutes of Hydrogen Alpha added to the red in the image. Captured and calibrated in Maxim DL. Aligned and combined in CCDStack. Primary processing in PixInsight with touch-up in Photoshop. Mar 21, 2010
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M82 -- The Cigar Galaxy63 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 Ha34 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 Chin31 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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IC 434 -- The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 -- The Flame Nebula301 viewsIC 434 -- The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 -- The Flame Nebula, emission nebulae obscured by dust around the star Alnitak in the constellation Orion, December 3, 2005
Ha incorporated as Luminance, Maxim DL, Photoshop, Ha added as luminosity layer, Red layer added as second luminance layer to restore brightness to the stars.
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Moon Detail80 viewsMoon, taken at first quarter, guided manually. Processed in Registax and PixInsight.
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Graded and Marked102 viewsThe site has been graded to its two levels and the lines for the footings are marked.
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Steel Set Looking West175 viewsThe steel supports for the walls and roof have been set.
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Observatory Framed - Rafters174 viewsHere are three of the four rafters for the two roofs of the observatory. The roof will be curved. The longer of the three shown here is for the moving roof. The smaller are for the warm room and equipment room that the larger roof will roll over.
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Roof Moves: Closed160 viewsThis view, looking east, shows the roof closed. Good to compare with the shot of the roof open.
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Rough Drywall View into Warm Room124 viewsLooking across the observatory into the warm room.
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Weather Strip -- West142 viewsWeather stripping on the west side. The roof moves to the west.
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