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NGC 6946 v26 viewsNGC 6946, a spiral galaxy in Cepheus. Captured and calibrated with Maxim DL. Stacked with CCD Stack, processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop. Reprocessed for better color balanceAug 01, 2010
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NGC 694617 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 Galaxy45 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 20108 viewsThe crescent Moon and Venus outside the front door at Lake RiversideMay 26, 2010
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NGC 503344 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 Alpha87 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 Galaxy64 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 Ha38 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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NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula213 viewsNGC 7635 -- The Bubble Nebula, December 5 & 6, 2005, HaRGB 220 Minutes (55 min 11x300sec HaRGB), Maxim DL, Photoshop, Ha added as Luminosity layer
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Star Trail Over Anza106 viewsStar trails over Anza, California, taken during the Perseid Meteor Shower, August 12th, 2007. Taken with Kodak Porta ASA 400 color negative film, high definition scan by Samy's Camera, adjustments in PixInsight.
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Groundbreaking!113 viewsThe ground is broken on the new observatory and pump equipment building.
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Palomar in the Distance 148 viewsThe dome housing the 200 inch telescope on Mt. Palomar can be seen from Lake Riverside. The inset is a 2x zoom of the dome.
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Angle Iron Detail164 viewsThis is the observatory end of the roll-off rails. The angle-iron goes down slightly to a steel bead to allow the roof to have a tighter seal when closed.
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Windows In View to East133 viewsNewly installed windows and doors in this view to the east.
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Soffit Installed View to Northwest129 viewsThe lathe is mostly installed and the steel soffit is installed along the roof line. One panel of the roof has been installed.
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Stucco Complete View to East174 viewsThis view to the east shows the contrast of color between the walls and the roof.
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