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IC 434 -- The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2024 -- The Flame Nebula1490 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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Pier in Place1424 viewsThe pier is in place with the mount adapter successfully attached.
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Setting Pier Blocks1380 viewsBlocks are set around the perimeter of the pier footing. Another layer of blocks will go on this layer, then the center will be filled with concrete and two sonotubes of concrete will bring the pier base up to floor level.
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Rough Trenching Complete1357 viewsA day's work is done. The site is graded and the footings are dug. The large hole in the middle foreground is for the pier base, to be 16" deep and 7' by 4'
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View to East1299 viewsThe exterior is complete, doors are in, in this view looking East
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NGC 7635 -- The Bubble Nebula in Ha1279 viewsNGC 7635, The Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia. Captured in Maxim DL with CCD Commander, calibrated and stacked in CCDStack, processed in PixInsight. Imaged solely in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_alpha]Hydrogen Alpha (Ha)[\url].
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Pier Close Up1271 viewsThis close-up of the pier shows the foam flooring and the power / cable access at the foot of the pier.
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Sun in Ha 14-Sep #21260 viewsThe Sun, captured with an Imaging Source camera, stacked with AVI Stack, processed with PixInsight, with final touch up in Photoshop. I tweaked the color a little bit to make the details on the Sun more visible.
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Pier Footings Upgraded1176 viewsAdditional concrete was added to reinforce the pier footings. There will be some space between them and the joists once the sonotube is removed.
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Roof Arch Detail1164 viewsThe detail of the two arched roof can be clearly seen in this shot that looks west from inside the observatory. Wheels will be attached to the larger arched roof after framing is complete. The wall in the foreground will be built up to be just under the arch of the roof.
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Weather Strip -- East1151 viewsThe weather brush on the east side which needs to pass over the wall when the roof opens.
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NGC 7331 -- The Deer Lick Group1139 viewsNGC 7331, a spiral galaxy in Pegasus, the largest galaxy in the Deer Lick Group. Data captured with Maxim DL and CCD Autopilot, data reduction and processing in PixInsight, final touch up in Photoshop.
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