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NGC 5033922 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.
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NGC 7331 -- Spiral Galaxy in Pegasus921 viewsNGC 7331, a spiral galaxy in Pegasus, 40 million light years away. Captured with MaximDL and CCD Commander. Calibrated and processed in PixInsight.
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Steel Set Looking West918 viewsThe steel supports for the walls and roof have been set.
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Observatory Floor Plan917 views
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Weather Strip -- West907 viewsWeather stripping on the west side. The roof moves to the west.
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Pier Inspection894 viewsMy daughter inspects the completed pier footing
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View to Warm Room888 viewsInterior paint is complete, looking toward the warm room.
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Almost Done -- View to South884 viewsJust about ready for the final inspection.
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Saturn @f40, April 8, 2006882 viewsSaturn, April 8, 2006, from my first set of f40 shots taken through a Televue Powermate. Registax and Photoshop. I increased the bit resolution by 4x in Photoshop so I had more granularity to work with when sharpening and blurring.
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Steel Set880 viewsThe steel is set in the ground ready for the concrete to be poured.
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Roof Framing Detail876 viewsThe detail of the metal strut attachment to the curved rafters is clearly visible in this shot.
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View into Warm Room876 viewsThis panoramic view (please forgive the blending artifacts) shows the window and door between the observatory and warm room.
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