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M1 & 822 Lalage774 viewsM1 -- the Crab Nebula in Taurus, along with the minor planet 822 Lalage. Discovered while processing an evenings work on M1. Processes in Maxim DL, CCDstack, and final processing and the animation was created in Photoshop.
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Observatory Framed - Rafters774 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 Open View Inside774 viewsThis view looks toward the warm room. The roof is not entirely open in this shot. There are also some photomerge artifacts in the image.
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Soffit Installed View to Northwest762 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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Roof Top759 viewsLooking east over the lower roof.
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View into Observatory755 viewsThis panoramic view (excuse the stitching artifacts) shows the view into the observatory from the warm room. You can also see the top curve of the east wall where it meets the roof.
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Saturn, December 3, 2004750 viewsSaturn, December 3, 2004
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NGC 6946 v3749 viewsNGC 6946, a spiral galaxy in Cepheus. Captured with Maxim DL. Calibrated, aligned, combined, and processed in PixInsight, and finished in Photoshop. Reprocessed for better color balance with additional RGB frames taken two months after the original data.
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Steel Supports746 viewsThese 4" square steel beams will form the overall structure of the observatory.
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Wheel in Place745 viewsOne of the four wheels that support the roof is welded in place on the arched steel rafter. The plate on the near side of the wheel will be use for a tie-down for the roof.
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View from the Road744 viewsTaken from Lakeshore Boulevard, this view to the east shows the observatory perched on the hill.
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Graded and Marked743 viewsThe site has been graded to its two levels and the lines for the footings are marked.
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