M31 11-14-14 reprocessed

William Optics FLT 98, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 18 Frames @ 300 sec's (5mins) each stacked

M81 2-6-16

LX200 GPS 8inch F10, AVX mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 18-300 sec's (5mins) frames stacked

Rosette Nebula 1-29-16

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3, AVX mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 8 Frames @ 300 sec's (5mins) each stacked

Comet Catalina 1-2-16

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3- AVX mount-Nightscape 8300 CCD- 10-5min Frames stacked

Otwell Library Newspaper Article 12-9-15

Otwell librarian Emily Willis assembled this display of books about space exploration and astronomy. The library has formed a partnership with Mark and Marcie Miller, who have photographed astronomical objects, as well as NASA lift-offs. Their photos are displayed at the Otwell Library and published on their Red n Blue Observatory channel on the Night Skies Network.

M1 Crab Nebula 12-5-15

LX200 GPS 8inch F10, AVX mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 10 Frames @ 300 sec's (5min's) each stacked

M42 11-14-15

William Optics FLT98 F6.3, WO Field Flattener, AVX mount, Nightscape 8300 CCD, 5 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 min's) stacked

NGC 891 11-14-15

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3 WO Field Flattener AVX mount Nightscape 8300 CCD  12 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 mins) each stacked

Northern Polar Field 11-3-15

Pentax K10D, ISO 1600, F8, 25min exp

Sun 10-22-15

Lunt LS60THaPT DS-AVX Mount-Samsung SBC2000N camera-1/120-1/60 sec exposures respectively

NGC 7331 10-17-15

LX200 8inch F10, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, WO Field Flattener, AVX mount, 8 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 mins) stacked

NGC 7331 10-17-15

LX200 8inch F10, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, WO Field Flattener, AVX mount, 10 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 mins) stacked

Supermoon Eclipse 9-27-15

William Optics FLT98,.5 Focal Reducer, Samsung SBC2000N camera

Astronomy Day 4-25-15

Cloud cover started off the day at the museum. Then by early afternoon the clouds broke up enough that we brought our equipment out front for some solar viewing for the public. All in all it turned out to be not a total loss. Just a guess that 20+ people were able to get some views through the scopes.

Sun 4-23-15

Lunt LS60THaPT Double Stacked- AVX mount- SBC2000N camera- 1 Frame @ 1/1000 sec

Saturn 4-4-15

LX200R 14inch F10-DSI III CCD- 1 Frame @ .0664 sec

Moon Pre-umbra eclipse 4-4-15

William Optics FLT 98-AVX mount-DSI III color CCD-1 Frame @ .0014 sec

Sun 3-21-15

Lunt LS60THaPT SBC2000N camera, AVX mount

Sun 2-7-15

Lunt  LS60THaPT, Celestron AVX mount, Meade DSI III color CCD, 1 frame @ .0156 sec's

Jupiter Triple Transit 1-23,24-15

Meade LX200R 14inch, F10, Meade DSI III color CCD, 1 Frame @ .0322 sec's

Jupiter and Io Transit 1-16-15

LX200R 14inch, Meade DSI III color CCD, 1 Frame @ .0443 sec

Thor's Helmet 1-9-15

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3, WO Field Flattener, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 15 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 min) each stacked

Comet Lovejoy 1-9-15

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3, WO Field Flattener, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 5 Frames stacked @ 300 sec's (5 mins) each

Moon 12-31-14

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3, Celestron VX EQ mount, Meade DSI III imager, 1 frame @ .0044 sec

Sun 12-25-14

LS60THaDS, Celestron VX EQ mount, DSI III color imager

IC 434 11-15-14

William Optics FLT 98  F6.3, WO Field Flattener, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD,  12 Frames @ 300 sec's (5mins) each stacked

M45 The Pleiades 11-14-14

William Optics FLT 98 F6.3, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 10 Frames @ 300 sec's (5 mins) each stacked

Otwell Library

This was taken at the Otwell Library. Our local library has provided a table for us to display our astrophotographs. This is our latest picture of the Andromeda Galaxy. Next to the picture is a newspaper article from the Press Dispatch when in January we went to KSC to witness a satellite launch of the TDRS communications satellite. The ladies at the library presented the article alongside our astronomy photo.

M31 11-1-14

William Optics FLT 98, Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 18 Frames @ 300 sec's (5mins) each stacked

Twin Lakes Star Party 2014

This was taken on Friday 10-24-14. This shows the astronomers equipment and camping setups on the observing field. This year was a great turnout!

Sun 10-23-14

Lunt LS60THaPT Double Stack, Celestron VX EQ mount, 2X2 binned single frame shot

Ferdinand Folk Fest 9-20-14

Sun 9-14-14

Lunt LS60THaPT, Celestron VX EQ mount, DSI III color imager, 19 Frames @ .1768 sec's stacked

Double Cluster 9-13-14

William Optics FLT 98,F6.3, WO Field Flattener,Celestron VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 3 Frames @ 300 sec's (5min) each stacked

Sun 9-13-14

Sun 8-26-14

Lunt LS60THaPT, Celestron Advanced VX EQ mount, Meade DSI III color imager, 3 Frames @ .0020 sec's each stacked

First light through the Lunt LS60THaPT

NGC 7000 8-2-14

William Optics FLT 98  F6.3, WO Field Flattener, Celestron Advanced VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 10 Frames @ 300 sec's (5min) each stacked