Pennyrile Stargaze

The 2016 Pennyrile Stargaze will be held from October 1 to October 9. No preregistration is required, however, if you plan to attend please contact us on this FB page or at jsshirleysr@gmail.com telling us the number of days you plan to attend. This will help us with planning for the Porta Potties. Visitors are always welcome.... Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and friendly fellowship will be provided

Sunday, August 11, 2013

M13 8-10-13

Williams Optics FLT98, Celestron Advanced VX EQ mount, Celestron Nightscape 8300 CCD, 30-30sec frames stacked

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Swan Nebula 8-4-13

William Optics FLT 98  F6.3  Celestron Nightscape 8300  30-120 sec frames stacked

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Trifid Nebula 7-28-13

William Optics FLT98  F6.3  Celestron Nightscape 8300 color imager / WO Field Flattener,  30-60sec frames stacked

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Lagoon Nebula 7-12-13

Williams Optics FLT 98   Celestron Nightscape 8.3 color imager, Williams Optics Field Flattener, F6.3,  50-30sec frames stacked

Monday, April 29, 2013

Saturn 4-29-13


WO FLT 98 DDG  DSI III color imager  62 Frames @ .5001 sec's each stacked

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Saturn 2-24-13


LX200R 14inch F10  DSI III imager  155 Frames @ .1268 sec's each stacked

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Saturn 2-17-13


LX200R 14inch  F10  DSI III color imager  100 Frames stacked @ .0313 sec's each

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Jupiter 1-26-13


LX200R 14inch  F10  DSI III color imager  100 Frames stacked @ .0429 sec's each

Friday, January 25, 2013

M42 1-11-13

Williams Optics FLT98 DDG F6.3   Celestron Nightscape 8300 color imager, 20 Frames @ 60 sec's stacked

Monday, January 21, 2013

M81 1-20-13

LX200R 14inch F7 Celestron Nighscape 8300 color imager 15 Frames stacked @ 3mins each

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Jupiter 1-7-13

LX200R 14inch F10 DSI III color imager 100 Frames at .0313 sec's each stacked

Saturday, January 5, 2013

M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Williams Optics FLT98 DDG, Celestron Nightscape 8300 color imager,  100-60 sec Frames Stacked

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Horsehead and Flame Nebula 12-22-12

Williams Optics FLT98 DDG Celestron Nightscape 8300 color imager 39 Frames at 60 sec's each stacked

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Comet Linear K5 2012 12-22-12

Williams Optics FLT98 DDG  Celestron Nightscape 8300 color imager  31 Frames at 60 sec's each stacked

Sunday, December 16, 2012

M27 12-13-12

William Optics FLT98 DDG  Celestron Nightscape 8300  WO Field Flattener  7 Frames at 30 sec's each stacked

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Jupiter and Io Transit 11-22-12


DSI III color imager  F10  100 Frames @ .0221 sec's each stacked

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Jupiter 11-18-12



Williams Optics FLT98 DDG  F15  113 Frames stacked @ .0625 sec's each

Jupiter 11-17-12

Williams Optics FLT 98 DDG  DSI III color imager  F15  100 Frames @ .882 sec's each stacked

Friday, November 16, 2012

M42 11-17-12

Williams Optics FLT 98  DSI III color imager 150 Frames @ 15 sec's each stacked

M27 11-16-12

Williams Optics FLT 98mm  25 Frames at 30 sec's each stacked

Friday, November 2, 2012

William Optics FTL 98 mounted on LX200R 14

First light through the Williams Optics FLT98 APO was nothing less than awesome. The cloud bands on Jupiter showed highly detailed structure. M45 The Pleiades through the 14inch show only 4-5 stars with a 50mm 60 degree FOV eyepiece. The FLT with a 24mm 68 deg. FOV eyepiece showed all the stars of M45 as well as a larger area surrounding it.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

M42 10-21-12


DSI III color  F3.3  70 Frames at 15 sec's each

Saturday, October 13, 2012

John's Camper

Skypod and platform permantly mounted onto 27ft camper

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Jupiter 9-30-12


DSI III color imager  F10   100 Frames at .0625 sec's each stacked

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Jupiter 9-23-12


DSI III color imager  F10  100 Frames stacked at .0625 sec's each

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturn Nebula 9-23-12


DSI III color imager  F7  91 Frames at 30 sec's each

Jupiter 9-22-12


DSI III color imager  F10  100 Frames at .0625 sec's each stacked

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Blue Snowball Nebula

DSI III color imager  F7  10 Frames at 15 sec's each