TAG Widefield
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
M6 and M7 widefield
M6, M7 open clusters in Scorpius, and surrounds. One of the first shots from my new Nikon D70 DSLR.
Star trails – Scorpius from Bellflower
Scorpius emerging from behind a palm tree. One of the first shots from my new Nikon D70 DSLR.
Milky Way – Cygnus
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Autumn Milky Way – M31 and Double Cluster
Click here for a larger version. Film shot on Kodak E200, from Coyote Lake near Gilroy, CA
M16 and M17 from Brentwood
The Eagle Nebula in Serpens, M16 The Swan Nebula in Serpens, M17 Film: E200 Camera: K-1000 Lens: ED80 (600mm f/7.5), prime focus Guiding: ST-4 Exposure: Stack of 5 frames, 3×15min, 2×30min Date: […]
Corvus widefield from fixed tripod
Corvus, The Crow. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 1 minute exposure.
Cygnus from fixed tripod
Cygnus, The Swan. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 1 minute exposure.
Star trails – Scorpius from Brentwood
Star Trails, Scorpius. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 60 minute exposure.
Star trails – Polaris
Star Trails, Polaris region. May 28, 2004. Fixed tripod, 60 minute exposure.
RECENT UPDATE
Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – Time has come today!
General / Maintenance
First Light, a deeper look
Mount / Observatory / Telescope
Observatory 2.0 – Result!
Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – The Pier goes in
Gear / General / Maintenance
Martin Farmer Wormblock installation notes
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
NGC2244, The Rosette Nebula
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
Another beautiful night.