This is one of the better objects missed by Charles Messier in the preparation of his list of objects to avoid when searching for comets. Located in the constellation Leo it is around 31 million light years away and has the luminosity of 19 billion suns. It has been adorned with festive star spikes justContinue reading “A Messier Miss in Leo – NGC 2903”
Monthly Archives: April 2014
The Outer Limits Galaxy – M104
Otherwise known as the Sombrero Galaxy or Messier 104, a black and white photo of this galaxy was shown in the ending credits of each episode of the original version of “The Outer Limits.” It is fitting that the Sombrero Galaxy is the first deep space object taken from the Astro La Vista Observatory givenContinue reading “The Outer Limits Galaxy – M104”
First Light for Astro La Vista Observatory
This is the first image taken from the Astro La Vista Observatory. It is a composite of 5000 images taken with a Lunt 80 Solar Scope. The images were taken with a DMK 51AU02.AS monochrome camera and stacked in Registrax 6. Then the image was processed in Photoshop.
Voila! (See Observatory Photos for final images)
Astrohaven dome finally arrives.
The Astrohaven Dome finally arrives. (See Observatory Photos)
Astro La Vista Observatory 