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”
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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)
Some solar viewing at the annular eclipse.
Pinwheel Galaxy – Celestron Edge HD 11 First Light
First Light with Celestron C11 EdgeHD. This image of the Pinwheel Galaxy is a composite of 15 one minute photos that have been stacked. — in Prescott, AZ. September 30, 2013.
Dumbbell Nebula
The Dumbbell Nebula photographed at the Nightfall Star Party, Borrego Springs, Ca. on 10/28/2011.
Horsehead Nebula
Horsehead Nebula photographed with 8 inch Newtonian. — in Borrego Springs, CA. In 2011
Altair
This photo of Altair was taken with an 8 inch Newtonian (60 seconds) and a QSI 583wsg camera. It was processed using a Maxim DL Digital Development low pass filter. Altair in the constellation Aquila is part of what is called the summer triangle of stars. The other two stars are Deneb and Vega.
Astro La Vista Observatory 