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.
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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.
Crab Nebula
Crab Nebula – M1 photographed through 8 inch Newtonian— in 2011 in Borrego Springs, CA.
Newtonian 8 inch portable Astrophotography setup.
Astrophotography equipment. An Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO mount, Vixen R200SS telescope, QSI 583wsg and Starlight Xpress H9C cameras, Starlight Xpress Lodestar guider, Televue Ranger telescope. — in Ashland, OR.
Astro La Vista Observatory 