Ayn Rand – Page 11 – Astro La Vista Observatory

Panstaars C/2012 K1 (Update)

This is the latest photo of this comet. It was imaged using a Hyperstar lens at F2 on a Celestron C11 Edge HD with a Starlight Xpress H9C color camera. The best of 90 images were stacked using Maxim DL and then the image was processed further in Photoshop CS6. The individual exposures ranged betweenContinue reading “Panstaars C/2012 K1 (Update)”

A Messier Miss in Leo – NGC 2903

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”

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”

Voila! (See Observatory Photos for final images)

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.