Telescope – Page 2 – Astro La Vista Observatory

Solar Photo

Solar photo taken 7/27/2013. Lunt 80 double stacked. Combined 2000 images. Photoshop CS6. — in Ashland, OR.

Solar Prominence

Solar Prominence photo on Lunt 80, DMK21AU618, 2000 images combined 7/27/2013. — in Ashland, OR.

Pelican Nebula

The Pelican Nebula photographed at the Nightfall Star Party, Borrego Springs, CA. on 10/29/2011.

The “Siamese Twins” NGC 4567 & 4568 in Virgo. I like this picture because it is very similar to a picture of these objects taken at Palomar Observatory that is shown in my copy of Burnham’s Celestial Handbook. Maybe Palomar would like to borrow my 8 inch. — taken in Borrego Springs, CA in 2012.

Vega

This photo of Vega was taken in 2011 from my back yard. It is overexposed to show the detail of the star field. It reminds me of a shot taken at Lowell Observatory some years ago. The biggest difference between this and the Lowell Observatory photo is that I received no grants and I don’tContinue reading “Vega”