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Mare Nectaris

Mare Nectaris

This image was taken and processed by a CMS 8th grade student during
the recent CMS Observatory open house. This image features 350 km diameter
Mare Nectaris with 124 km wide Fracastorius Crater along it's edge.
Telescope: SkyView Pro 127mm | Camera: Phillips ToUcam
Taken by Julie Cutter on Jan 26, 2007
Saturn

Saturn

This is another shot of Saturn taken just after the previous one but this time a 2x barlow lens was used. The blur from the uncollimated OT is more obvious with the larger image.
Telescope: Celestron 14" (CG-14) | Camera: Phillips ToUcam
Taken by Pete Idema on Jan 26, 2007
Saturn

Saturn

This shot was taken 1/24/07 using the C-14 without a barlow lens. The collimation of the optical tube needs correction, but the image is still cool!
Telescope: Celestron 14" (CG-14) | Camera: Phillips ToUcam
Taken by Pete Idema on Jan 26, 2007
The Moon

The Moon

Here is the first full picture of the moon taken by the facility. A mosaic of images were stitched together using the PhotoMerge feature of Adobe Photoshop. For an ultra-high resolution image, see http://cmsobservatory.com/photos/HiResMoon2.jpg
Telescope: Celestron 14" (CG-14) | Camera: N/A
Taken by Brian, Brandon, and Amos on Dec 31, 2006
M42 - Orion Nebula

M42 - Orion Nebula

This was one of the first shots taken by a Canon Digital Rebel XT hooked up to the 14" scope. To see the change in quality of the new configuration relative to the last, check out http://cmsobservatory.com/photos/26.jpg. This was a 30 second color exposure merged with a 2 second exposure to show the detail in the brightest region of the nebula.
Telescope: Celestron 14" (CG-14) | Camera: N/A
Taken by Brian, Brandon, and Amos on Dec 31, 2006
Solar Activity (#2)

Video: Solar Activity (#2)

This clip is of solar activity on Dec. 8. It was a very active day for the sun!
Telescope: Celestar 8" | Camera: Phillips ToUcam
Taken by Pete Idema & John Verderame on Dec 19, 2006
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