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Great Orion Nebula & Mars moThese two shots were taken with the C-8/ToUcam combination (Mars) and the C-90/Meade DSI combination (M42). It was a clear night on 1/1/08 but seeing conditions were poor.Telescope: N/A | Camera: N/A
Taken by Pete Idema on Jan 02, 2008 |
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Scenes from the EclipseThese images were taken August 28th between 3:30 and 4:30 AM (except for the bottom left which was taken around 10pm on the 27th) using a Fuji Finepix 5000 digital camera.Telescope: N/A | Camera: N/A
Taken by Pete Idema on Aug 29, 2007 |
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Milky WayThis shot was taken by haphazardly mounting a Rebel XTi with a wide angle lens to the tube of the 8" telescope in order for the exposure not to contain star trials. It was a F/4 5 Minute exposure.Telescope: Celestar 8" | Camera: N/A
Taken by Brandon Reavis, Brian Reavis, Amos Olson on Aug 09, 2007 |
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Mare NectarisThis image was taken and processed by a CMS 8th grade student duringthe 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 |
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SaturnThis 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 |
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SaturnThis 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 |
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