Nights at Melinda Heights
Astro-imaging Under The City LightsAuthor Archives: JB
For a full size image click here. Exposures: L 20×600, R 20×600, G 20×600 B 20×600 Telescope: Televue NP101 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP900 Distance: 440 Light Years Magnitude: 1.6 Size: 110 Arc-minutes Age: Approx. 100 Million Years M45, also known as the Pleiades, is a bright open cluster with reflection […]
For a full size image click here. Telescope: Televue NP101 Camera: QSI 683 Mount: AP 900 Exposure: Ha 20×1200 Seconds, SII 20×1200 Seconds The above image was captured with my Televue NP101 refractor using 20 minute exposures with SII, Ha, and OIII filters. During processing I decided to omit the OIII data because it was […]
For a full size image click here. This image was captured over three nights on October 15, 16, and 17, 2013 from my home observatory. This picture consists of 19×1200 seconds with the SII filter, 22×1200 seconds with the Ha filter, and 16×1200 seconds with the OIII filter for a total of 19 hours. Click […]
It has always been a dream of mine to have a small observatory. Well actually a big observatory with room for two mounts and a conditioned space for a desk, bed, and small kitchenette. The large observatory will have to wait but for now I am building a small observatory that has a pier for […]
Welcome to my site. I wanted a place for posting my images and after looking at a few options I decided to start this website. My goal is to provide a place to post my images, do brief write ups on various topics, show the equipment that I use, and to eventually add some tutorials […]