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Digital Image – Comet 46P/Wirtanen
Comet 46P / Wirtanen has been an exciting comet this year, making the holiday season a little brighter for amateur astronomers. I was able to finally image this comet on December 11th, and produced a very interesting timelapse movie, showing its rapid progress against the stars. The combination of all the frames of this data Read More …
The Fall Observing Season has Begun! – Book your Observing Session
The Fall Observing Season has finally arrived! With it comes the cool clear nights of Autumn here in Central Florida. We are now re-opening our Private Observing Sessions for individuals and groups. In my private observing sessions, you and your group will get to spend 3-4 hours under the stars and personally view celestial objects Read More …
Digital Image – Messier 33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
M33, The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is one of the most distant objects that can be viewed with the naked eye. Click on the image for a larger version. Image Info Canon 60D at the prime focus of the KPO 18″ Read More …
Digital Image – Messier 8 – The Lagoon Nebula
Here is the Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius, otherwise known as Messier 8. This collection of gas and dust is a stellar nursery, lying 4300 light years away. The bright open cluster to the left of the nebular core is NGC 6530, a group of very young stars. Image Info Canon 60D with an Astronomik CLS Read More …