A Private Astronomical Observatory in Central Florida
Here is an annotated image of Markarian’s Chain, the core of the Virgo SuperCluster of galaxies. There are 15 different galaxies captured in this image. The annotations present the name and brightness magnitude of each. Click here to see the full size version. Two main groups of galaxies have special names – the top group consisting Read More …
Here is a brand new image from KPO, after what seems eons without an image. I just have not been timing things right going back and forth to Jacksonville. Seems like it is always gorgeous up there, and as soon as it gets close to my return to St. Cloud, the clouds start to build. Read More …
Here is the KPO Monthly Sky Survey for January. Check it out on our YouTube Channel, and in order not to miss out on any future Sky Survey posts or Star Hopping tutorials, please Subscribe! Find more information on the Sky Survey app page. Kissimmee Park Observatory (KPO) is proud to present its Monthly Sky Survey of astronomical objects, Read More …
Here is the KPO Monthly Sky Survey for December. Check it out on our YouTube Channel, and in order not to miss out on any future Sky Survey posts or Star Hopping tutorials, please Subscribe! Find more information on the Sky Survey app page. Kissimmee Park Observatory (KPO) is proud to present its Monthly Sky Survey of astronomical objects, Read More …
Finally a good capture of Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina! This was taken this morning at around 5:30AM EST through the main optics of the KPO Reflector. The comet did move along pretty well through the imaging session, so I had to do two stacks of the subframes, where one was aligned on the comet and Read More …