Lunar Eclipse 10/27/2004

Posted by drose on December 9, 2011 with Comments Closed
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   I will not be on the west coast on December 10, to see the eclipse so to celebrate here is a video of a past event.

My old 10″ Scope

Posted by drose on December 2, 2011 with Comments Closed
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M81 Bode’s Galaxy

Posted by drose on November 19, 2011 with Comments Closed
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Messier 81 or Bode’s Galaxy is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth, large size messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers. The galaxy’s large size and relatively high brightness also make it a popular target for amateur astronomers.

 

Huge Space Rock 2005 YU55 Sneaks Within Moon’s Distance

Posted by drose on November 8, 2011 with Comments Closed
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To read more go to.

http://www.space.com/13512-huge-space-rock-2005-yu55-sneaks-moon-distance-infographic.html

IO make a Bullseye on the GReat Red Spot!

Posted by drose on November 6, 2011 with Comments Closed
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How to callibrate the sensors on the Meade LX200R.

Posted by drose on November 4, 2011 with Comments Closed
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My 8″ Orion Telescope.

Posted by drose on October 21, 2011 with Comments Closed
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This is one of my Telescopes. I will post the other two soon.

Color of the Moon!

Posted by drose on October 10, 2011 with 3 Comments
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This is a false color composite of the moon consisting of 24 images.

Jupiter Red Spot Transit 10/09/2011

Posted by drose on October 10, 2011 with Comments Closed
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On 10/09/211 I took 28 60 second video’s of the Great Red Spot transiting the face of Jupiter. Here is the result.

Jupiter is rising!

Posted by drose on October 2, 2011 with Comments Closed
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Faces of Jupiter

Jupiter starts to make it’s way across the sky this winter and I thought it would be good to start off with this picture I created in 8/28/2005. Start looking east after dark and you will watch Jupiter climb higher and higher.