Chas Astrophotos
Jupiter - Taken using an Olympus C3000 held up to the EP of a Celestron 8" SCT at Alpha Ridge Park, Marriottsville, MD |
 Saturn - Taken using an Olympus C3000 held up to the EP of a Celestron 8" SCT at Alpha Ridge Park, Marriottsville, MD 5/21/2006 |
 Trifid Nebula - Taken at New Mexico Skies 8/14/2017 |
 M51 (Whirlpool Galazy) & NGC 5195 - taken at New Mexico Skies 8/14/2007 |
 M57 (Cat's Eye Nebula) - taken at New Mexico Skies 8/14/2007 |
 NGC 7635 (Bubble Nebula) also Caldwell 11- taken at New Mexico Skies 8/14/2007 |
 The above multi-hour single exposure photos (except the top two) were taken remotely using a 16" Meade SCT housed in the 1st dome on the left. All other domes house remote telescopes. Back in the "oaughts" users could rent cabins, then use either the 16" Meade telescope, a 15" Dob housed in the wooden building on the left, or even bring their own equipment. Currently, the entire facility is operated remotely via the Internet. No local operation is supported. |
