CCD IMAGES BY Bob

These photos were all taken with a 
CCD camera attached to a Meade 10" LX-200 

By visiting us at one of the star parties,  you will be able to view such sights first hand !

 

NEWEST PHOTOS !

Comet Ikeya-Zhang

M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

            

 

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M13 - NGC 6205

Great Cluster in Hercules Hercules Globular Cluster
Very Wonderful to view. Globular cluster, extremely bright, very rich in stars, very gradually extremely compressed middle, stars of magnitude 11 and fainter.      25,000 Light Years away.

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M16

Eagle Nebula

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M22 - NGC 6656

 Very remarkable!, globular cluster, very bright, large, round,  rich in stars, compressed stars of magnitudes 11 to 15.

10,000 Light Year away.
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M27 - NGC 6853

Dumbbell Nebula - Stunning planetary nebula of irregular shape.

1,250 Light Years away.

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M51 - NGC5194

Whirlpool Galaxy - Great spiral galaxy.  Nice photo here showing the long reaching spirals that make up the galaxy.

15 Million Light Years away.

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M57 - NGC 6720

Ring Nebula in the Constellation Lyra -  This is a planetary nebula ring with central star.

4,100 Light Years away.

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M92

Globular Cluster located in the Hercules constellation.  This is one of the nicest clusters due to its compact size and magnitude.

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NGC6826

Blinking Planetary Nebula

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M33

Spiral Galaxy

Photographed 11-10-01

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M76

Little Dumbell Nebula

Photographed 11-10-01

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M42

The Great Orion Nebula

Photographed 11-10-01