1. VIEWING AND IMAGING IN THE SW USA

2. Realm of galaxies April 2006

3. New Mexico Skies Cloud Croft in southern NM Dark Skies 7,300-ft elevation Accommodations, 2 BR apartment Scopes to rent on a per-night basis Help with digital imaging

4. Overall view of scopes at NMS

5. Apartment building

6. Inside 2 BR apartment

7. NMS 25-in Dob, f/4

8. 16-in LX200

9. Saturn with P&S camera thru 25-in Dob

10. M 51 16-in LX 200, 4x15-min

11. M 81

12. M 104

13. M 106

14. M 109

15. Skywatcher’s Inn & Vega-Bray Observatory Benson, AZ Pretty Good Dark, town & I 10 close by 3,500-ft elevation Funky and fun place Breakfast included Less on-your-own opportunities

16. Overall view of Skywatchers Inn

17. Our Bedroom

18. 20-in Cass

19. Their astronomer processing “our” image

20. M 83

21. M 100

22. NGC 4298 & 4302, Virgo

23. Return to NMS August 2007 Summer Milky Way 30-in Dob this time, f/5 6-in Takahashi Apo with wide-field sens Our own equipment also Poorer weather Rattlesnakes

24. Roswell

25. Roswell 2

26. Me and the 30-in Dob

27. Takahashi 150 (mm) @f/5

28. My Bro and image processing

29. M 27 with LX200

30. M 74

31. NGC 7331

32. NGC 7479

33. M 8 & M 20

34. North American Nebula NGC 7000

35. M 31

36. Milky Way Equip: Nikon N 80, 50-mm f/1.8 lens Exposure @ f/2.3, ~28-seconds Photoshopped for saturation and contrast

37. 3rd Visit to NMS Planned for Oct. 2008 The winter sky Takahashi again 30-in Dob again Own equipment. including 135-mm, f/2 lens and 300-mm, f/2.8

38. Thanks Dave and Steve (from PA) Siskind