VIEWING AND IMAGING IN THE SW USA

Realm of galaxies April 2006

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

Overall view of scopes at NMS

Apartment building

Inside 2 BR apartment

NMS 25-in Dob, f/4

16-in LX200

Saturn with P&S camera thru 25-in Dob

M in LX 200, 4x15-min

M 81

M 104

M 106

M 109

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

Overall view of Skywatchers Inn

Our Bedroom

20-in Cass

Their astronomer processing “our” image

M 83

M 100

NGC 4298 & 4302, Virgo

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

Roswell

Roswell 2

Me and the 30-in Dob

Takahashi 150

My Bro and image processing

M 27 with LX200

M 74

NGC 7331

NGC 7479

M 8 & M 20

North American Nebula NGC 7000

M 31

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

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

Thanks Dave and Steve (from PA) Siskind