The talk tonight at the UW Campus Observatory is on Comets. You can download the presentation in the presentation section or come to the talk itself.

Information regarding the UW Campus Observatory is here:

Theodor Jacobsen Observatory

This is just a temporary page displaying the results and differences between the two imaging sessions.

Here is a quick sample of my very first astrophotograph.

I took the image on 8/8/2004 using:

• Astrovid’s Stellacam II
• Meade Series 4000 F/3.3 Focal Reducer
• 12" Meade LX200 GPS UHTC
• Imperx Laptop Capture Card

This is the only time you will see this rundown on equipment in this category. More indepth opinions on the various equipment items will follow in that category.

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

8.5 Seconds Exposure, 39 Frames Averaged

See the unprocessed, single frame, live image in the Images category.

I have many more first attempt photos that I will probably post along with more detailed information.

Take a look at this historical image from NASA. It’s one of many that I have to scan and upload to the website. Unfortunately I don’t have any history behind this one at the moment. I expect to publish more information with the other ones that I scan and post.

Click to enlarge.

Apollo 11 lifted off for a rendezvous with history on July 16th, 1969. 100 hours later the Lunar Module separated from the Command/Service Module and descended to the surface of the Moon.

"That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."