9/6/2014 – Sunset at Wagman Observatory – By Nate Brandt
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Astrophotography
Cocoon Nebula – By Frank Wielgus
Location: Cherry Springs, PA
Equipment: Imaging Camera = ATIK 383L Camera | Autoguiding Camera = Atik16IC via an OAG | Telescope OTA = Tele Vue NP127is @f5.2 | Mount = CGEM | Home made cross filter | Exposures = multiple 5 min. L and multiple 10 min. each RGB | Software = Maxim DL and Photoshop CS5
Wagman – 8/14/2014 Super Transparent – By Nate Brandt
Thursday night at Wagman was one of the most transparent nights I’ve ever seen at Wagman. The MW was easily visible and dipping further into the south than usual. I took a few pictures around the observatory to try and show how nice the view was.
Regards,
Nate Brandt
Crater Neper from Wagman Observatory – By Nate Brandt
08/10/2014 – During a full moon night at Wagman Observatory I decided to play with the Brashear Refractor and determine requirements for extension tubes and other adapters to reach focus with a small chip high speed, webcam like, imaging camera for lunar and planetary imaging. As luck would have it, [Read more…] about Crater Neper from Wagman Observatory – By Nate Brandt
IC5068 in Cygnus
Hi all! This my image of IC5068 in Cygnus. I saw this image [Read more…] about IC5068 in Cygnus