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Astronomy Club Images

Images by Jason Gibson using both his own 8-inch Newtonian equipment and the Sherzer Observatory telescopes. Jason has done superb work after purchasing his own gear and learning a great many tricks of the trade in only a short time!! He has managed to work in light polluted skies and still acquire fine results. Images taken with Jason's Canon Rebel XT digital SLR through the Sherzer AP 102mm (4-inch) guide scope. More of Jason's work to come....

* M27 Dumbbell Nebula [ stacking demo, Sherzer 4-inch apo ]
* M27 Dumbbell Nebula [ processed w/ Maxim DL and Photshop, 2.5 hours of image data, Sherzer 4-inch apo]
* M27 Dumbbell Nebula [ smaller image , Sherzer 4-inch apo]
* M27 Dumbbell Nebula [ processed similar to above but 7 hours of data- 70 image stack! Sherzer 4-inch apo ]
* Helix Nebula in Aquarius [stack of 3 6-minute exposures, Sherzer 4-inch apo ]
* M45 Pleiades [ 8-inch Newt at Fish Lake, stacked ]
* M33 Triangulum Galaxy [ 8-inch Newt at Fish Lake, stacked ]
* Mars [ Oct 13, 2007 8-inch Newt, ToU Cam w/ 5x Powermate, average over 1000 frames ]

ST-8 CCD / 10-inch apo refractor images by Pat Mekled and Heather Tarvis

Tech pan / 10-inch apo solar image of large sunspot AR 9169, September 2000, by Tom Kasper

       * sunspot AR 9169

More pictures forthcoming....
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