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A bit late with this post, but I had a pretty good weekend a week ago and managed to get four new objects (Pleiades, Sculptor Galaxy, Butterfly Nebula, and Heart Nebula), two on Friday and two on Saturday, switching objects … Continue reading →

After literally MONTHS of clouds, rain, and infavorable moon phases, we finally had some beautiful clear skies in Central Texas. I took that opportunity to test out my new and improved camera cooler by taking some shots of the Bubble Nebula (NGC … Continue reading →

I’m happy to announce that we’ve just added the neighboring 10 acres to Orion Ranch, nearly doubling the size. Now I have to decide if the current location for the observatory is really where I want to keep it! Michael

Well, it’s the weekend with a favorable moon phase and of course the clouds have rolled in! Not totally socked in, but not clear enough for good AP.

Well, I’ve added a new browser bar to the gallery (thanks to Uli (hukoeth)) for fixing some of the last issues with the module(s). I’ve enhanced the link module quite a bit too. Michael

Last night I managed to get some decent shots of the M16, the Eagle nebula. I hadn’t posted last year’s effort yet because it really wasn’t up to snuff, but this one turned out pretty good despite numerous problems imaging. … Continue reading →

Well, the skies actually cleared (more or less) last night and I managed to get some halfways decent images. Guiding wasn’t perfect and I didn’t get very many good exposures, but I managed to make something of it. The Pelican … Continue reading →

Here’s hoping everyone had a Happy 4th of July Holiday (for those of us in the States). I had some family visiting and after shooting off a bunch of fireworks, the skies cleared just enough after all the storms that … Continue reading →

I’ve completed uploading the observatory construction progress to date, as well as adding some pictures of my redesigned camera cooler box that will allow me to take decent astrophotos during the summer months.  Here’s hoping the weather will be suitable … Continue reading →

The first two months of work on the observatory have been posted, showing the progress through the first of November last year. I’ll add more descriptions, etc. some other time.  You can see them here. Michael