What We Observe:

The following gallery offers a sample of some of the first CCD images to have been obtained using the 0.4-m telescope and the ST-402MX camera. The images are broad-band, unfiltered frames of relatively short exposure times that have been minimally processed: Dark frame subtraction has been applied, and some modest stretching has been carried out to enhance the contrast in a few of the images. Two of the images use the ST-402 camera with a set of RGB filters to permit three-color images. We plan to up-date this gallery periodically to include new and better images as they become available. We invite you to visit this page from time to time to see the growth in our portfolio.

M 57: The Ring Nebula in Lyra Click here to enlarge.	M 27: The Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula Click here to enlarge.
Comet Holmes (25 October 2007)	M 57: The Ring Nebula in Lyra Click here to enlarge.	M 56: Globular Cluster in Lyra Click to enlarge.
M 66: Spiral Galaxy in Leo Click here for larger image.	M 53: Globular Cluster in Coma Berenices Click here for larger image.	M27: The Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula Click here for larger image.