Cath Rock Obs 111209 07
We hardly ever observe anymore unless some one comes over and wants to for an hour or so. It takes about 5 minutes to set up in the dark--turn on computer, open dome, remove 20" diameter tube end caps, and pop in eyepiece--oh and turn on the Telrad, the 1x finder on the front of the tube undeer the eyepiece holder.
Capture Date: Nov 12, 2009 02:08 PM•Views: 23
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Cath Rock Obs 111209 08
Front to rear: Halpha filter solar telescope, 4" Newtonian (setting flat on spare pier--I use that scope mostly for photo--makes a good 1000mm f10 telephoto lens--I was the only one in Africa that got bird pictures--a good bird picture requires you get the eye of the bird), 4" Newtonian (silver on short tripod), 5 inch refractor, and a few binoculars. I have more binos in various cars. The Newtonians (Newts) are reflectors, that is they use ground mirrors rather than ground lenses, one flat one concave; the refractor uses refracted light, light bent by conventional lens. Each has it advantages, but all large scopes are reflectors.
Capture Date: Nov 12, 2009 02:50 PM•Views: 25
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Cath Rock Obs 111209 09
And finally my first scope, a "C8," Celestron 8 inch diameter Schmidt Cassigrain design on the green pier, and my 4 In Chinese military binoculars on a mount I made. lIn the background is Bell Rock just visible beyond the dome, Castle Rock, and 1/2 of Cathedral Rock fro which my observatory is named, Cathedral Rock Observatory. Also the neighbor's house across the road, from St. Paul (the neighbors, not the house.)
Capture Date: Nov 12, 2009 02:51 PM•Views: 26
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
11 Rosemary Court 102609 026Capture Date: Oct 26, 2009 11:25 AM•Views: 20No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
11 Rosemary Court 102609 056Capture Date: Oct 26, 2009 11:45 AM•Views: 20No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
11 Rosemary Court 102609 038Capture Date: Oct 26, 2009 11:37 AM•Views: 21No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 018
Front view of the house with a better view of the Portales and View Portales. They were building anoter house across the road behind us when this was taken. The neighborhood is really getting crowded--there are 50 lots, on house sets on 3 lots, and there are about 18 others. The rest may never be built, because you can buy a house in Sedona (So CA prices) cheaper than building one. Notice the sky. Being from southern California, I don't trust air you can't see.
Capture Date: Sep 2, 2007 02:53 PM•Views: 27
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 019
Cathedral Rock on a hazy day from the Portales.
Capture Date: Sep 2, 2007 02:53 PM•Views: 30
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 042
Rear quarter of the house. Third floor Terrace was Dad's rose garden, he and Mom lived in 3 rooms and 2 baths through that door on the right. Doors flanked by windows on left is to balcony that hangs over Great Room. On ground floor is David's patio and his bedroom. Cathedral Rock base is in background, about 3/4 mile away.
Capture Date: Aug 31, 2007 02:35 PM•Views: 30
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 015
From the main road behind the house to the right cut into the mountain. the twin spires are the "Two Sisters" standing watch over the Catholic Chapel of the Red Rocks, built into the rocks below.
Capture Date: Sep 2, 2007 02:47 PM•Views: 30
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 031
From the front porch, twind buttes (incompete), Court House, Bell Rock, and Castle Rock.
Capture Date: Sep 2, 2007 03:02 PM•Views: 29
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 026
Humming Bird at feeder in front yard
Capture Date: Sep 2, 2007 03:00 PM•Views: 28
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 045
Getting set up for a Star Party. Once in a while when neighbors ask me what kind of scope to buy, I throw a Star Party and invite the local amateur astronomy club, who set up in the drive way. Then I invite all my other friends and they can walk around and look through a variety of scopes to decide for themselves by direct comparison of price and performance. The BBQ of the Summer Kitchen is up the 4 stairs between the Portales and the Observatory deck which is another 4 steps up. The kitchen windows are at the right. They are motarized and open up the kitchen/great room on summer evenings. I often leave them open all night, and if I remember to close them by 9 AM, I rarely have to turn on the A/C. The two doors in the center is the study/observatory control room off the bedroom, the window overlooking the Summer Kitchen.
Capture Date: Sep 1, 2007 04:08 PM•Views: 30
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 070
The party late afternoon. We eat a BBQ then at dark it is lights out and observing. I have several settings on the lighting system part of Crestron Home Automation that can be turned on by computer on the internet (and some daily automatic ones). The manual ones I set on the computer are Party (all lights set somewhat dim throughout the house), Observing (nearly all lights off except for safety, which lights are very dim, and Imaging, which is total house darkness when I take photos with a CCD camera.
Capture Date: Sep 1, 2007 05:00 PM•Views: 30
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
Select Paul's Early 08 043
Prior to dusk of the star party. These 2 astronomers are all set up and relaxing waiting for dinner and darkness.
Capture Date: Sep 1, 2007 04:04 PM•Views: 29
No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
|
No comments yet...
All fields are required, fill in the form.
Comment successfully added.
Comment