Catching Ancient Photons
This is the massive emission nebula M17 in Sagittarius, also known as the “Swan Nebula” due to the waterfowl shape of the main nebula section. It is also known as the “Omega Nebula”. This emission nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. It is considered one Read More …
Here is the famous Eagle Nebula (M16) in the constellation of Serpens. This emission nebula is also known as the “Star Queen Nebula”. The inset circle shows the well-known “Pillars of Creation”, made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope.The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation. The Read More …
Caught on a rare clear summer night in Central Florida, here is the Lagoon Nebula / Messier 8 (bottom) and the Trifid Nebula / Messier 20 (top). Both M8 and M20 are star-forming regions, with M8 showing off all its Bok globules (the small dark pockets of dust and gas), which are cocoons for infant Read More …
We’ve been making great progress on KPO Phase 2. Over the past 5 months I have been working on the new Rolloff Observatory. This 8′ x 10′ building is on wheels and rolls back to allow the KPO Reflector to have access to the entire sky. The Rolloff Observatory I am very excited to have Read More …
The new scope has arrived! It’s the next chapter in the KPO Phase 2 technology refresh. I received all the new imaging equipment back in July of last year, and have been capturing some high quality images. The new ZWO cameras and ASIAir controller have revolutionized my imaging process. But currently I am only using Read More …