Comet Ikeya-Zhang Image taken by Wyck Hoffler 60 Sec CCD with a Celestron Comet Catcher (5.5-inch diam x f/3.6 = 20-inch FL) and the Hi-SIS22 CCD camera (Kodak KAF 0400 chip with 768 x 512 pixels 9-micra square). |
CCD Image of the Famous HorseHead and Flame Nebula by Wyck Hoffler 120 sec CCD Comet Catcher. Very Nice Image taken from Wyck's Observatory in Titusville. |
Jupiter 400 milliseconds exposure; note the shadow of Io crossing near the Great Red Spot. It was taken by Wyck Hoffler with the Electrim 1000 CCD camera by eyepiece projection from the 12.5-inch Newt with equivalent f/26 or 325-inch FL. Processed simply with unsharp masking |
Three galaxies are M65, M66, and NGC 3628 in Leo, by Wyck Hoffler 120 sec CCD Comet Catcher. |
Film shot of Comet Ikeya-Zhang, by Joe Mize in Chiefland,6" A-P EDFS f:7, 15mins, ST-4 guided on Comet, Hypered Kodak RG200S for 3hrs @ 50C / +7lbs. |
 Film shot of M-42 Orion Nebula, by Joe Mize in Chiefland,6" A-P EDFS f:7, 30mins, ST-4 guided, Hypered Kodak RG200S, 3hrs, 50C @ +7lbs. |
 Film shot of M-104 Sombrero Galaxy, by Joe Mize in Chiefland,6" A-P EDFS f:7, 60mins, ST-4 guided, Hypered Kodak RG200S, 3hrs, 50C @ +7lbs. |
 Film shot of Flame Nebula, by Joe Mize in Chiefland,6" A-P EDFS f:7, 60mins, ST-4 guided, Hypered Kodak RG200S, 3hrs, 50C @ +7lbs. |
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NEW Images above of Mars 20Aug
by KSCAA Member by Wyck Hoffler using a eyepiece (1/2-inch Erfle) projection (to f/34,
EFL=10,363 mm) and my ToUCam Digital camera>>>>>>>>>>> Nice Job! Wyck. The second was shot
on 9sep05 @ f/60. Note that the South Polar Cap is greatly shrunk, the bluish north polar
hood is very prominent |
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| Comet Schassmann-Wachmann 3 and M57
taken on May 8,2006 Prevailing clouds and smoke and high trees at my NE horizon prevented my seeing or imaging this close appulse at 03:00 UT this past evening/morning. However, the sky cleared later and Earth's rotation put the target above the tree tops by 05:00 UT (01:00 EDT). By then my CCD would not quite span the two objects (E-W narrower, vertical dimension), but I took a 2-minute image of each component and stitched them digitally, with the accompanying attached result. Instrumentation was the same as for the previous image a week ago: Celestron Comet Catcher (5.5-inch Schmidt-Newtonian x f/3.6 = 20-inch FL) and my Hi-SIS-22 CCD camera (Kodak KAF 0400 with 768 x 512, 9-micra pixels), but in 1x1 (full) pixel mode. With this system, the view is about 48 x 32 arcminutes. Exposures were 2 minutes each image begun at 05:11 and 05:23 UT for M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) and the Comet, respectively. Though the Comet was speeding on, its broad tail matched sufficiently in both images separated by 12 minutes. I claim the lost sleep was worth the take. Wyck Note the small galaxy just below and to the left of the comet in the first image | |