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M27 Dumbbell Nebula

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Distance: ~1360 light years in constellation Vulpecula Image from 242 minutes total LRGB exposure.

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Posted in Member Astrophotography, Monochrome Camera with Filter Wheel | Tagged Nebula, RDee Sherrill

July 25th Observatory Public Night – Appreciation of Planet Earth By: NASA Astronaut Loren Shriver

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is the subject of this month’s Estes Valley Astronomical Society (EVAS) meeting. EVAS in conjunction with The Estes Park Memorial Observatory is offering a free public open house/star night on Saturday, July 25, 2015. The goal of EVAS is to … Continue reading →

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views of pluto through the years

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This animation combines various observations of Pluto over the course of several decades. The first frame is a digital zoom-in on Pluto as it appeared upon its discovery by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 (image courtesy Lowell Observatory Archives). The other images show various views of Pluto as seen by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope beginning in the 1990s and NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. The final sequence zooms in to a close-up frame of Pluto released on July 15, 2015.

by Estes Park Memorial Observatory Posted in Astronomy News Tagged Pluto New Horizons Mission

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

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Distance: ~23 million light years in constellation Canes Venatici Image from 256 minutes total LRGB exposure.

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Posted in Member Astrophotography, Monochrome Camera with Filter Wheel | Tagged Galaxy, RDee Sherrill

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

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Distance ~21 million light years in constellation Ursa Major Image from 390 minute total LRGB exposure.

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Posted in Member Astrophotography, Monochrome Camera with Filter Wheel | Tagged Galaxy, RDee Sherrill

M1 Crab Nebula

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M1 – Crab Nebula: Location: Taurus; Distance: 6.5 ± 1.6 Thousand Light Years; Supernova Observed in 1054 AD. Diameter: approx. 11 light years; Expansion Rate: 1,500 km/sec.

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Posted in Member Astrophotography, Single Shot Color Photos | Tagged Nebula, Robert Johnson

IC 434 Horsehead Nebula

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Distance: ~1500 light years in constellation Orion Image from 295 minutes LRGB total exposure.

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Posted in Member Astrophotography, Monochrome Camera with Filter Wheel | Tagged Nebula, RDee Sherrill

New Telescope for the Observatory

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Thanks to a very generous patron of the observatory, we  have replaced our venerable 20 year old 12” Meade LX 200 telescope with a brand new 16” Ritchey–Chrétien (RC) telescope!  A very good description of the telescope and all of … Continue reading →

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