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Site of Michael Cole and Jeri Miller

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Animated cartoon of Astrophotography in the Northwest

Updated August 31, 2006

UrbanImager Observatory in Vancouver Washington

Marieth Astronomy Park and it's Visitors 

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CCD Images from 2006

    Busy M52 region,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

    M33 Triangulum Galaxy,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

    Eagle and Swan Nebulae,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

CCD Images from 2005

    Double Cluster,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

    Stephen's Quintet, RCOS 12.5, ST10XE

    Heart Nebula, FSQ, STL 11000, AfterImage, Night Sky Magazine June 2006

    NGC 7331, RCOS 12.5, ST10XE

CCD Images from 2004

   Flaming Star Nebula,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

   Rosette Nebula,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

   California Nebula,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

   North American and Pelican Nebulas,  FSQ 106, STL 11000

   M8, M20, The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae, FSQ106 and STL 11000

   IC5146, The Cocoon Nebula, RC 12.5 and ST10XE

   M27, RC 12.5 ST10XE

   NGC 4565, RC 12.5 ST10XE

   M82, RC 12.5 ST10XE

   M101, FSQ106 ST10XE

Previous CCD Images with Takahashi FCT 150

   M17, "The Omega or Swan Nebula"

   NGC 6992, Eastern Veil, Network Nebula

  NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia

  M27, "The Dumbbell Nebula"

  "Chain of Pearls" Virgo Galaxy Cluster, Sky and Telescope Sept 2004

  "The Eyes" within the "Chain of Pearls"

  NGC 6357 Nebula in Scorpius

  M20, the Trifid Nebula

    M104, the Sombrero Galaxy

    M106 and Neighboring galaxies

    Leo Trio: M65, M66 & NGC 3628

      M31, Andromeda Galaxy

    M16, Eagle Nebula CCD Image

    M51, Whirlpool Galaxy CCD Image

    M97, The Owl Nebula CCD Image

    M42, The Great Orion Nebula CCD Image

    M101 CCD Image

Wide Field Film Composites

    From Inside 1.0 Meter Observatory

    Kitt Peak with Milky Way

Older Images Film Images

     M 45,  The Pleiades 

  M33 Composite

    Mars Visits Messier 8 and 20: 06/15/01 APODo: M66, M65 and NGC 3628

  

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Index 

       CCD with RCOS 12.5

       CCD with Takahashi FSQ 106

       CCD Astrophotography  with Tak FCT 150 and ST10XE

       Wide Field Astrophotography

       Film Astrophotography  Tak FCT 150 

         Equipment and Technique

         Favorite Astronomy Links

         Astronomy Locations and Private Observing Properties of Friends

            The UrbanImager Observatory

 

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