20/01: Three Hills Observatory
Three Hills is the name of the farm and the observatory is on the highest hill at its centre.
Originally back in 1973 the observatory housed a 8" SCT Celestron. In 1981 I purchased the optics of a Meade 16" DS Newtonian. The mount is a German Equatorial with 2" steel shaft on both axis. In November 2005 I ordered a Meade 14" SCT OTA and Canon 20Da with lenses
Here is a view from my place taken in September 2003
Just beginning in Digital Photography this year.
Here is 47 Tucana and Omega Centaurus. Both captured with 14" Meade SCT at f6.3 and Canon 20Da
M57 = 20 x 2 minutes
M33
NGC 253
Tarantula Nebula
Jupiter captured with Celestron Neximage and 14" SCT May and June 2006. These are the best results I got with the Neximage
Jupiter captured with DFK21AF04 and 14" SCT
Comet Mc Naught was the most spectacular comet I had seen in 30 years of astronomy. January 2007 was a month to remember.
Captured with Takahashi FS102 and F.R. using Canon 20Da at ISO 400
These images were taken with Sigma 18-200mm lens at 18mm on Canon 20Da.
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