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Star Field: 2005 Convention, Looking
South, Glenn Burke
Mars: Porter Turret Telescope @f/34, ToUcam, ~1800 stacked frames, 2005-Oct-2, Bert Willard, STM. |
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Observing
Building Telescopes is only half the fun - using them is the other half! Here is some information about observing,
and a gallery of some very nice results.
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Here we present Astrophotos taken at Stellafane and other locations by club members and others. You are
welcome to submit your images for inclusion on this page.
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| North American Nebula, 70mm Lens, 10 minutes,
ASA400 film, from Aruna Hill, MA by Gary Cislak, STM. |
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Star Parties
Check to see if we have a public star party scheduled at Stellafane on our
Events Calendar; we try to hold a couple every year.
Listings of other star parties can be found at
Sky & Telescope or
Astronomy magazines.
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| Stars, Telescopes and Red Lights at a Stellafane
Star Party. 2002 Convention photo by Adrian Hlynka with further processing by Ken Slater. |
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Is that pesky moon brightening up the sky too much? Use our online calculator to figure out when the moon
will be dark for the best observing (unless, of course, you are planning to observe the moon!). Closely
related to this is our Equinox & Solstice Calculator.
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| The Moon's Straight Wall, 24" Cassegrain Prime
Focus, ST-6 CCD Camera, Sperry Observatory, Cranford, NJ, 1995-Sep-2, by Wayne Zuhl, STM. |
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Sometimes, telescopes seem to be cloud magnets (Especially new ones!)
Check the Weather Forecast, Weather Radar, Satellite Images, Clear Sky Clock and Stellafane Webcams to
see what your chances of observing are.
Clear Sky Clock preview:
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| Suellen is not going to be observing tonight! 2004-Aug-13 by Ken Slater. |
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