Globulars
Planetary Nebulae
Diffuse/Emission
Planets
Double Star Systems
Galaxies
Constellations?
Websites
Clubs
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| We like the night sky. We watch the night sky. I've done a lot with astronomy. I've written articles for Astronomy Magazine, the Women Astronomer, and various ezines. I've been the president of the local astro club. I've run online Astronomy Bulletin Boards both professionally and amateur.. I've spend numerous hours observing and logging multiple stars, planetary occultations, eclipses, comets, and meteor showers. Edward works for L-3 Communications Inc, in the Space Navigation Division. Specifically he tests for failures the IEA box, an electrical box on the Solid Rocket Boosters of the Space Shuttle. (We also observe satellites and the space shuttle launches, right from our front yard!) First off, here are pictures of us by our scopes.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite Objects Globulars Planetary Nebulae Diffuse/Emission Planets Double Star Systems Galaxies Constellations? Websites Clubs |
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| This picture of Jupiter was shot by Ed using a Sony PS Cybershot Digital Camera, hand-held against the eypiece. The central temperate belt is visible, to name one. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Space Shuttle Bay Door is opened, as it is about to dock with the ISS, during one of the first docking missions. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The real workhorse of my scopes, the Orion eight inch Deep Space Explorer. Here it is at rest :-) in the garage... | |||||||||||||||||||||||