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click here for photos of the interior of the observatory |
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click here for photos
of the observatory & landscaping |
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click here for Advice on buying your first telescope |
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This project began when my friends Russ Sipe and John Hoot showed me that amateur astronomers can do real science with a modest investment of time, money, and energy. Their enthusiasm led me into the world of astrometry and photometry, of asteroids and variable stars, and of observatory construction and operation.
Thank you, gentlemen!
And very special thanks to Eileen, who sacrificed a portion of her garden for the construction of the observatory. |
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Minor Planet Center observatory code: G76 |
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Location:
33 deg 35 min 31 sec N Latitude
117 deg 34 min 56 sec W Longitude
192 m ASL
(southern California, USA)
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Equipment:
Celestron NexStar-11
Agos f/6.3 focal reducer
ST-8XE (NABG) imager
CFW8-A filter wheel (photometric B, V, R)
Stellarvue NiteHawk-II
ST-237 Guider
Building:
Sirius Observatories 2.3 m (7.5 ft) diameter unit
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Click here for links to other sites |
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click here for
Reports and Articles
from projects at Altimira Observatory |
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The primary purpose of Altimira Observatory is to do science projects, but it is obligatory that an observatory should post some pretty pictures...
click on the thumbnail for a large view. |
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The Omega Nebula (M-17): a bright cloud of gas and dust in Sagittarius |
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The Ring Nebula (M-57): a planetary nebula in Lyra |
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NGC 2903: a barred spiral galaxy in Leo |
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Hubble's Variable Nebula: an enigma |
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M-1 (Crab Nebula) -- the remnant of a supernova. |
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M-13: a globular star cluster |
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