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CCD IMAGES: 
All images are taken with a permanently mounted
newtonian telescope


Recent Additions


Sun:
Sunspot group; November 28, 1997
Sunspots; November 20, 1999
Sun spots on the solar disk; June 2, 2002
Total Eclipse August 11, 1999 from Turkey
Partial Solar Eclipse, June 10, 2002 


Mercury:
August 29, 1998
Solar Transit, November 8, 2006


Venus:
Jan, July 1998, April 1999


Moon:
Craters of the moon, south/central Idaho
Theophilus/Cyrillus/Catharina trio; April 12, 1997
Mosaic 3/4 full; Jan 8, 1998
Alpine valley; Feb 5, 1998
Cresent Moon; April 28, 1998
Waxing Moon; Ap 29, May 1, & May 3, 1998
Mare Imbrium; Jan 8, 1998
Craters Aristillus & Cassini; Mar 5, 1998
Crater Albategnius; Mar 5, 1998
Crater Walter; Mar 5, 1998
Rilles Hyginus & Ariadaeus; Mar 5, 1998
Proclus at full-moon showing rays
Posidonius
Just for fun; moon by "Earthshine"; April 28, 1998 


Mars

Asteroids
Hebe: August 1998, Movies etc,
NEO NY40 August 2002


Jupiter:
Oct 20, 1998; Movie of Jupiter's moons
Oct 05,198 (Great Red Spot) and Io transit Feb 11, 2002
Oct 27, 1999; Jupiter's 4 brightest moons
Oct 31, 1999 using f/64 eyepiece projection
Dec 23, 1999 using f/64 eyepiece projection, CYMW Color
August 15,2001; Jupiter occulted by moon


Saturn:
11/15/1997, 11/1/1998, 10/31/1999, 12/3/1999 12/2002


Uranus:
Animation of Uranus and 2 moons, Oct 19-23, 1998


Neptune:
Animation of Neptune & Triton, Sept 22-27, 2000
Neptune & Triton reverse motion, Sept 28- Oct 26, 2001


Pluto:
May 31, 1998; w/ proof pic June 13, 1998
June 13 & 16, 1998
June 29, 2003; "movie" showing displacement after 2hr 30 min
Jul 31 thru Aug 28, 1998; Animation showing Pluto's motion changing to retograde


Comets:
C/2002 E2 Snyder-Murakam, May 5, 2002
C/2002 C1 Ikeya-Zhang, March 7 & April 28, 2002
WM1-Linear -- Dec 7, 2001. 22 - 30sec images stacked using AIP4. This sequence covers about 23 minutes.
Linear(C/1998 M5):-- March 14/15, 1999; The "Stand Still" Comet
Hale-Bopp:
-- March 25, 1997
-- April 11, 1997
-- April 12, 1997
HOENIG (2002)
17P Holmes, the "puff ball" comet


Deep Space:
Interesting Planetary Nebulae Messiers 1 17 20 27 57 97
Nebulae in Orion; Featuring M42, the "Great Nebula", NGC2023, M78, B33, NGC2024
Globular star clusters Messiers 4 5 9 13 14 15 71 72 80 92 107
Galaxies NGC 2903 4290, Messier 33 51 63 81 82 101 106 108 109 MilkyWay
Open Clusters NGC 281, IC 5146
Pulsars TON490
Super Novea SN 2002 ap



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