Darrin Chandler's Astronomy & Space Page
I have a Meade LX90 8" telescope, which is about the largest scope that's still practically luggable for me. Light pollution around my house is pretty bad, but I can still manage to pull in some fun sights from my backyard.
Moon 2009-10-09 4:30 GMT-7
Here you can see the same lack of plume from LCROSS seen by the big observatories!
Meade LX90 8" f/10
Celestron NexImage (~5mm)
Magnification ~400x
Moon 2009-10-08 4:00 GMT-7
First light for my NexImage had to be really bad conditions, of course. About 90% cloud cover,
evenly spread. I couldn't keep any stars in view long enough to align the scope.
Meade LX90 8" f/10
Celestron NexImage (~5mm)
Magnification ~400x
Links for Arizona Amateur Astronomy Clubs, Observatories, Associations, &c.
- High Desert Astronomy Club (Kingman, AZ)
- Saguaro Astronomy Club (Phoenix, AZ)
- East Valley Astronomy Club (Mesa, AZ)
- University of Arizona Astronomy Club (Tucson, AZ)
- Huachuca Astronomy Club (Sierra Vista, AZ)
- Coconino Astronomical Society (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Butterfield RV Resort & Observatory (Benson, AZ)
- Phoenix Astronomical Society (Phoenix, AZ)
- Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (Tucson, AZ)
- Prescott Astronomy Club (Prescott, AZ)
- Astronomers of Verde Vally (Verde Vally, AZ)
- Sirius Lookers – Sedona Astronomy Club (Sedona, AZ)
- The International Dark-Sky Association (Tucson, AZ)
- Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Lowell Observatory (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Kitt Peak National Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Mount Graham International Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (Amado, AZ)
- WIYN Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Arizona Radio Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Large Binocular Telescope (Tucson, AZ)
- National Solar Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (Tucson, AZ)
- Winer Observatory (Sonoita, AZ)
- Desert Eagle Observatory (Benson, AZ)
- Braeside Observatory (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Anderson Mesa (Flagstaff, AZ)
- Goodricke-Pigott Observatory (Tucson, AZ)
- Desert Foothills Astronomy Club (N. Phoenix, AZ)
Links for General/Worldwide Astronomy Info, Observatories, Associations, &c.
- The International Dark-Sky Association (Tucson, AZ)
- Night Sky Network (JPL/NASA)
- Hubble Legacy Archive
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