Astrophotos from our observatory.

Object: M57 Planetary Nebula
Distance: 2.3 kly in Lyra
Coordinates: RA 18h 53.6m DEC +33d 02m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 8.8
Telescope: 20" RCOS @f/8.1
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
Image: CSM Observatory
Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop

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NGC869-NGC884 Double Cluster Thumb

Object: NGC 869, NGC 884 -Double Cluster
Distance: 7kly in Perseus
Coordinates: RA 2h 20m DEC +57d 08m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 4.3
Telescope: 140mm TEC refractor
Camera: SBIG ST-2000
Image: CSM Observatory
Software: CCDSoft, FocusMax, CCDStack

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  Object: M92 Globular Cluster
  Distance: 26 kly in Hercules
  Coordinates: RA 17h 17m DEC +43d 08m
  Visual Brightness: Mag. 6.3
  Telescope: 20" RCOS @f/8.1
  Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
  Image: Student Alessio Sangalli
  Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop

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Object: NGC 891 Edge on Galaxy
Distance: 10 mly in Andromeda
Coordinates: RA 2h 22.6m DEC +42d 21m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 10
Telescope: 20" RCOS @ f/8.1
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
Image: 16 -5 minute exposures combined
Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop

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Object: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Distance: 37 mly in Canes Venatici
Coordinates: RA 13h 29.9m DEC +47d 12m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 8.4
Telescope: 20" RCOS @ f/8.1
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
Image: 12 -5 minute exposures combined
Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop

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NGC7331 Spiral Galaxy

Object: NGC 7331 Spiral Galaxy
Distance: 46 mly in Pegasus
Coordinates: RA 22h 37m DEC +34d 25m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 9.5
Telescope: 20" RCOS @ f/8.1
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
Image: 14 -5 minute exposures combined
Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop

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M27

Object: M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Distance: 1,360 ly in Vulpecula
Coordinates: RA 19h 59m DEC +22d 43m
Visual Brightness: Mag. 7.5
Telescope: 20" RCOS @ f/8.1
Camera: SBIG STL-6303E
Software: CCDSoft, CCDStack, Photoshop
Image: Student Alessio Sangalli

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