Galaxies
Solar System
Nebulae
Star Clusters
by George Kidwell
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Astronomy is a fascinating, endless learning experience. My interest in astronomy began in 1999 when my wife gave me a small refractor. I was amazed at the objects that could be seen with it and captivated by the incredible scale of it all. Along with my fascination of these many and varied objects in the sky came a flood of questions. I was bitten by the astronomy bug. Soon came two larger telescopes, a 7" Maksutov- Cassegrain and a 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain. With the aid of better telescopes and the "go to" features (Meade LX200), locating objects in the night sky was quite easy. I learned constellations from Paul Derrick http://www.stargazerpaul.com and joined the Central Texas Astronomical Society http://www.centexastronomy.org where I learned from other members about the night sky. I began imaging in the Spring of 2003. These amateur images were acquired with a CCD camera, mostly an SBIG ST-10XME, and usually the 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain. The Universe is a marvelous and wonderful display of nature. Capturing an image can take several nights, and being under a dark sky, full of the brilliant stars of the Milky Way is awe inspiring and humbling. A description of my equipment is here. Please make any comments or suggestions that you may have by emailing me at: GKIDWELL@HOT.rr.com Thanks for taking a look! "To watch the courses of the stars as if you revolved with them. To keep constantly in mind how the elements alter into one another. Thoughts like this wash off the mud of life below." - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (A.D. 161-180)
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Latest images acquired: Cone Nebula, NGC 2403, and NGC 2903. Carpe Noctem!
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