“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star stuff".  Carl Sagan
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RoscoeSkies

RoscoeSkies Observatory

The RoscoeSkies Observatory (RSO) started its design phase in December 2012.  First light was in June 2013.  The RSO is mainly dedicated to the narrow band imaging of nebulae.  The observatory is completely remote controlled and operated by Dennis Roscoe, Ph.D.  Dr. Roscoe teaches astrophotography and astronomy at the University of Wisconsin in Waukesha.

Schulman Telescope, SkyCenter, Mt. Lemmon, AZ

On May 14, 2018, I booked an imaging session on the Schulman 0.8m telescope.  I collected image data for seven glorious hours on M101.  A trip of a life time!  Click Here to see my final image processed using PixInsight.

Bucket List Trip

Recent YouTube presentations

“PixInsight for Newbies”

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“The James Webb Space Telescope: Seeing Farther”

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and

“Webb Status Update”

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