LIVE view of Jupiter & M15 on split screen

M14 Globular Cluster

Very pleasant surprise with this cluster, it came out well. Bright core, and easily resolvable outer stars at the eyepiece as well. You gotta love this time of year, such a wonderful time for going globular hunting!

Meade LS 8 ACF @f6.3
Meade DSI II Image
10x11.3s Exposures w/Envisage, stacked in DSS

M22 - Globuar Cluster

I was disappointed with this shot of a fantastic globular cluster, M22. Perhaps my view to the south that evening had bad transparency, or I waited too long and the cluster got too low, but the image doesn't do the view of this cluster justice when I spy it with my Meade LS 8 ACF on a clear night. The first time I viewed this cluster I gasped, I thought it was a dense open cluster, it was that rich with stars! So be sure to check out M22 for yourself one clear evening, you won't be disappointed!

M22 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius
Meade LS 8 ACF @f6.3
Meade DSI II Imager
10x11.3s exposures taken w/Envisage and stacked with DSS

Featured guest announcment for the August 19th At The Eyepiece Show

Be sure to tune in for the August 19th show folks, when we talk to John and Greg, the writers for the Star-Splitters blog. This is a FANTASTIC blog that is dedicated to observing double-stars, so be sure to tune in next Friday, August 19th at 8PM CST!!!!

In the mean time, take a listen to the July 29th show, when we had a wonderful interview with Charlie Warren, editor of Amateur Astronomy Magazine, here's a link to the show below.

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Gibbous Moon

Waxing Gibbous Moon
Taken 7/13/2011
Celestron 80mm f/5 Refractor
Meade DSI II Color Camera
50 Exposures taken in Envisage, then stacked in Registax