
The ObservaDome was erected in 1984 with the help of my 14 year old daughter, and upgraded in 2005 with Meridian Controls Dome Control, to enable remote control. It is located in my backyard, on the western slope of the Wasatch Mountain Range at about 5350 feet elevation.
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tweaked 06/07/10
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10/16/2007
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M51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy)
Ha Image Sept. '05
The Bubble Nebula
NGC 7635 9/13/2006
LRGB Oct 2,2008 NGC 7822 10/23/2006
The Veil Nebula
August 2006 Data
Reprocessed 10/06/2006
HEART NEBULA REGION 10/30/2006
NGC 891 11/1/2006
IC 434 - Horsehead and Flame Nebula 2x2 mosaic 17.5 Hours Ha
TEC140 f/7 12/30/2006
Tame Altinak 9/21/08
Horsehead and Flame
Color 02/08/2007
2x2 Mosaic M82 & M81 02/19/2007
M101
03/21/2007
Tweaked 06/27/10
Hickson 44
03/26/2007 Leo Trio M65 M66 NGC 3628 04/13/2007 M57
M3
Globular Cluster
04/27/2007

M33

12/15/2005


M106
3/2/2006

Bubble Nebula
9/14/2005






M57 - Planetary Nebula

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Crescent Nebula Ha NGC 6888 06/20/2007
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![]() 06/27/2008 Crescent Nebula
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![]() Veil Nebula - NGC 6992 Part of the Western Loop Ha+RGB 06/25/2007 |
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Pelican - IC5067 Sept 3'07
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M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Sept 14, 2007 |
NGC 7380 Cluster SH2-142 Ha Nebulosity September 24, 2007
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Comet Outburst 17P/Holmes Oct 26,2007 Oct 29, 2007 |
Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 Nov 2, 2007
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November 12,2007 Cave Nebula - Sh2-155 Nov 3, 2007 |
Quasar 0957+561 Also NGC 3079 March 6, 2008
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M106 April 4, 2008
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M64 Black Eye Galaxy April 12, 2008
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NGC 4725 - One Arm Galaxy April 13, 2008
3D ? |
NGC 4631 Whale and Companion Hockey Stick Galaxy May 1,2008
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NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula June 10, 2008
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VEIL - NGC6995 IC1310 July 9, 2008 |
TRIFID (M20) August 23,2008
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Galaxy NGC 6946 August 23, 2008
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NGC 7129 & NGC 7142 August 26, 2008
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NGC 6914 August 29,2008
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NGC 6823 September 5, 2008
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NGC 7538 Sept 25,2008
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NGC 7331 Sept 29,2008
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IC 1848 Eastern, 'head' portion of the Soul Nebula Oct 25, 2008 |
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NGC 1333 Oct 27,2008
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9LRGB M1 The Crab Nebula November 21, 2008 16RGB cropped reduced stars 27L16RGB |
M45 - Pleiades 800min Ha 670min RGB November 2008
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