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Imaging by
Ken
Poshedly
(Click Images
for a Larger View) |
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 The
Justyntime Observatory: The “Justyntime Observatory” is the
3-month project that took 13; it was started in mid-July 1998 and was first
used in August 1999.
The scope is a homebuilt 12.5-inch, f/5.7 Newtonian reflector constructed by
Bill Black of Grayson about 10 years ago. The scope sits on a homebuilt,
wedge-type equatorial mount attached to a steel pier bolted to four studs
sunk into a 3-foot cube of concrete poured into the ground before building
construction was started. An air-space surrounds the pier at the floor level
inside the observatory to prevent vibration. The polar axis is driven by a
Byers gear & motor arrangement powered by 110 VAC current provided by
underground line from the house. I’m in the process of researching
motorizing the declination axis and adding setting circles (digital or
manual) to the mount.
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 Jupiter,
May 18, 2005: The planet Jupiter with atmosphere bands and the
Great Red Spot. Two of Jupiter's moons are also visible.
Location: The Justyntime Observatory, Snellville, GA. Equipment: 12.5"
f/5.7 Newtonian equipped with a Meade LPI webcam. Processed with Meade
Autostar Suite and Photoshop. |
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 The
Moon, May 18, 2005: The 10-day old Moon featuring Copernicus and
environs. Click HERE
for a captioned version of the image. Location: The Justyntime
Observatory, Snellville, GA. Equipment: 12.5" f/5.7 Newtonian equipped
with a Meade LPI webcam. Processed with Meade Autostar Suite and
Photoshop. |
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 The
Moon, May 17, 2005: The 9-day old Moon featuring Copernicus and
environs. Location: The Justyntime Observatory, Snellville, GA.
Equipment: 12.5" f/5.7 Newtonian equipped with a Meade LPI webcam.
Processed with Meade Autostar Suite and Photoshop. |
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 The
Moon, April 16, 2005:
An image of Mare Nectaris by Ken Poshedly, using the Meade LPI imager. |
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 The
Moon, March 23, 2005:
This image was taken with a Meade LPI imager through a 12.5" Newtonian
telescope at the Justyntime backyard observatory in Snellville, GA |
