Jupiter taken by Phil Hilbert and James C. LoPresto, Exposure 13 milli-seconds with a Meade Pictor 416 CCD
Saturn, 17 milli-second exposure
The Ring Nebula (M57) 12 second exposure
M57 Ring taken 7/22/99. ST7 CCD 8 ea. 10 second exposures=20 using CCDSoft track & combine. Processed using CCDSOFT histogram and Richardson/Lucy Algorithm.
The Center of the Orion Nebula M42 (Trapezium), 3 seconds. Nov 18th, 1998.
The Globular Cluster M3, 4/30/99, Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto, 12 sec.
The Globular Cluster M3, 6/4/99, Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto, nine 20 second exposures were combined to produce these images. Different Image processing was used in the two frames.
The Globular Cluster M56, 4/13/99, Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto, 12 sec.
Supernova in NGC2841 ("star in the center of the triangle"),12 sec,5/3/99 Jim LoPresto and Phil Hilbert
The Whirlpool Nebula, M51: 8/22/99, Jim LoPresto and Phil Hilbert. Using the ST-7 SBIG CCD. Six minute exposure. Self guiding.
The Exploding Galaxy M82 (July 27th) Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto Ten 15 seconds exposures combined Used JMI focusing (controlled from Computer Room)
The Barred Spiral M109 (Eight 30sec exposures combined). Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto Image taken on July 11,1999
The Spiral Galaxy, M101: Ten minute exposure, self-guiding. 8/22/99 Phil Hilbert and Jim LoPresto. Using the ST-7 SBIG CCD.
Tycho highland region, 17 milli-seconds, October 30, 1998.
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