M20 - Trifid Nebula
| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 06/17/09 |
| Location taken | Owl Creek Observatory |
| Exposure time | 182 x 30 sec = 1 hour 31 minute total |
| Imaging camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |
The Leo Trio - M65, M66, and NGC3628
Three galaxy in this shot. Spiral galaxies in Leo. Field of view (65.6 x 84.8 arc minutes)
`| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 03/01/09 |
| Location taken | Owl Creek Observatory |
| Exposure time | 151 x 30 sec = 1 hour 15.5 minute total |
| Imaging camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 & .5 reducer |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |
Comet Lulin
This shot had the .5 focal reducer on the AT-66mm, which brought it to F3.0. We took 30 second shot while guiding on head of the comet. The image was stacked aligning on the comet's head. The star trails are how far the comet moved in the field of view (65.6 x 84.8 arc minutes) in 1.5 hours.
| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 10/10/10 |
| Location taken | Owl Creek Observatory |
| Exposure time | 149 x 30 sec = 1 hour 14.5 minute total |
| Imaging camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 & .5 reducer |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |
M42 - Orion Nebula - taken in town (Moore, Ok)
| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 11/17/08 |
| Location taken | In town - Moore, Ok |
| Exposure time | 9 x 1.0 min = 9 minute total |
| Imaging camera | Orion Starshoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |
M46 - Open Cluster & NGC2438 Planetary Nebula
NGC2438 is the small round nebula in the lower left.
| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 10/25/08 |
| Location taken | Pawhuska, Ok |
| Exposure time | 40 x 30 sec = 20 minutes total |
| Imaging camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
This was the 1st image taken at a dark site with the AT-80mm and is still one of our best shots.
| Image by | Kevin Davis and Dennis Wigley |
| Date taken | 10/25/08 |
| Location taken | Pawhuska, Ok |
| Exposure time | 72 x 30 sec = 36 minutes total |
| Imaging camera | Orion StarShoot |
| Imaging scope | Astro Tech 80mm F7.0 |
| Guide camera | Meade DSI pro |
| Guide scope | Astro Tech 66mm F6.0 |
| Mount | Meade LXD55 |