Gordon Waite's Astronomy Page
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New projects: Making a mirror-grinding machine!
Refiguring a Meade 16" f/4.5 mirror.
Log of CCD Imaging Sessions--Basic equipment: Meade LX200 12" f10 SCT, Meade Super Wedge; Starlight Xpress MX516 CCD camera (enhanced chip). All images are unguided, mostly taken from my suburban home in Tinton Falls, NJ.
May 10-11, 2002 - Sanford, NY [Report on Ernie's Star Party!]
May 6, 2002 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: NGC3646, M64, NGC6339, NGC5945, NGC6389]
January 27, 2002 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: Jupiter]
December 22, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: NGC474, NGC533, NGC521, NGC1055, NGC1633, NGC1762, NGC1587, NGC2389, NGC2481, NGC2649, NGC3953]
December 12, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: NGC234, NGC587, NGC661, NGC670, NGC1985, NGC1550, NGC2274, NGC2337, NGC2545, NGC2595, NGC4026]
December 10, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: NGC1211, NGC2493, NGC2365, M99]
November 24, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [12" LX200: Saturn]
November 21, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [Nikon 50mm/2X: M39, M31, M33, NGC752, NGC884/NGC869, M34, M45, M38, M37, M36, M35, M42, M81/M82/NGC3077]
October 17, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC6835, NGC7241]
October 16, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC6749, NGC7001, NGC7081, NGC7782, NGC575, NGC973, NGC1635]
September 6, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M27, NGC7080, NGC7137, NGC659, IC166, NGC381, NGC366, PK114-4.1]
September 2, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC6995 (part of the Veil Nebula), and NGC891]
August 26, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC7044, NGC7248, NGC6956, NGC7490, M32, NGC266, NGC783]
July 31, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M13, M92, NGC7319 (Stephan's Quintet), NGC7817, NGC7768, M31]
July 25, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC7063, NGC7142, NGC7160, NGC7128, NGC7235, NGC7510, NGC103]
July 23, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M57, NGC6826, and NGC6905]
July 15, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [Comet C/2001 A2 (Linear) and NGC6995]
July 14, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC6482, NGC6574, NGC6802]
July 12, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [Comet C/2001 A2 (Linear)]
June 27, 2001 - Mt. Rossi, NY [M13, NGC6194, M19, M6, M62, M22, M107, M20, M18, M28, M30, M75, NGC6907]
June 26, 2001 - Mt. Rossi, NY [M9, M80, M27, M69]
June 19, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC5987, M12, NGC6240, NGC6539, NGC6781]
May 31, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M94, M13, NGC7027]
May 14, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC4111, NGC4013, NGC5750, NGC6703, NGC7048]
May 11, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [Quasar 3C273, NGC4448, NGC7008, Pluto]
May 10, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC3423, M51, M57, NGC6210]
April 29, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M58, NGC4216, NGC5850, NGC5838, NGC6548]
April 20, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC4017, M90, M91, M63, NGC5965, NGC6181]
April 15, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC2874, NGC3414, NGC3504, NGC3593, NGC4151]
March 27, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC2903, NGC3810]
February 19, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC5005, NGC3718, NGC3521, NGC3344, NGC3455]
February 13, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC1554, NGC2342]
January 26, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC744, NGC1087, NGC1453, NGC1817, NGC2749, NGC2782, NGC3079, NGC3583, NGC3675, NGC3583]
January 25, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC1496, NGC956, NGC957, NGC812, NGC2304, NGC2266]
January 24, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC1605, NGC1883, NGC1545, NGC1161, NGC2681, NGC2420, NGC2648, M108, NGC4440, NGC5466]
January 23, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M33, NGC2329, NGC3098]
January 22, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC4217]
January 17, 2001 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M65, M78, NGC1700, NGC2359, NGC672, NGC1600, NGC4051, NGC3893, NGC1444]
December 29, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M51, M82, NGC1275, NGC2541, NGC2832, NGC3507, NGC2832, NGC3507, M66]
December 27, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC3184, NGC3953, NGC3726]
December 19, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC157, M77, NGC1090]
December 4, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [IC239, NGC2419, NGC2500, M95, M96]
December 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC7292, NGC660]
November 25, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC7094, NGC2339, NGC2487]
November 23, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC864]
November 22, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC80]
November 7, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC1003, NGC1073, NGC2537, NGC3190, NGC3338]
November 2, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [IC5146, NGC1491, Meteors, NGC7331, NGC708, NGC2340, NGC2371, NGC3384]
November 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC2859, NGC1931, NGC2841]
October 25, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC428, NGC877, NGC6764, NGC7380, M38, M37, M36, M35]
October 24, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [Meteor, M31, M27, M39, M52, M71, NGC7243, NGC891, NGC869, NGC884]
October 23, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC2141, NGC2194, NGC2859, NGC488, NGC600, NGC936]
October 22, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M42, NGC7538, IC434]
October 21, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC7662, NGC2261, NGC7769, IC239]
October 20, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC1514, M57, NGC7753]
October 14, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [M27]
October 12, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [NGC891]
October 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC1245]
October 4, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC185, NGC147, NGC1342, M38, NGC2129, NGC2158]
October 3, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M74]
October 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC7009, NGC246, NGC6760, NGC7606, M2, NGC6926, M72, M73, NGC7727, NGC2141]
September 30, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M15, NGC7741, NGC7674, NGC6838, NGC7006, Einstein Cross, NGC2024, NGC1624, M31, NGC1245, NGC1513]
September 29, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC891, NGC1342, M36, NGC925]
September 22, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC7319, NGC7332, NGC6934, M32, M110, M1, Jupiter, Saturn]
September 6, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M76, NGC1893, M103, NGC129, NGC7789, NGC7686, NGC7063, NGC6871, NGC6910, M29]
August 6, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M27]
July 23, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC7635, IC5146, M52, M39, NGC6755]
July 21, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M22, NGC7331, NGC7479, NGC6905, M20]
July 12, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Sun, NGC7319 (Stephan's Quintet)]
July 9, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M22, M11, M14, NGC6751, NGC6818, M12]
July 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M16, M10, M17, M20, M57]
July 6, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Comet Linear, NGC6842]
July 3, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC6791, NGC7013]
July 2, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M31]
June 24, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M57]
June 4, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M51, M56]
June 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5866, NGC4088, NGC5474, M81]
May 27, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC6946, Abell 2199, NGC5248]
May 26, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC6015]
May 17, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3596, NGC4490]
May 16, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3938]
May 15, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5985, NGC5676]
May 10, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC4676, NGC4559, M56, NGC5427, NGC6992]
May 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3158, NGC4559]
May 7, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC6118, NGC5394, NGC5746, NGC4656]
May 3, 2000 - (Evening) Greenwood, NJ [(10") Abell 1656]
May 3, 2000 - Coyle Field, NJ [(10") M81, NGC3486, NGC4631]
May 1, 2000 - Coyle Field, NJ [(10") M8, NGC4277, M4, NGC4361, NGC6822]
April 30, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M51, M101]
April 20, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M84, NGC4676]
April 13, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Abell 2065, NGC3810, M49, NGC4449]
April 7, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5792, NGC4565]
April 6, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC6058, M13, M86, M59, M60, NGC4438]
April 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC4438, M87, NGC4478]
March 31, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M27, NGC5566, NGC5921, M71]
March 30, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC4567]
March 24, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M27, NGC2775, NGC2903, M58, M92]
March 13, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5371, M85, NGC4395]
March 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC2301]
March 7, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5846, M5, M53, NGC3607, NGC3384]
March 6, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3166, M91, NGC3628, M51]
March 4, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC4535, NGC4725, NGC5907]
March 1, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC5033, NGC5364]
February 23, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Jupiter, M1]
February 22, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3344, NGC3198, M46, M78]
February 21, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M3, M51]
February 13, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M90, M88, M98, M101, M94, M106, NGC3184, NGC2683, Jupiter, Saturn]
February 9, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M64, M63, M108, Jupiter, Saturn, M97, M109, M99]
February 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC3521, M99, M104, M100, M51, M65]
January 8, 2000 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M105, M65, M66, M95, M96, NGC3521, M42]
November 30, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") NGC2392]
November 29, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M1]
November 9, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M78, Jupiter]
November 8, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Jupiter, M15]
October 30, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M32, Moon]
October 29, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M57]
October 28, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") M42, M46]
October 26, 1999 - Tinton Falls, NJ [(10") Jupiter, Saturn, M42]