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StarChaser55

First telescope at age 13 back in 1968 (Christmas present; a little Sears table refractor). Fell in love with the sky, and so in 1970 saved up enough money from my paper route and babysitting to buy an 80mm Sears refractor on an equatorial mount. Joined the Astronomy Club of Tulsa and started receiving issues of "Sky and Telescope"!!! Missed the sky for a few years; became a software engineer. In 1986 I sold my old 80mm refractor and purchased a "state-of-the-art" Celestron 8" SC on a Super-Polaris mount. Still have that scope! Fast-forward to the 21st century; retired in 2013, spent years fixing up an old cabin in the Davis Mountains of west Texas (only four miles from the McDonald Observatory!). In the summer of 2019 bought a Sky-Shed dome and a Celestron RASA 11" mounted on a Meade LX850 mount. Enjoying retirement and the sky!

Nebula & Galaxy

Shark Nebula (LDN1235) in the constellation Cepheus.

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By: StarChaser55 November 9, 2020

swirl with many arms

Nebula & Galaxy

M33 - The Triangulum Galaxy

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By: StarChaser55 August 14, 2020

Comet Neowise

The Tail of Comet Neowise and the Two Globular Clusters on August 6-7, 2020

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By: StarChaser55 August 7, 2020

Nebula & Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy (M31) with its satellite galaxies M32 and M110

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By: StarChaser55 July 29, 2020

Lunar Eclipses

2019 Total Lunar Eclipse Pics from Gulf Shores, Alabama

By: StarChaser55 January 22, 2019

Meteors and Comets and Asteroids

Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) on May 12th from the Davis Mountains of West Texas

By: StarChaser55 May 13, 2017

Meteors and Comets and Asteroids

Asteroid 2014 JO25 on April 19th - Movie

By: StarChaser55 April 21, 2017

Meteors and Comets and Asteroids

Asteroid 2014 JO25 as it passes the Earth

By: StarChaser55 April 20, 2017

Meteors and Comets and Asteroids

Comet 41P/T-G-K on March 20, 2017

By: StarChaser55 March 21, 2017

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