Surfside Observatory 

10" F4.5 Newtonian   Homemade 10" F4.5 on Losmandy G11 mount. Orion mirrors & guide scope

Celestron CR-150 HD   Getting setup

Astro Photography 

Nebula 

Great Orion Nebula (M42) Celestron CR150HD, 22 stacked frames	Flame & Horsehead (IC 434) 10" F4.5	Flame & Horsehead (IC 434) Celestron CR150HD
Rosetta Nebula (partial) Celestron CR150HD	Cygnus Sadr37 HIP100453 Celestron CR150HD

Galaxies 

M96 (NGC3368) Celestron CR150HD	M96 (NGC3368) inverted Celestron CR150HD	M31, M32 Andromeda Celestron CR150HD
M109 Celestron CR150HD	M101 Celestron CR150HD

Globular Clusters 

M3 Celestron CR150HD

M53 Celestron CR150HD

Open Clusters 

M29 Celestron CR150HD

M44 Celestron CR150HD

Things that move 

M96 with tumbling satellite Celestron CR150HD

M3 scored by satellite Celestron CR150HD

Cygnus Sadr37 with satellite track Celestron CR150HD

All sky 

Table Mountain 1996 35mm film 55mm camera

Observatory Construction 

The plan   Observatory above 1st floor ceiling	Mounting bracket   To be imbedded in the top of the concrete pier	Pier base   Pier base mounted on concrete pad	Pier Sonotube   Sonotube eight and half feet tall from base to top
Observatory Room   View of observatory room	Astropier Mount   View of Astorpier from roof	Surfside   Why called Surfside Observatory