Here’s the first truly successful color image from the JCCC rooftop. The observation deck on top of the Classroom-Laboratory Building (CLB) is good for casual observing, but the telescope mounts aren’t really isolated from the rest of the building, so wind and building vibrations really hamper what can be done with photometry. However, [...]

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Ok, here’s my second attempt at Jupiter. This time, I took a series of images to average together hoping for a better, sharper image. …I think I still need to work on my techniques.

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Ok, its not exactly the FIRST light to hit the new ST-8XME camera, but its the first real attempt at observing with it and the first good color image. Even so, my student and I were just playing around with it and getting familiar with the software and controls. The color image of [...]

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