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Spot Observatory |
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Observatory |
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Equipment |
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Home |
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Milky Way |
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Solar System |
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Prior equipment.
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New Images |
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MI-250 Goto on PT-II and Pier Caddy, early 2005 |
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C14 in an Andy Homeyer cradle, with Anne and Ghidra, mid-2004.
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C14 on CGE |
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60mm achromat and 10" F/5.6 newt in Memphis during October 12, 1977 total solar eclipse (partial in Memphis) |
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Quantum 4 fork mount with SM60; CGE Mount on Wheely Bars, early 2004
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RV6 Dynascope, 1976, with John and Kathleen McDade, my grandparents, viewing the 1st quarter moon. Click HERE to see photos of my first observatory in 1976.
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RV6 Dynascope, 1976. Below, with my father, Wendell Manner in McKenzie, TN. My first 60mm achromat on top. |
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Above, Quantum 4 in 2005; below, Quantum 4 in 1991 at total solar eclipse in Hawaii |
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Left top, Quantum 4 in 1979 at total solar eclipse in Winnepeg; left bottom, Quantum 4 in 1998 at total solar eclipse in Aruba. Click HERE for film images of the total eclipses in 1979, 1991 and 1998. |
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My first telescope, a 60mm Japanese achromat, brought out of mothballs to show sunspots to children in Memphis in 1976. |
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