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The gold at the end of the rainbow...
Lake San Antonio, Calif. April 2004

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Latest news, July 7, 2003: My image of The Eagle Nebula (M16) through a 6" Meade LXD55 Schmidt-Newtonian won the Grand Prize in the Astrophoto Challenge at the LXD55 Portal web site. There was even a prize, an Elite Photo Case from Porter Case! Thanks to Richard Harris of the LXD55 Portal and the Porter Case folks!

Some cool news, April 4, 2003: I've been chosen as a "featured observer" in the U.S. National Air and Space Museum's "First Light" Exhibit featuring Amateur Astronomers in the U.S. Some of my images are being used on their web site and in an exhibit at the museum itself! The Featured Observers can be found at the National Air and Space Museum First Light Program web page. I'm very honored to have been included!

I went to England in June 2004 to observe and image the transit of Venus across the sun. Click on the image above to see all of the images from the trip. The English weather amazingly cooperated and stayed mostly clear for the entire 6-hour plus event. Special thanks to Terry Platt (owner and founder of StarlightXpress) for graciously hosting me, and spending the day imaging the event with me!

Newest Images -- December 2006

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy; TeleVue NP101 @ f/5.4, SXV-M25C CCD (12 hours total exposure, 3 hours with Ha filter, 3 hours with OIII filter) 50%-sized version (381k)

The Rosette Nebula: TeleVue NP101 @ f/5.4, SXV-M25C CCD (4 hours total exposure, no filters) 50%-sized version (350k)

Click on one of the section images below to view the images in that gallery

Nebulae	Clusters
Galaxies	Solar System

My Film Astroimaging Gallery

Equipment Details

Mirror cell modifications for Meade Schmidt-Newtonian Telescopes

Articles and tutorials on CCD Imaging/Processing Techniques

Links to other CCD Imaging galleries and information sources

(setting up on Palomar Mountain for imaging)

Images taken with StarlightXpress HX916 and MX7-C CCD cameras
10" LX200, Orion 80mm Short Tube, TV-85 APO, 102mm Mak-Cass and
6" and 8" Meade Schmidt-Newtonians from Southern California
All images Copyright (c) 2000-2002, Paul LeFevre
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