Deep-sky images from the dark nights of the Colorado Plateau.
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- Astrophotography equipment – 6/13/2010
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- Lagoon and Trifed Nebula, 9/20/2009
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- M3, 4/11/2010
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- M20, Trifid Nebula, 7/4/2010
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- M101, 4/9/2010
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- Pleiades, 9-5-10
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- Running Man Nebula, 11/13/2010
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- M52, 8/12/2010
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- M17, Omega Nebula, 6/15/2010
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- Flame Nebula, 12/13/2010
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- M31, 9/5/2010
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- M13, 7/25/2010, full moon
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- The Witch’s Broom, 9/6/2010
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- M27, Dumbbell Nebula, 8/11/2010
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- NGC 7023, The Iris Nebula, 6/7/2011
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- M24, Sagittarius, 9/13/2012
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- M63, Sunflower Galaxy, 4/28/2011
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- M94, Cat’s Eye Galaxy, 4/29/2011
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- M12, 6/1/2011
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- M5, 5/13/2011
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- Heart and Soul nebulae
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- M42, Orion Nebula, 1/23/2011
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- Bode’s Nebula, 1/29/2011
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- M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, 4/1/2011
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- M51, Supernova, 6/4/2011
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- M101, Pinwheel Galaxy, 6/24/2012
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- NGC 281, Pacman Nebula, 9/15/2012
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- M31, Andromeda Galaxy, 9/13/2013
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- Torrey Nights, June 2012
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- Omega Nebula, 8/8/2011
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- Clouds in Cygnus! 8/30/2016
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- M42, Orion Nebula, 2/13/2013
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- M104, Sombrero Galaxy 4/20/2015.
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- Blowdryer Galaxy, Messier 100. Torrey 3/10/2016
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- Heart and Soul nebulae in Cassiopeia
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- Pleiades, 12/31/2013
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- Eagle (M16) and Omega (M17), Torrey 7/16-17/2015
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- Whale and Hockey Stick galaxies, Torrey 3-9-2016
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- Veil Nebula 7/18/2015
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- Colorado Plateau nights.
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- M10, Ophiuchus , 6/5/2014
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- Rosette Nebula, Torrey, 2/16/2015
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- Leo Trio. M65, M66, NGC 3628, 5/12/2013
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- M106, Canes Venatici, 5/13/2013
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- Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
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- Sagittarius with Perseid meteor, 8/11/2013
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- M33 Triangulum Galaxy, 9/12/2015
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- Horsehead and Flame, 12/31/2013 Nebulas
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- M24, Wide Field, Sagittarius, 9/13/2012
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- M104, Sombrero Galaxy, 5/23/2012
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- M57, The Ring Nebula, 6/2/2014
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- Full eclipse, blood moon, super moon. 9/27/2015
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- Zodiacal Light, 5:40 AM September 11, 2015
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- Fireworks galaxy, NGC 6946. Torrey, 6/4/2016
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- NGC 6604 in Serpens. 8/29/2016
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- M31, M32, M110 9/10/2015
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- M106, 5/16/2013
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- Christmas Tree and Cone Nebulae, Torrey, 1/11/2016
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- NGC 6820, 6/4/2014
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- Elephant Trunk in Cepheus, 8/28/2016
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- Milky Way Rising, June 19,2015
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- Horsehead Nebula, Torrey, February 17, 2015
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- Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), 6/4/2016
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- Crescent Nebula in Cygnus, 8/30/2016
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- Observatory installed spring of 2017
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- Hickman Group in Leo. Torrey, 3/39/2017
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- M100 & NGC 4312, Torrey 5/27/2017
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- NGC 6946, Fireworks Galaxy with supernova, 5/24/2017
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- Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), June 29, 2017
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- Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula, 9/15/2017
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- Crescent Nebula in Cygnus, 9/15/2017
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- Ring Nebula in Lyra, 9/22/2017
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- Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus, 9/26/2017
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- Pleiades (M45) in Taurus, February 1, 2017
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- Flaming Star Nebula in Auriga, 11/27/2017
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- Helix Nebula in Aquarius. 11/13/2017
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- NGC 2403, in Camelopardis, 12/8/2017
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- M15 (NGC 7078), in Pegasus. 12/11/2017
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- Horsehead Nebula in Orion. 12/12 2017
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- NGC 7538 in Cepheus, 1/7/2018
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- Super Blue Blood Lunar Eclipse, 1/31/2018
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- Zodiacal light, Torrey, Utah 2/8/2018
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- NGC 2264, Cone Nebula and Christmas Tree Cluster, Dec 2017 – Feb 2018
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- Jellyfish Nebula IC 443, in Gemini. 2/16/2018
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- M42 Great Orion Nebula, 2/26/2018
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- M50, in Monoceros., 3/8/2018
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- M81 and M82 in Ursa Major, 4/18/2018
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- NGC 4725 in Coma Berenices, Torrey, 5/17/2018
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- Torrey House – Alpenglow Observatory 8/7/2018
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- Crescent Nebula in Cygnus, September 2018
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- Eagle Nebula in Serpens. September 11, 15, 21, 2018
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- Eagle Nebula HaRGB, M16, September 2018
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- Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus, September 2018
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- Christmas Comet, Torrey 12/8/2018
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- IC 63 – Cas Nebula in Cassiopeia, November 2018
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- The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) in Cassiopeia, Nov, Dec, Jan 2019
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- Surfboard Galaxy (M108) and Owl Nebula (M97) in Ursa Major, January – February 2019
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- Coma B and friends. Coma Berenices. LRGB 12.5 hours, April 2019
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- Iris Nebula in Cepheus. LRGB 7 hours. June – July, 2019
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- Pelican Nebula in Cygnus, HaRGB, Torrey, July 2019
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- Mexico portion of North America Nebula in Cygnus, Torrey, July-Sept 2019
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- North America Nebula, 2X3 mosaic, H-alpha, Torrey, September 21, 2019
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- Torrey House Alpenglow Observatory
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- October 31, 2019
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- October Milky Way, 2019
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- Rosette Nebula, February 11, 2020
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- Monkey Head Nebula, Feb 2020
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- M61 w/Supernova, May 2020
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Just getting around to reading the Tribune article on the most delightful evening we were privileged to spend at your home in October. Thank you so much for hosting this event and allowing us to view the night sky!! Our granddaughter was mesmerized as she saw Saturn and the rings! Made her curious for more!! Hope we can join again for some more views!! Thank you. Carol Robinson, Torrey
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Thanks Carol. I loved your granddaughter’s enthusiasm. We will definitely do it again! -Mark
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THANKS, Mr. Bailey! (After reading the story “Astral Studio: Stargazing” by Dawn House in this morning’s S.L. Tribune, I saved your website to my computer and I intend to follow your blogs.) Just thanks so much for all your hard work! Is there a way we can contribute to your efforts? I have to take Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) by year end from my IRA accounts and would prefer to use the Qualified Charitable Contribution (QCD) mechanism to avoid being taxed on them.
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Thank you, Reed! There is not a way to make a direct charitable contribution to the observatory. But there is an indirect way. My wife and I are the founders of Torrey House Press, a nonprofit literary press that primarily supports conservation through literature. I am writing a book about dark skies and the observatory the sales of which I hope to use some day toward more observatory work. You can check our donation page out at https://www.torreyhouse.org/give to see what you think. Let me know if you have questions or want to talk further. Thank you again for your enthusiastic interest!
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Hi! Is there a place on your blog, or elsewhere, to see when the observatory is open to the public? My man friend would love to see it.
Thanks!
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Hi Christan. We don’t have public hours I am afraid. But I will try to get a schedule up on the blog with a place perhaps to RSVP for future events. Check back in now and then! Thanks for your interest. -Mark
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Wow! Amazing photos. Dark skies are very important to conserve. Having grown up in a city then moving to the Death Valley National Park region, I can appreciate these pristine night skies.
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