Winter Star Party 2008 gallery (2-9-2008)
Here is a gallery of some of my favorite non-Messier images (updated 8-9-2008; NGC7000 and Pelican)
Here is a gallery of some of my favorite recent Messier images (updated 8-9-2008; M31)
This is a link to my gallery on Cloudy Nights (a terrific astro website)
NEW (2-15-2008) Winter Star Party video
Here is a link to a recent short music video. This one features images captured with my new (to me) FSQ-106N and the TMB130SS. (updated 1-18-2008)
Here is a link to a music video featuring images captured with my TMB130SS! (updated 9-6-2007)
Here is a link to a very recent (and very short) music video (updated 8-21-2007)
Here is a link to a music video of some of my favorite recent Messier images (updated 7-7-2007)
Click below to see a 10 minute music video of some of my favorite images from this observatory - courtesy of www.astroshorts.com (updated 9-8-2007)
Download a less compressed version (better images) - updated September 8, 2007
Click below to see a music video of photos taken during the construction of Urban Observatory
Observatory construction gallery
Meade LXD750 GEM
Takahashi EM-200/Temma II Jr. GEM
Tele Vue Pronto 70mm ED doublet refractor
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 triplet APO refractor
Custom chrome tube TMB/LZOS 80mm F/7.5 triplet APO refractor
Takahashi FSQ-106N 106mm quadruplet F/5 APO refractor
Meade 152ED 152mm F/9 ED doublet APO refractor
Vintage 1960's Jaegers 6" F/10 achromat on Edmonds EQ mount
Takahashi CN-212 classical cassegrain/Newtonian reflector
custom 20" F/3.8 truss dob by Rob Teeter
Canon 300D Digital Rebel DSLR
SBIG ST-10XME/CFW-10
Meade DSI Pro
Rooftop observatory
My observing weather
Eclipse Makview 200 Maksutov-Cassegrain
A new look at some older CCD imaging gear
Dobsonian setup primer
Autoguiding basics
Writing for your Club's newsletter
Lightweight imported GEM shootout
Celestron's CPC-800
Ha Solar observing on a budget
12" Meade RCX400 review (part one)
12" Meade RCX400 review (part two)
Celestron CG5-GT review
Meade LXD75 review
Denkmeier Dual binoviewer Power X Switch review
Imported GEM shootout - LXD55 v. LXD75 v. CG5-GT
Tech 2000 Dob Driver II
Portable power primer
Used eyepiece bargains
New generation of light German EQ mounts
Some helpful LXD55/75 initial checkout procedures
Newtonian collimation primer
So Why a Truss Dobsonian?
Binoviewers?
What's the prime focus FOV with my LPI/DSI/webcam/SLR/DSLR?
My Galaxy Image Gallery
My Nebula Image Gallery
My Star Cluster Image Gallery
My Solar System Image Gallery
Cloudy Nights Reviews and Forums
My Observatory construction
Backyard Observatories (Scott built mine, and I'm very satisfied)
Astronomy Club of Akron
Wonders of the Night Sky program
Please feel free to email me with any questions or comments: jcrilly@neo.rr.com