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This is a 5 image panorama I recently shot of the LightBuckets observatory in Rodeo, NM.  It shows the summer Milky Way rising in the east behind the AshDome a few hours after sunset.
This is the second movie showing the winds whipping up as a cold front approaches the facility in Rodeo, New Mexico.
Here's 6 hours of the Milky Way compressed down into 6 seconds.  Enjoy!
This video shows me cleaning the .61m RC (LB-0001) with CO2 snow.  The CO2 snow just removes the loose particles.  The mirror still requires a thorough cleaning.
This tutorial will take you through a preview of the upcoming LightBuckets version 2.
This is a time-lapse video showing the LightBuckets observatories (LB-0001 and LB-0003) opening up.
Close up of the LB-0003 AstroHaven Dome and the LightBuckets Logo
Showing the instrument package on the TOA-150 including the Apogee Alta U16M camera, 7 position filter wheel (LRGB, Ha, SII, and OIII), Monster MOAG Off Axis Guider, SBIG ST-402 guide camera, Takahashi Super Reducer, AstroDon Takometer, and Technical Innovations RoboFocus
The whole observatory with the scope peaking out the top
Shot of both of our Rodeo observatories.
LB-0003 from another perspective.
An early 1200s guided image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Another early black and white image of M81 and M82 (300s and 900s luminance images combined)
The first color image (not much processing) with LB-0003.  300s each of LRGB.
This is a tour of LightBuckets LB-0001 in Rodeo, NM.  LB-0001 is our deep-space 24
This is a tour of LightBuckets LB-0003 in Rodeo, NM.  LB-0003 is our wide-field 150mm Takahashi TOA-150 refractor with an Apogee Alta U16M camera.
This video will take you through the LightBuckets environment sensors in Rodeo, NM including the all sky camera, the cloud sensor, the external camera, and the seeing monitor.
M33 LRGB(Min), 60:60:60:60
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Ha,SII,OIII (minutes) 60:60:60 (4-15 minute exposures each channel).  Image cropped
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