About Paducah Skies Observatory
Observatory in Dark Skies of NW Texas
Observatory in Dark Skies of NW Texas
Observatory in Dark Skies of NW Texas
Paducah Skies Observatory is located SW of Paducah, TX in dark skies away from the light pollution of the larger cities of North and Northwest Texas. This allows taking images free of gradients and light pollution with deeper detail. The site is considered at the high end of the Bortle scale, a measure of sky darkness. It is high Bortle 2; Bortle 1 is for the darkest skies on earth.
Equipment used to take an Astrophoto
Observatory in Dark Skies of NW Texas
Observatory in Dark Skies of NW Texas
Premium telescopes and specialized cooled astronomy cameras are used to take astrophotographs. A telescope is mounted on a German equatorial mount (moves the scope at the same rate of the rotation of the earth). A separate guidescope with its own camera is placed on top of the telescope to make guiding on an object more accurate to allow exposures up to 10 minutrs each.
Wide Field Telescope
Details of the Astrophotos and past images taken by Robert
Details of the Astrophotos and past images taken by Robert
This is the telescope I use for wide field shots like the Rosette and Eagle Nebulas
Details of the Astrophotos and past images taken by Robert
Details of the Astrophotos and past images taken by Robert
Details of the Astrophotos and past images taken by Robert
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