What Could you see?
In this album, images have been captured and edited in a way that simulates what you could be able to see through our telescope given the right conditions. This is a growing collection, and will have new images added to in over time.
Messier 51 (Whirlpool Galaxy)
The Whirlpool Galaxy is two merging galaxies around 31 million light years away. In the correct conditions the spiral structure of the larger galaxy is faintly visible.
Jupiter
In this view, Jupiter and it’s great red spot, as well as three of the four Galilean moons (Io, Callisto, Ganymede, and Europa). Cloud bands and up to 4 of the Galilean moons are regularly visible, and occasionaly the great red spot.
Messier 13 (Hercules Globular Star Cluster)
The Hercules Globular Star Cluster lies 25,000 light years away from us, containing over 100,000 stars. A beautiful object through our telescope, multitudes of stars are visible.
Saturn
In this view Saturn sits alone within its own rings. Typically some (2-10 depending on conditions) of Saturn’s 146 discovered moons are visible as well as the rings.
The Sun
Various filters/telescopes can show us different layers of the Sun. With our white light filter dark regions (sunspots) and the textured surface (granulation) is visible. Through our Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope (red image), arches and jets of plasma on the edge (prominences and spicules) and filaments (prominences not on the edge) are visible.
Messier 81 (Bode’s Galaxy)
Visible even from light polluted skies, the core of this galaxy shines bright even from 12 million light years away. In the right conditions, the spiral structure of this galaxy is faintly visible through our telescope.
The Moon
Our beautiful moon covered with craters provides new views during every phase of the moon. See the entire moon with our widest eyepiece, or zoom into the finer details contained on the surface of our moon. See ancient cooled lava lakes, mountain ranges, double craters, and much more through our telescope.