I just got back from the University of Calgary’s fantastic Rothney Astrophysical Observatory. Since there is a new moon in Calgary, we have had late night open houses yesterday, today, and one tomorrow from 10PM until 2AM. Since I am exhausted, let me show you the awesome picture of the beautiful tendrils of cool dust in the Eagle Nebula we were able to capture using the 16″ Clark-Milone Telescope:
Milky Way Nights
29 Friday Jul 2011
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