"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances."

— Dr. Lee De Forest

Dumbbell nebula overhead

Dumbbell nebula overhead

Whiting NJ is not exactly New Mexico, but the skies are certainly darker than Montclair and it shows. This is a 5 minute shot of the dumbell with a one hour luminance in h alpha.

Filters and CCD camera allow us to image from our light polluted skies, but nothing can substitute for a darker sky. What a shame we are losing our night skies.

The Dark Side

...can have hidden treasures if you "look" long enough - 1 hr in Ha will do it
Great One!