Messier 2012 Imagers

Dead Rising Observatory – Derby, KS

Birdhouse Obs
Ryan & Nathan – Derby, KS

Ryan Uptmor (left)
Nathan Graves (right)
Dead Rising Observatory
• Astro-Tech 6″ Ritchey-Chrétien & Canon 60D DSLR
• Orion ST80 & Starshoot autoguider
• Celstron CGEM mount
• Meade LX200R 10″
• Nikon D300 DSLR
• Celstron CGE mount
• DeepSkyStacker™ (image stacking software) & PhotoshopCS

DRO Toys

NCKAS – Manhattan, KS

Todd w/svp_sb

Todd K. Tuttle
Amateur Astronomer – NCKAS
• Orion 100mm Achromatic refractor w/ST-402ME
• Orion ST-80 & Orion SS Autoguider @f/5.0 Guide Scope
• Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial mount
• MaximDL™ Control Software w/ASCOM interface


Etscorn Observatory – New Mexico Tech @ Socorro, NM

2.4m New Scope

Luke Schmidt -PhD Candidate
Luke Schmidt – NMT
• Luke specializes in instrumentation and optical interferometric imaging
• Takahashi FS-152 & ST-10XME w/Paramount ME
• TheSky 6™ with CCDSoft interface & TPoint modeling software

NMT – C-14 & Paramount

Dan Klinglesmith – Faculty Advisor, Etscorn Observatory
Etscorn Observatory
• C-14 & ST-1001E w/Paramount ME
• TheSky 6™ with CCDSoft interface & TPoint modeling software

NMT – Luke Schmidt

Outhouse Mobile – KS

Outhouse – Mobile

Tracy Tuttle
Undergraduate Physics Lab Director & Astronomer – KSU
Outhouse Observatory
• TeleVue TV-102 APO & ST-8300M @f/6.9 Main Scope
• Orion 80mm f/11 Guide Scope w/Meade DSI guider
• Nautilus 4 x 2″ LRGB filter wheel
• Meade LXD-75 Mount
• MaximDL™ Control Software w/ASCOM interface