Monthly Archives: June 2011
New Telescope Installed
The new telescope has arrived and I was able to install it in the Observatory last night.
It’s a Celestron C14 Schmidt Cassegrain mounted atop my Paramount GT-1100 german equatorial mount. I decided to get a large instrument to use for visual observing in the summer months and this seemed like the best balance between size, cost, and more importantly weight 
I wanted to be able to lift and install the scope by myself.
My initial impressions of the views through it are WOW. More to come.
-Leon
Horseshoe Bend
An amazing site of one of the most famous twists in the Colorado River. This happens to be in Page Arizona.
I don’t think any photo can do justice to how amazing this looks in person
This particular photo was taken with a 4×5 film camera using a 65mm lens (equivalent to 17mm in 35mm camera terms)
-leon
