2024 Update
Things get busy and ole how time flies. First Brown Mountain has not made a lot of progress at all on our observatory. My efforts have been spent on fostering…
West Virginia Astrophotography Association
Exciting News for Astronomy and Astrophotography. A brand new one-of-a-kind organization has been started dedicated to promoting the art and science of Astrophotography. Formed from a group of dedicated astrophotographers…
Going Mono and Narrowband
Prior to my shoulder issues which resulted in a disaster of the correctory plate being shattered on my CPC1100, I purchased a ZWO294MM camera, a set of ZWO Narrowband filters,…
A Star Exploded
There is a new Supernova in the sky! SN 2023ixf is a type II (core collapse) supernova located in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). It was first observed on 19 May 2023 by Koichi Itagaki and immediately classified as…
Revisit of M51
I had no plan to shoot a particular target tonight since I had shoulder reconstruction surgery about two weeks ago and I was not able to put a 50lb+ OTA…
Trifid Nebula – M20
The Trifid Nebula (cataloged as Messier 20 or M20 and as NGC 6514) is an H II Region in the north-west of Sagatterius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means…
Witches Broom – Western Veil
Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light would have suddenly appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we…
Pickerings Triangle within the Cygnes Loop
Pickering's Triangle is part of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, which includes the famous Veil Nebula, and like the nebula, it emits in the Ha, SII and OIII wavelengths. The…
Staining of our True North Compass
Since shoulder surgery has me out of commission, Aaron took up the job of staining our compass in the porch area of our concrete pad. He did took his time…
The Pad is completed
The concrete is finally completed for the future observatory but not without a ton of issues. So here are the woe's encountered during this phase. I had calculated the cubic…
Brown Mountain Observatory gets formed
The forms are in for Brown Mountain Observatory. With the required size of the structure and the concrete new concrete calculations, a new 4' strip was added to the entry…
The Pier with the mount is in place
Brown Mountain Observatory has a permanent structure! With Aaron's help, the pier was poured, and a pier was placed that will raise and lower electronically. The custom adapter and level…
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