The Taos Astronomer / Hands-On Observing Sessions and Instruction

Welcome to taosastronomer.com!

offering local "hands-on" observing
(visual and imaging) sessions and instruction
viewing and imaging from Rabbit Valley Observatory
a dark sky location on the mesa just west of Taos, NM

M31 spiral galaxy in Andromeda with adjacent irregular galaxies M32 and M110 / NGC205 -- November 03, 2015

M31 spiral galaxy in Andromeda with adjacent irregular galaxies M32 and M110 / NGC205 -- November 03, 2015 -- cropped vertical image

M33 spiral galaxy in Triangulum -- November 07, 2015

M33 spiral galaxy in Triangulum -- November 07, 2015 -- cropped vertical image

M52 cluster with Bubble (NGC7635) and NGC7538 nebulae in Cassiopeia -- November 10, 2015

Pelican (IC5070) and North America(n) Nebulae (NGC7000) and associated dark nebulae and star clusters in Cygnus -- November 13, 2015 -- click image or text above to view a larger photograph -- click this text to learn more about this complex region of our Milky Way Galaxy

Double Cluster (Caldwell 14) / NGC869 and NGC884 in Perseus – December 01, 2015

Heart Nebula (or “Turtle Nebula”) region [IC1805 (left side) and IC1795 (right, knotted area)] in Cassiopeia – December 02, 2015

Soul Nebula (IC1848) in Cassiopeia – December 13, 2015

Please click on text or images to view larger versions / most larger version titles accessed will link externally to interesting additional information on each photographic subject

click the rollover image above or this text to access astro-imager Willis Greiner's newest galleries of colorful original astrophotographs
-- these most recent astrophotographs taken using RVO's exemplary Explore Scientific 127mm apochromatic refractor

click this text to access Willis Greiner's original gallery #1 of astrophotographs / these images taken through RVO's original photographic instrument, the 80mm William's Optics Megrez achromatic refractor

click this text to access Willis Greiner's gallery #2 of astrophotographs taken through RVO's original 80mm Megrez achromatic refractor

click this text to access Willis Greiner's gallery #3 of astrophotographs taken through RVO's original 80mm Megrez achromatic refractor

click this text to access Willis Greiner's gallery #4 of astrophotographs taken through RVO's original 80mm Megrez achromatic refractor

click the solar eclipse rollover image above or this text to access astro-imager Willis Greiner's galleries of the August 21, 2107 total solar eclipse as viewed / photographed from Alliance, NE -- field astrophotographs taken through RVO's Megrez 80mm achromatic refractor

to view Willis Greiner's gallery of montaged astro-images, click this text

to view Willis' and RVO's guest gallery of video-acquired astrophotographs, click this text


	To correctly and accurately view images such as those seen on this website, it is important to adjust your computer or device's monitor to the neutral gray scale above. First of all, every sector seen above should appear to be shades of a neutral gray -- gradually moving from black to white -- further, each segment should be independently visible, not "oozing into" one another. When your device is correctly calibrated (not so difficult) you will be able to view the images as they were created and intended to be seen.

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