Welcome to Brian Combs Astrophotography
It did not take long for me to want to do more than "see" objects through the telescope. I loved the idea of actually capturing the images in a camera and printing them out for the world to see in the way that Dr. Gendler and others have done so well. I had no idea that amateur astronomers now had, with the advent of CCD cameras, such as the amazing images being produced by companies like Santa Barbara Instruments Group (SBIG), the ability to produce images that in many instances surpass the quality of pictures that we were used to seeing in textbooks in science class, and which rival many being done, even today, at the big university observatories and elsewhere.
Sat, Jan 16th 2010, 11:45
06-16-07 A lot has happened this year. Looking Glass Observatory is now operational! A special thanks to Matthew and Gloria Gauthier for allowing me to build my observatory on their property, which is certainly one of the darkest spots in Georgia. I have mounted my 12.5 inch RCOS scope and a 4 inch Takahashi FSQ-106 on a Paramount ME mount. My primary imaging cameras are an STL-11000M and STL-6303E, both made by Santa Barbara Instruments Group. I have also just completed mounting my 5 inch Takahashi TOA-130 on an AP1200 mount at my home on a permanant pier. Life is good!
Sat, Jan 16th 2010, 11:45
2005-09-05 The Paramount works! At long last I received my new Monolith Pier. I have now attached my Paramount ME to it along with my RC and the Takahashi FSQ-106 as a piggyback guidescope/ imager. I am in high cotton now!
Current Highlight
Jupiter - July 20, 2010
I went back and re-processed some images from July. This was some of the best seeing I have had this apparition.
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