Equinox Sky Camp 2001

 

The 7th Equinox Sky camp - Pictures

 

tn_campcpac_jpg.jpg (4634 bytes) Ron Mansfield and Ted Rodway set up their scopes ready for a weekends viewing.
tn_4inch_jpg.jpg (4684 bytes) Brian Boggenpoel shows off with his big one ! I personally think it’s used as a hose for cleaning his upstairs windows.

All remaining pictures were taken by Brian Boggenpoel
tn_m1_jpg.jpg (3695 bytes) The Crab Nebula - M1, remnant of the 1054 supernova in Taurus.
tn_m108_jpg.jpg (1165 bytes) M108 - is a type Sc spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major, seen almost edge on.
tn_m109_jpg.jpg (1493 bytes) M109 - is a type SBc spiral galaxy also located in the constellation of Ursa Major.
tn_m81_jpg.jpg (2087 bytes) Bodes Galaxy - M81, a type Sb galaxy in Ursa Major.
tn_m31_jpg.jpg (3604 bytes) The Andromeda Galaxy - M31, our nearest large neighbour galaxy.
tn_owl_jpg.jpg (1211 bytes) The Owl Nebula - M97, a planetary nebula in Ursa Major.
tn_satzh5_jpg.jpg (2308 bytes) Saturn.