Sunspot 1416. Taken February 12, 2012 with a Televue 102iis refractor, Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter, BF30 blocking filter, .5x reducer for full disk h-alpha, 2x barlow for close-up in white light with Lunt white light solar wedge, and Imaging Source DMK41AU02.AS camera.

Comet Garradd 2009P1 taken September 28, 2011 at The Okie-Tex Star party. Taken with an Astrotech 8" RC optical tube, and modified Canon XSi DSLR camera.

Mike Borman's Giant Leap Elipse Lifts Off on an Aerotech J350W motor, July 10, 2011. See more pictures and some video of the flight on the rocketry images page.

Astronomy & Rocketry Images and
Links To Other Interesting Astronomy & Rocketry Sites

Added solar images on 02/12/12. Added updated pictures of my solar scopes on the equipment used page on 12/11/11. Added galaxy, nebula, solar, and comet images, taken in Septeber 2011 at the Okie-Tex Star party.

For pictures from my September 2011 observing trip to the 2011 Okie-Tex Star Party please click here.

For pictures of the installation of a Servocat drive system on my 18" Obsession Dobsonian Telescope click here.

If you want to leave me a message, please click here. Mike Borman at the 2011 Okie-Tex Star Party near Kenton, OK.

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