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Updated: 20 May 2024

Some observatory photography. Click a thumbnail to see a larger version.

Observatory scenes Limiting Photographic Magnitude Most Distant Objects Photographed
Moon on Dome Planets on Dome Stars on Dome
 Limiting Photographic Magnitude 
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Limiting Magnitude = +17.48
Double Cluster
16 November 2011
8" LX200-ACF + D7000 DSLR
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Limiting Magnitude = +19.2
Asteroid 117736 Sherrod
14 April 2018
12" LX600 + D850 DSLR
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Limiting Magnitude = +19.9
Asteroid 227310 Scottkardel
9 October 2021
12" LX600 + D850 DSLR
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Einstein Cross
Mag. +16.8, 8 Billion Lightyears
9 October 2015
8" LX200-ACF + D7000 DSLR
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Twin Quasar
Mag. +16.7, 8.7 Billion Lightyears
7 April 2019
12" LX600 + D850 DSLR
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Quasar CTA 102
Mag. +14-17, 8 Billion Lightyears
29 September 2019
12" LX600 + D850 DSLR



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Cloverleaf Quasar H1413+117 (maybe)
Mag. +17, 11 Billion Lightyears
2 May 2024
12" LX600 + D850 DSLR
 
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