Richard Whitehead Archive

Messier 78 is the other (IMHO) “great” nebula in Orion, sitting just above Orion’s belt. M78 and its companion nebulae NGC2064, NGC2967, and NGC2071 are reflection nebulae in the …

I imaged the “Iris” Nebula using my remote Planewave CDK14 ‘scope in New Mexico about 2 weeks ago ( although it seems longer) before the weather deteriorated abysmally. I’ve …

This is M13, the great globular star cluster in the constellation of Hercules. This is the largest globular cluster that we can see from the northern hemisphere, containing hundreds-of-thousands …

Here I go on phase two of my telescope installation voyage. This time, I’m heading back to the same place, Dark Sky New Mexico as in Animas, NM and …

The Tadpoles Nebula (IC410) and Flaming Star Nebula is found in the constellation of Auriga. I took this HaSHO image last week on a very rare, almost clear night. …

Back in Choctaw, Oklahoma tonight at the KOA after what was an unexpectedly tiring day. 500 miles covered, however I did treat myself to a cheer-up present, this crazy, …

I started my journey home covering about 470 miles to Tucumcari, New Mexico. Today, I took a different route home from my initial journey southwest, stopping at the White …

I decided to visit the Chiricahua National Monument today. There are some very impressive rock formations and scenic views (which I’ll post about later). However, it’s a 130 mile …

Finally got here! Animas, New Mexico, a long journey, 5 days and about 2,700 miles. My scope is set up in one of the observatory sheds. All we need …

My journey today was from Choctaw, Oklahoma just outside of Oklahoma City. The camp didn’t look like much but was actually really nice. Had a run this morning to …