John’s Observatories, Dark Sites, & Equipment
MPC Code # 838, Dayton & MPC # H66 Yellow Springs Research Stations
I photograph and CCD Image from these 4 primary locations:
1. The Chumack Observatory in Dayton, Ohio
2. MVAS Dark sites at John Bryan State Park Observatory
3. The Chumack Observatories, at JBSPO-Yellow Springs Station in Yellow Springs, Ohio
4. Formerly GRAS,in New Mexico, now “Itelescope” MPC# H06, AREO 1-9 telescopes located across the globe (Isreal, Australia, USA) for 24/7 imaging.
Other sites I’ve imaged from:
UAZ’s Mount Lemmon & Mount Bigalow, Tuscon, AZ (9200 ft.) (7200 ft.)
Mew Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico (7300 ft.)
Star Hill Inn in Sapello, New Mexico (7200 ft.)
Near Copper Mountain, Colorado. (11,400 Ft.)
The VLA in Soccorro, New Mexico (7500Ft.)
For eclipses and special events, I travel all over the world.
These are some of the many pieces of equipment I use to photograph & CCD Image the night sky. It is also used for nightly measurements of asteroids and comets for the Minor Planet Center. Variable stars are also monitored for the AAVSO.
![John Bryan State Park Observatory](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment1.jpg)
John Bryan State Park Observatory
![John former VP and JBSPO Chairman of the MVAS](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment2.jpg)
John former VP and JBSPO Chairman of the MVAS
![This is our primary Dark Sky Site](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment3.jpg)
This is our primary Dark Sky Site
![Homemade Backyard Observatory in Dayton](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment4.jpg)
Homemade Backyard Observatory in Dayton
![My first Homemade 16" Telescope 1989](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment5.jpg)
My first Homemade 16″ Telescope 1989
![My backyard 10" LX200 Telescope + CCD](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment6.jpg)
My backyard 10″ LX200 Telescope + CCD
![Observatories remote control room](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment7.jpg)
Observatories remote control room
![6" Takahashi Hyperbolic Astrograph + G-11](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment8.jpg)
6″ Takahashi Hyperbolic Astrograph + G-11
![12" F12 reflector in Main Dome at JBSPO](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment10.jpg)
12″ F12 reflector in Main Dome at JBSPO
![JBSPO & Chumack Observatories Yellow Springs, Ohio](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment12.jpg)
JBSPO & Chumack Observatories Yellow Springs, Ohio
![JBSPO open and getting ready for a nights work](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment13.jpg)
JBSPO open and getting ready for a nights work
![My son Ryan and I looking at H-Alpha flares on the Sun](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment18.jpg)
My son Ryan and I looking at H-Alpha flares on the Sun
![My Total Solar Eclipse Chasers Rig, 1998 Aruba](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment19.jpg)
My Total Solar Eclipse Chasers Rig, 1998 Aruba
![CCD on the back of an LX200](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment20.jpg)
CCD on the back of an LX200
![7" Meade Apo Refractor, Star Hill Inn, NM](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment21.jpg)
7″ Meade Apo Refractor, Star Hill Inn, NM
![Derek and I with a C14, Star Hill Inn, NM](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment22.jpg)
Derek and I with a C14, Star Hill Inn, NM
![Dome Flat Fields taken for CCD calibration](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment26.jpg)
Dome Flat Fields taken for CCD calibration
![G-11 & Wide-angle camera platform in winter](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment27.jpg)
G-11 & Wide-angle camera platform in winter
![Peltier Merry Go Round & 9" Refractor](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment23.jpg)
Peltier Merry Go Round & 9″ Refractor
![ETX 90 and 35mm slr ready for shooting.](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment25.jpg)
ETX 90 and 35mm slr ready for shooting.
![The Chumack Observatories, Yellow Springs Station](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/observatorygroups2.jpg)
The Chumack Observatories, Yellow Springs Station
![New 16" Steel Fork Mount in 10' Dome](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment29.jpg)
New 16″ Steel Fork Mount in 10′ Dome
![6" cave reflector & backyard observatory](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment24.jpg)
6″ cave reflector & backyard observatory
![JBSPO Dome and roll off roof early 90's](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment11.jpg)
JBSPO Dome and roll off roof early 90’s
![Backyard observatory in winter](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment15.jpg)
Backyard observatory in winter
![24" F8 Ritchie at Star Hill Inn, NM](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/equipment17.jpg)
24″ F8 Ritchie at Star Hill Inn, NM
![Widefield Setup w/ Canon Digital SLR or QHY CCD](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WidefieldImagingsetupweb.jpg)
Widefield Setup w/ Canon Digital SLR or QHY CCD
![William Optics 66mm APO on a Losmandy G-11 Gemini Mount](https://www.galacticimages.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Chumack_G11_DSLRweb.jpg)
William Optics 66mm APO on a Losmandy G-11 Gemini Mount