"Hi - Welcome to my site. Hope you enjoy a great number of photo images concerning Astronomy, and my personal interests. Thanks for taking a look ." - Al. <br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10px;"> <a href="http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/index.asp?partner=netWeather"> Weather Forecasts</a> | <a href="http://wwwa.accuweather.com/maps-satellite.asp?partner=netWeather">Weather Maps</a> | <a href="http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index-radar.asp?partner=netWeather">Weather Radar</a> | <a href="http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi">NASA Ephemeris Generator</a> | <a href="http://planetaryobs.com/">Planetary Observers</a> | <a href="http://cleardarksky.com/c/PslwObPAkey.html">Paslow Observatory Clear Sky Clock</a> | <a href="http://squall.sfsu.edu/scripts/namjetstream_modelsml.html">US Jet Stream Position</a> | <a href="http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?UTC/s/0/java"> <font color="lime"> Click here for the Current Universal Time (UT)</a> <font color="cyan"> Left -- Allegheny Observatory in Pittsburgh, PA celebrated an Open House on September 25, 2009, which also coincides with the G-20 Summit also in Pittsburgh the same day. Image by - Al Paslow 9-25-09. </font> <a href="http://www.calsky.com/">Calsky.com</a> | <a href="http://www.heavens-above.com/">Heavens -above.com</a> | <a href="http://www.stellarium.org/">Stellarium FREE Planetarium software</a> | <a href="http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance//">The Night Sky This Week</a> | <a href="http://www.davesmithphoto.com/"> Dave Smith Photo</a> |<a href="http://webari.com/oldscope/atspages/techtips.htm"> Cleaning Optics Perfectly</a> |<a href="http://aberrator.astronomy.net/index.html"> Basic Star Testing</a> |<a href="http://schmidling.com/ez-testr.htm"> Star Testing Eyepiece</a> | <a href="http://www.stargazing.net/David/moon/index29days.html">29 Days of Moon Images</a> | <a href="http://bobmay.astronomy.net/refractor/Refrindex.htm"> Build a Refractor Telescope </a>|<a href="http://www.telescope-optics.net/"> Amateur Telescope Optics </a> http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Observatory/Allegheny-Observatory-Machines/1003754/661972651_czTH5-Ti.jpg http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/ 2009-12-26T05:56:09Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Very nice nearly Full Moon.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Astro-Images-by-Dan-McKeel/610266_z3Txi#25794843_b2raj" title="Very nice nearly Full Moon."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Astro-Images-by-Dan-McKeel/NEARFULLMOON1/25794843_b2raj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="144" alt="Very nice nearly Full Moon." title="Very nice nearly Full Moon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T06:01:05Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Astro-Images-by-Dan-McKeel/NEARFULLMOON1/25794843_b2raj-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#13966241_AqnQh" title="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/13966241_AqnQh-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz" title="I used this scope the evening this image was taken to see Comet Macholtz" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-10T14:50:19Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/6-inch-refr-Jan-9-05-007edited/13966241_AqnQh-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Fork-Mount-for-24-RC-Telescope/5370309_WAq52#328959140_vQkN4" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Fork-Mount-for-24-RC-Telescope/IMG3086-copy/328959140_vQkN4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-09T11:24:39Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Fork-Mount-for-24-RC-Telescope/IMG3086-copy/328959140_vQkN4-Th.jpg 2008-07-08 16:44:07 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />A "Giant Big Mac" greets you upon entering the childrens play area. It must be fouteen foot tall and is the largest Big Mac in the world. .... "any one hungry?"</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877720_E29CC" title="A "Giant Big Mac" greets you upon entering the childrens play area. It must be fouteen foot tall and is the largest Big Mac in the world. .... "any one hungry?""><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/007-m/190877720_E29CC-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="A "Giant Big Mac" greets you upon entering the childrens play area. It must be fouteen foot tall and is the largest Big Mac in the world. .... "any one hungry?"" title="A "Giant Big Mac" greets you upon entering the childrens play area. It must be fouteen foot tall and is the largest Big Mac in the world. .... "any one hungry?"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T09:44:46Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/007-m/190877720_E29CC-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 18:58:04 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Image of the moon Dec 10, 2006 with 8 inch telescope and Photoshope CS2, using shaddow/Highlight control. Image by Al Paslow and Nikon 990 camera.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Moon-Images/1434644_tbeQY#134667244_AqtJe" title="Image of the moon Dec 10, 2006 with 8 inch telescope and Photoshope CS2, using shaddow/Highlight control. Image by Al Paslow and Nikon 990 camera."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Moon-Images/mm/134667244_AqtJe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Image of the moon Dec 10, 2006 with 8 inch telescope and Photoshope CS2, using shaddow/Highlight control. Image by Al Paslow and Nikon 990 camera." title="Image of the moon Dec 10, 2006 with 8 inch telescope and Photoshope CS2, using shaddow/Highlight control. Image by Al Paslow and Nikon 990 camera." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T23:26:03Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Moon-Images/mm/134667244_AqtJe-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />As you can see the saucer hovered perfectly above the Martian vegatation while I took this photo.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-Trip-to-Mars/612983_vDVSV#25925067_XeWmo" title="As you can see the saucer hovered perfectly above the Martian vegatation while I took this photo."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-Trip-to-Mars/6-23-05-004-PT/25925067_XeWmo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="As you can see the saucer hovered perfectly above the Martian vegatation while I took this photo." title="As you can see the saucer hovered perfectly above the Martian vegatation while I took this photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T20:49:30Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-Trip-to-Mars/6-23-05-004-PT/25925067_XeWmo-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />This is my unrestored 1958 Cave 10 inch f - 7.2 Telescope. It features an original coatings mirror. The instrument has also the original finder scope and rack and pinion focuser. I and a fr ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/1958-Cave-10-inch-f-7/438961_fnysh#17655360_73BqY" title="This is my unrestored 1958 Cave 10 inch f - 7.2 Telescope. It features an original coatings mirror. The instrument has also the original finder scope and rack and pinion focuser. I and a fr ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/1958-Cave-10-inch-f-7/My-10-inch-Cave-005edited/17655360_73BqY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is my unrestored 1958 Cave 10 inch f - 7.2 Telescope. It features an original coatings mirror. The instrument has also the original finder scope and rack and pinion focuser. I and a fr ..." title="This is my unrestored 1958 Cave 10 inch f - 7.2 Telescope. It features an original coatings mirror. The instrument has also the original finder scope and rack and pinion focuser. I and a fr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T23:02:33Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/1958-Cave-10-inch-f-7/My-10-inch-Cave-005edited/17655360_73BqY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Here's something you probably won't see anywhere else. This is famous astronomer Carl Sagan's red Porsche Targa. I took this picture in the fall of 1977 while attending the University of Ari ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/370770_TiVFg#14760839_wrfyG" title="Here's something you probably won't see anywhere else. This is famous astronomer Carl Sagan's red Porsche Targa. I took this picture in the fall of 1977 while attending the University of Ari ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/Sagans-Porsche-at-U-of-A/14760839_wrfyG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Here's something you probably won't see anywhere else. This is famous astronomer Carl Sagan's red Porsche Targa. I took this picture in the fall of 1977 while attending the University of Ari ..." title="Here's something you probably won't see anywhere else. This is famous astronomer Carl Sagan's red Porsche Targa. I took this picture in the fall of 1977 while attending the University of Ari ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T13:56:31Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/Sagans-Porsche-at-U-of-A/14760839_wrfyG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Comet-Holmes/3715086_SvxSf#214778134_kGn8F" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Comet-Holmes/Comet-Holmes-10-27-07-Dan-Paul/214778134_kGn8F-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-04T02:30:09Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Comet-Holmes/Comet-Holmes-10-27-07-Dan-Paul/214778134_kGn8F-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Tall tinted glass encloses the children's play room. If your young one is not delighted to play here he or she may need professional help !!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877999_d7ydi" title="Tall tinted glass encloses the children's play room. If your young one is not delighted to play here he or she may need professional help !!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/018-m/190877999_d7ydi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Tall tinted glass encloses the children's play room. If your young one is not delighted to play here he or she may need professional help !!" title="Tall tinted glass encloses the children's play room. If your young one is not delighted to play here he or she may need professional help !!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T17:43:06Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/018-m/190877999_d7ydi-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 19:03:36 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The sign says it all !!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877894_vSmhn" title="The sign says it all !!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/014-m/190877894_vSmhn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The sign says it all !!" title="The sign says it all !!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T09:45:43Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/014-m/190877894_vSmhn-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 19:02:29 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Once inside the beautiful glass encased play room, you may climb a giant tree that stretches to the top of the ceiling inside the building. A list of rules & regulations is posted.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877700_D2YLX" title="Once inside the beautiful glass encased play room, you may climb a giant tree that stretches to the top of the ceiling inside the building. A list of rules & regulations is posted."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/006-m/190877700_D2YLX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Once inside the beautiful glass encased play room, you may climb a giant tree that stretches to the top of the ceiling inside the building. A list of rules & regulations is posted." title="Once inside the beautiful glass encased play room, you may climb a giant tree that stretches to the top of the ceiling inside the building. A list of rules & regulations is posted." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T09:44:01Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/006-m/190877700_D2YLX-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 18:57:48 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />More Big Mac news as the product catches on to gain national attention. Remember those paper collars arounfd the early Big Mac's?</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877645_7RokL" title="More Big Mac news as the product catches on to gain national attention. Remember those paper collars arounfd the early Big Mac's?"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/003-m/190877645_7RokL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="More Big Mac news as the product catches on to gain national attention. Remember those paper collars arounfd the early Big Mac's?" title="More Big Mac news as the product catches on to gain national attention. Remember those paper collars arounfd the early Big Mac's?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T09:40:00Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/003-m/190877645_7RokL-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 18:56:37 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />In full display at the center of the huge McDonald's Restaurant is devoted to the history of the McDonald's Big Mac and it's western PA inventor Jim Deligatti.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/3410396_6KFRb#190877623_mXVbQ" title="In full display at the center of the huge McDonald's Restaurant is devoted to the history of the McDonald's Big Mac and it's western PA inventor Jim Deligatti."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/002-m/190877623_mXVbQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="In full display at the center of the huge McDonald's Restaurant is devoted to the history of the McDonald's Big Mac and it's western PA inventor Jim Deligatti." title="In full display at the center of the huge McDonald's Restaurant is devoted to the history of the McDonald's Big Mac and it's western PA inventor Jim Deligatti." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T09:44:09Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/McDonalds-Museum/002-m/190877623_mXVbQ-Th.jpg 2007-09-02 18:56:28 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />At about 7:45 pm May 2, 2007 -I saw the western sun dog re-appear. It can be seen at the lower right of this image; beneath the contrail.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#149076723_NLKiw" title="At about 7:45 pm May 2, 2007 -I saw the western sun dog re-appear. It can be seen at the lower right of this image; beneath the contrail."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/015-m/149076723_NLKiw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="At about 7:45 pm May 2, 2007 -I saw the western sun dog re-appear. It can be seen at the lower right of this image; beneath the contrail." title="At about 7:45 pm May 2, 2007 -I saw the western sun dog re-appear. It can be seen at the lower right of this image; beneath the contrail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-12T19:45:18Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/015-m/149076723_NLKiw-Th.jpg 2007-05-02 07:57:18 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />May 2, 2007. This sundog appeared east of the sun.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#149076714_RUboL" title="May 2, 2007. This sundog appeared east of the sun."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/005-m/149076714_RUboL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="May 2, 2007. This sundog appeared east of the sun." title="May 2, 2007. This sundog appeared east of the sun." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T16:42:07Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/005-m/149076714_RUboL-Th.jpg 2007-05-02 06:47:27 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Sun dog May 2, 2007. As viewed from the Carrick area of Pittsburgh. Time about 5:45 pm EDT.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#149076707_pgg99" title="Sun dog May 2, 2007. As viewed from the Carrick area of Pittsburgh. Time about 5:45 pm EDT."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/003-m/149076707_pgg99-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sun dog May 2, 2007. As viewed from the Carrick area of Pittsburgh. Time about 5:45 pm EDT." title="Sun dog May 2, 2007. As viewed from the Carrick area of Pittsburgh. Time about 5:45 pm EDT." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-26T16:44:37Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/003-m/149076707_pgg99-Th.jpg 2007-05-02 06:46:49 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />March 6, 2007 this is the much fainter "sun dog" and it is just visible in this image as the rainbow glow to the right of the diagonal contrail. It also appears to have arc appearence.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#134237675_pozce" title="March 6, 2007 this is the much fainter "sun dog" and it is just visible in this image as the rainbow glow to the right of the diagonal contrail. It also appears to have arc appearence."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/029-PP/134237675_pozce-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 6, 2007 this is the much fainter "sun dog" and it is just visible in this image as the rainbow glow to the right of the diagonal contrail. It also appears to have arc appearence." title="March 6, 2007 this is the much fainter "sun dog" and it is just visible in this image as the rainbow glow to the right of the diagonal contrail. It also appears to have arc appearence." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T00:14:16Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/029-PP/134237675_pozce-Th.jpg 2007-03-06 17:20:37 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />March 6, 2007. On my way home I spied a pair of sun dogs sometimes after 5:00 pm. This eastern dog was the brightest. Later upon examining this image I can see that it was more of an arc the ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#134237671_HUV9N" title="March 6, 2007. On my way home I spied a pair of sun dogs sometimes after 5:00 pm. This eastern dog was the brightest. Later upon examining this image I can see that it was more of an arc the ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/027-PP/134237671_HUV9N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="March 6, 2007. On my way home I spied a pair of sun dogs sometimes after 5:00 pm. This eastern dog was the brightest. Later upon examining this image I can see that it was more of an arc the ..." title="March 6, 2007. On my way home I spied a pair of sun dogs sometimes after 5:00 pm. This eastern dog was the brightest. Later upon examining this image I can see that it was more of an arc the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T00:17:50Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/027-PP/134237671_HUV9N-Th.jpg 2007-03-06 17:20:03 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />... Still early.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922114_seDyD" title="... Still early."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/021-m/129922114_seDyD-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="... Still early." title="... Still early." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:56:25Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/021-m/129922114_seDyD-Th-1.jpg 2006-02-15 08:19:33 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />... my favorite shot of the group! Click on this image for a really beautiful view!!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922110_Twbn3" title="... my favorite shot of the group! Click on this image for a really beautiful view!!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/015-m/129922110_Twbn3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="... my favorite shot of the group! Click on this image for a really beautiful view!!" title="... my favorite shot of the group! Click on this image for a really beautiful view!!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T19:18:56Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/015-m/129922110_Twbn3-Th.jpg 2006-02-15 08:17:34 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Another vantage point.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922100_rvfTS" title="Another vantage point."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/014-m/129922100_rvfTS-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Another vantage point." title="Another vantage point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:54:35Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/014-m/129922100_rvfTS-Th-1.jpg 2006-02-15 08:17:12 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />It was magnificent to watch the sun climb the early morning sky.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922095_GyaWk" title="It was magnificent to watch the sun climb the early morning sky."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/013-m/129922095_GyaWk-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="It was magnificent to watch the sun climb the early morning sky." title="It was magnificent to watch the sun climb the early morning sky." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:55:07Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/013-m/129922095_GyaWk-Th-1.jpg 2006-02-15 08:16:55 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The early morning sun glistens off the branches covered with ice.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922090_RSvcS" title="The early morning sun glistens off the branches covered with ice."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/009-m/129922090_RSvcS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The early morning sun glistens off the branches covered with ice." title="The early morning sun glistens off the branches covered with ice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-12T19:17:20Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/009-m/129922090_RSvcS-Th.jpg 2006-02-15 08:15:18 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />... a little sideways shot here!</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922085_822MZ" title="... a little sideways shot here!"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/008-m/129922085_822MZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="... a little sideways shot here!" title="... a little sideways shot here!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:54:13Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/008-m/129922085_822MZ-Th.jpg 2006-02-15 08:15:02 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Taken through my window pane Click on image.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922081_tkkGD" title="Taken through my window pane Click on image."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/006-m/129922081_tkkGD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Taken through my window pane Click on image." title="Taken through my window pane Click on image." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:53:34Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/006-m/129922081_tkkGD-Th.jpg 2006-02-15 08:12:18 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />An "icccey" and cold but beautiful tree. Point your mouse on image & click to make it FULL SIZE.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/2477089_EXbNY#129922078_gRuu6" title="An "icccey" and cold but beautiful tree. Point your mouse on image & click to make it FULL SIZE."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/022-m/129922078_gRuu6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="An "icccey" and cold but beautiful tree. Point your mouse on image & click to make it FULL SIZE." title="An "icccey" and cold but beautiful tree. Point your mouse on image & click to make it FULL SIZE." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-14T07:56:17Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Ice-Crystals/022-m/129922078_gRuu6-Th.jpg 2006-02-15 08:19:45 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/1616614_VBE5R#78710192_B7KnL" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/MDC96050004/78710192_B7KnL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="124" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-09T19:37:23Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/MDC96050004/78710192_B7KnL-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/1616614_VBE5R#78684274_u6WFR" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/Scouts96040024/78684274_u6WFR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-20T16:37:59Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Dave-Smiths-photos-of-the-24/Scouts96040024/78684274_u6WFR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Preparing to hoist the almost 300 pound optical tube of the 24" telescope in position to bolt to the mounting</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Delivery-of-Mingo-24-RC/1534774_XezNQ#73975551_eQfdN" title="Preparing to hoist the almost 300 pound optical tube of the 24" telescope in position to bolt to the mounting"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Delivery-of-Mingo-24-RC/RC91000028/73975551_eQfdN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Preparing to hoist the almost 300 pound optical tube of the 24" telescope in position to bolt to the mounting" title="Preparing to hoist the almost 300 pound optical tube of the 24" telescope in position to bolt to the mounting" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-08T14:04:03Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Delivery-of-Mingo-24-RC/RC91000028/73975551_eQfdN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Mr. Dobson inside Mingo Observatory at the 16 inch RC.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobson-Science-Center/1327327_XE53s#62584515_u2wQb" title="Mr. Dobson inside Mingo Observatory at the 16 inch RC."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobson-Science-Center/026edited/62584515_u2wQb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mr. Dobson inside Mingo Observatory at the 16 inch RC." title="Mr. Dobson inside Mingo Observatory at the 16 inch RC." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T17:56:14Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobson-Science-Center/026edited/62584515_u2wQb-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Bill with his 10 inch Dob. John Dobson in back ground.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/1321214_JeABN#62322485_PjyMB" title="Bill with his 10 inch Dob. John Dobson in back ground."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/021edited/62322485_PjyMB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bill with his 10 inch Dob. John Dobson in back ground." title="Bill with his 10 inch Dob. John Dobson in back ground." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T17:04:16Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/021edited/62322485_PjyMB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />...Looking up at the 13 inch.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/1321214_JeABN#62322474_wJX6y" title="...Looking up at the 13 inch."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/009edited/62322474_wJX6y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="...Looking up at the 13 inch." title="...Looking up at the 13 inch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-06T18:00:47Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/009edited/62322474_wJX6y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />John Dobson examines the original 30 inch lens for the Thaw Telescope. Famous Pittsburgh Telescope Maker John A. Brashear fabricated this doublet, in the orginal brass cell. (Weights attache ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/1321214_JeABN#62322465_gEyCy" title="John Dobson examines the original 30 inch lens for the Thaw Telescope. Famous Pittsburgh Telescope Maker John A. Brashear fabricated this doublet, in the orginal brass cell. (Weights attache ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/001edited/62322465_gEyCy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="John Dobson examines the original 30 inch lens for the Thaw Telescope. Famous Pittsburgh Telescope Maker John A. Brashear fabricated this doublet, in the orginal brass cell. (Weights attache ..." title="John Dobson examines the original 30 inch lens for the Thaw Telescope. Famous Pittsburgh Telescope Maker John A. Brashear fabricated this doublet, in the orginal brass cell. (Weights attache ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T07:57:59Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/John-Dobsons-Visit/001edited/62322465_gEyCy-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />C-8 on left and 6 inch refractor on the right. The telescopes were used to compare images of the moon and Mars during the 2005 Aparition of Mars. The C - 8 revealed modest detail, prim ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/416785_VNWhs#55945669_B3Vv5" title="C-8 on left and 6 inch refractor on the right. The telescopes were used to compare images of the moon and Mars during the 2005 Aparition of Mars. The C - 8 revealed modest detail, prim ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/12-medited/55945669_B3Vv5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="C-8 on left and 6 inch refractor on the right. The telescopes were used to compare images of the moon and Mars during the 2005 Aparition of Mars. The C - 8 revealed modest detail, prim ..." title="C-8 on left and 6 inch refractor on the right. The telescopes were used to compare images of the moon and Mars during the 2005 Aparition of Mars. The C - 8 revealed modest detail, prim ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-22T20:43:37Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/12-medited/55945669_B3Vv5-Th.jpg 2005-11-12 23:07:17 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Observatory-Telescopes/731612_bL5YD#32163222_9Jfmp" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Observatory-Telescopes/Mingo81305-001edited/32163222_9Jfmp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-03T20:24:53Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Observatory-Telescopes/Mingo81305-001edited/32163222_9Jfmp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#28049979_UZaeo" title="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-039edited/28049979_UZaeo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..." title="Crescent Moon taken July 10, 2005 with 6 inch f-10 Jaegers refractor telescope. Nikon 990 digital camera 1/30 second - ASA set on auto. 40 mm University Optics Kellner eyepiece, yielding 38 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T04:48:06Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/07-10-05-039edited/28049979_UZaeo-Th.jpg 2005-07-09 04:18:27 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />I snapped this photo at some point during the day from a building near the domes of Steward Observatory looking towards Dr. Sagan's car. If you look in the parking lot you can see his Por ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/370770_TiVFg#26847550_kqsnR" title="I snapped this photo at some point during the day from a building near the domes of Steward Observatory looking towards Dr. Sagan's car. If you look in the parking lot you can see his Por ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/00000019edited/26847550_kqsnR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="I snapped this photo at some point during the day from a building near the domes of Steward Observatory looking towards Dr. Sagan's car. If you look in the parking lot you can see his Por ..." title="I snapped this photo at some point during the day from a building near the domes of Steward Observatory looking towards Dr. Sagan's car. If you look in the parking lot you can see his Por ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-02T20:28:02Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Carl-Sagans-Porsche-at-the/00000019edited/26847550_kqsnR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />Another shot of the paw marks and a set of keys shown for size. Wow !!! The prints were deep into the soil. Speculation was high on what creature made the tracks. A large "bob cat" was ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Star-Party-May-13-2005/532864_JQJiL#22021184_qFDen" title="Another shot of the paw marks and a set of keys shown for size. Wow !!! The prints were deep into the soil. Speculation was high on what creature made the tracks. A large "bob cat" was ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Star-Party-May-13-2005/Star-Party-003edited/22021184_qFDen-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Another shot of the paw marks and a set of keys shown for size. Wow !!! The prints were deep into the soil. Speculation was high on what creature made the tracks. A large "bob cat" was ..." title="Another shot of the paw marks and a set of keys shown for size. Wow !!! The prints were deep into the soil. Speculation was high on what creature made the tracks. A large "bob cat" was ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-03T11:59:02Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Mingo-Star-Party-May-13-2005/Star-Party-003edited/22021184_qFDen-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />This shot shows the Polar axis of the telescope mount with gears and a motor which can be set to follow the stars while they move accross the sky. The telescope makes one complete turn every ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-1425-inch-Star-Liner/430048_yCQEH#17265561_nf7SJ" title="This shot shows the Polar axis of the telescope mount with gears and a motor which can be set to follow the stars while they move accross the sky. The telescope makes one complete turn every ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-1425-inch-Star-Liner/144/17265561_nf7SJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This shot shows the Polar axis of the telescope mount with gears and a motor which can be set to follow the stars while they move accross the sky. The telescope makes one complete turn every ..." title="This shot shows the Polar axis of the telescope mount with gears and a motor which can be set to follow the stars while they move accross the sky. The telescope makes one complete turn every ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T12:37:25Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/My-1425-inch-Star-Liner/144/17265561_nf7SJ-Th.jpg 2005-03-09 11:14:15 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The Moon Aug 2004 in 20 inch Manka telescope</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/416785_VNWhs#16676453_o5xHM" title="The Moon Aug 2004 in 20 inch Manka telescope"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/Mingo-Wagman-083/16676453_o5xHM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The Moon Aug 2004 in 20 inch Manka telescope" title="The Moon Aug 2004 in 20 inch Manka telescope" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T16:11:46Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/Mingo-Wagman-083/16676453_o5xHM-Th.jpg 2004-08-21 06:22:13 <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />I watched a lot of the 2003 Mars Opposition with this telescope as pictured in my back yard in the summer of that year. This 3.25 inch Jaegers lens is mounted in a homemade telescope. The ...</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/416785_VNWhs#16675262_Vmn3B" title="I watched a lot of the 2003 Mars Opposition with this telescope as pictured in my back yard in the summer of that year. This 3.25 inch Jaegers lens is mounted in a homemade telescope. The ..."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/Summer-of-2003-006/16675262_Vmn3B-Th-1.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="I watched a lot of the 2003 Mars Opposition with this telescope as pictured in my back yard in the summer of that year. This 3.25 inch Jaegers lens is mounted in a homemade telescope. The ..." title="I watched a lot of the 2003 Mars Opposition with this telescope as pictured in my back yard in the summer of that year. This 3.25 inch Jaegers lens is mounted in a homemade telescope. The ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-11T16:13:31Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Other-Telescopes-Optics/Summer-of-2003-006/16675262_Vmn3B-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a><br />The 12.5 inch Cave Relector telescope from the late 1970's. Approx. f- 5 This is a friends instrument.</p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Cave-Telescopes/415559_fnEVz#16619699_pYs8v" title="The 12.5 inch Cave Relector telescope from the late 1970's. Approx. f- 5 This is a friends instrument."><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Cave-Telescopes/Cave-125-inch-033/16619699_pYs8v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The 12.5 inch Cave Relector telescope from the late 1970's. Approx. f- 5 This is a friends instrument." title="The 12.5 inch Cave Relector telescope from the late 1970's. Approx. f- 5 This is a friends instrument." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T12:56:22Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/Cave-Telescopes/Cave-125-inch-033/16619699_pYs8v-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com">Al-Paslow</a> </p><p><a href="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/309439_tkpbm#12305690_xgkHx" title="Al-Paslow's photo"><img src="http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-020edited/12305690_xgkHx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Al-Paslow's photo" title="Al-Paslow's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-22T15:02:47Z Al-Paslow http://al-paslow.smugmug.com http://al-paslow.smugmug.com/Other/6-inch-Jaegers-Refractor/Moon-Dec-1-04-6-inch-020edited/12305690_xgkHx-Th.jpg 2004-12-01 23:43:22