Orbonix Photos and Telescope

Orbonix is not only a collection of space facts and simulations. This section documents personal astronomy observations made with a telescope and records what familiar Solar System and deep-sky objects can look like through amateur equipment.

Personal Telescope Observations

The observation collection focuses on real views of the night sky, including the Moon, planets and brighter deep-sky targets. Telescope observations can look very different from processed spacecraft images: objects may appear smaller, dimmer and less colorful, but the light reaching the eyepiece comes directly from the object being observed.

What Orbonix Observes

Targets include the Moon and its craters, planets such as Saturn and Jupiter, and deep-sky objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy when sky conditions allow. Future observation entries can document the target, observing conditions, equipment and the resulting photograph so visitors can compare practical observing with the scientific information elsewhere on Orbonix.

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Continue with the Orbonix gallery or learn about objects that can be observed from Earth.