Shoestring Astronomy |
Welcome! |
| It's not a glitzy website, just a way to share some of my astrophotography experiences and results with anyone that's interested. |  |
| I live out in the country in central Iowa, northeast of Des Moines about 40 miles. It's not the best place on earth for astronomy, but not the worst place either. If you can put up with humidity, cold, and mosquitoes (sometimes all at the same time), then this is heaven. Some nights, I think of it as 'Extreme Astronomy'. But, the real beauty is that I can walk across the road from where I live, and be set up in 15 minutes or less. No long drive to get away from the city. | |
| So, spend some time here, tour the observatory, check out the photo galleries, enjoy. Questions and comments are always welcome by email at doug@shoestringastronomy.com |
Shoestring Observatory |
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A quick virtual tour of the observatory (updated 26-May-2007) |
Photography Galleries |
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Lunar Views |
The Other Stuff |