ASTRONOMY IMAGES FROM MT. LAGUNA OBSERVATORY
Sent to SDSU Campus from Mt. Laguna via the HPWREN
(High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network)

NEW: Comet 9P/Tempel 1 Deep Impact videos made from MLO data.
Mt. Laguna Observatory (MLO)

These images were obtained at the 40" telescope at SDSU's Mt. Laguna Observatory and piped down to campus via the high-speed wireless network HPWREN. At 45Mbps, this high performance link brings substantial research and educational capabilities to Mt. Laguna.

The images below were expressly obtained for SDSU's Astro 101 class. Because these are for instructional purposes, they have been compressed for quicker display on the WWWeb. Higher-quality images would be used for research.

INDEX:

Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6542) [planetary nebula] R-band image.

Ring Nebula (M57) [planetary nebula] R-band image.

Globular Cluster (M5) V-band image.

Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) [SA-type spiral] R-band image.

Edge-on Spiral galaxy (NGC 5907) [SA-type spiral] R-band image.

Sombrero Galaxy (M104) [SA-type spiral] V-band image.

Markarian 110 [Seyfert 1 Galaxy (with AGN)] V-band image.

Q1306+279 [radio-quiet quasar] R-band image.

All of the above images are 10x10 arcminutes in size (1/6 x 1/6 degree).
The pixel scale is 0.4 arcseconds; 1500x1500 pixels were used (2.25 megapix).

HD 209458 [a star with an extrasolar planet] I-band image.