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Greg Walton
These photos below have been provided by
Greg Walton:
Comet McNaught
Pentax ist 28mm lens |
Comet McNaught
Pentax ist 28mm lens |
Comet McNaught
Pentax ist 28mm lens |
47 Tuc
MPAS 18"F4.5 Dob |
Aurora - MPAS viewing site
Pentax ist 28mm |
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M45 Pleiades
Pentax ist 18mm |
Shadowing Clouds
Pentax ist |
Comet Q4
Pentax ist 55mm |
Crux
Pentax ist 28mm |
Flame Nebula
Pentax ist MPAS 18" F4.5 |
Grus Galaxies
Pentax ist MPAS 18" F4.5 |
Jupiter
MPAS 18" |
Jupiter
MPAS 18" |
Jupiter + Moon
MPAS 18" |
LMC
Pentax ist 135mm |
Lunar Eclipse
MPAS 18" |
Lunar Eclipse
MPAS 18" |
M42 - Orion Neb
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
M57
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
Mars
Pentax ist 50mm lens |
Mercury Transit
Pentax ist |
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
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Moon
Pentax ist |
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
Moon Haze
Pentax ist |
NGC2070
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
NGC5139
MPAS 18" F4.5 |
Orion
Pentax ist |
Running Man
MPAS 18" Dob |
Eclipse
Pentax ist |
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Milky Way Centre
Pentax ist |
NGC5128 |
Pentax ist
28mm x 30sec |
Pentax ist
70-300mm |
Pentax ist
300mm 3 x 30sec ISO3200 |
Pentax ist
Venus |
Pentax ist
Comet Lonesof1
MPAS 18in |
Pentax ist
Eta Carina
300mm 2 x 30sec |
Pentax ist
MPAS 18in 4 x 30sec |
Pentax ist
300mm 9 x 30 sec |
Pentax ist
Dark Horse Nebula |
Pentax ist
LMC |
Pentax ist
Eagle nebula |
Pentax ist
M4 |
Pentax ist
M4 50mm 5 x 30sec |
Pentax ist
M4 |
Pentax ist
M4 |
Pentax ist
M4 |
Pentax ist
M4 |
Pentax ist
M42 |
Pentax ist
M45 |
Pentax ist
M46 |
Pentax ist
M7 |
Pentax ist
M8 300mm |
Pentax ist
M8 50mm |
Pentax ist
M8 135mm |
Pentax ist
M8 MPAS 18inc |
Pentax ist
M8 135mm |
Pentax ist
Moon Happy Face |
Pentax ist
NGC5128 |
Pentax ist
NGC5128 135mm |
Pentax ist
NGC6231 135mm |
Pentax ist
NGC6231 50mm |
Pentax ist
Saturn |
Pentax ist
SMC 300mm |
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Greg Walton, a life member of the Mornington Peninsula
Astronomical Society, who has made a great number of valued
contributions to the club in the form of large truss
telescopes and other facility upgrades at his expense. On
public and members evenings, Greg willingly contributes his
time to all to either enjoy the use of his scopes, or
assistance to learning how to use your own equipment.
Above
is a small selection of a great variety of photos taken by
Greg either via his 18" scopes or by wide field photography
using the standard lens that accompanied his great Pentax
ist D.
March 2009 - Heathcote: One night before
the Messier Event
Picture of Greg with his Sky Dancer -
Heathcote March 2007
The
equipment used by Greg includes the following:
 | 18" F4.5 Dob, "Sky Venturer", truss construction,
and made totally by Greg, |
| 21" F3.8 Dob, "Sky Dancer", truss construction, and
again, made totally by Greg, |
| 18" F5.2 Dob, "Sky Drover", truss construction, and
again, made totally by Greg, |
| Pentax ist Digital SLR |
| Laptop |
Please see pictures below of Greg and his scopes:
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Public Viewing
Nights |
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Just to let
everyone know, public viewing nights are held
every first Friday of the month. Clear or cloudy
nights the public viewing night goes ahead.
Members man a number of telescopes of various
sizes and types, and for those nights where the
sky is cloudy, extended astronomical presentations
are presented in the MPAS Viewing Centre.
So please come
along and enjoy our nights sky.
How to
get Here
(Click Here)
In 2011 MPAS
will host VASTROC.
For more information, click
here...
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