The largest sun spot of the 2000 Solar Maximum. Images taken through a 10 inch reflector, stopped down to 80mm, at Battle Point Park during one of our regular Saturday Observatory Tours.
Second image is an enlargement of the largest spot seen in the first image.
The Trapezium, in M42, taken by Ray and Jared Barnhill at a Battle Point Star Party, January 2001. Stars are a little blurred. M13 and M57, taken during the 2000 Table Mountain Star Party, by Ray and Jared Barnhill. Noon on winter solstice, December 21, 1999. The sun shone, through the solstice port in the observatory and onto the white board in the meeting room.