Actual Test Images
IC-434 "The Horsehead Nebula"   Dist: 1,500 Light YearsM66 / NGC3628   Dist: 36 MillIon Light YearsNGC253   Dist: 13 MillIon Light YearsM51 "The Whirlpool Galaxy"    Dist: 37 Million Light Years M104 "The Sombrero Galaxy"   Dist: 29 MillIon Light Years
This page was last updated: January 13, 2010
Images below taken with inexpensive test equipment:
200mm (8") f6.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope
ST-10E
Atlas EQ-G
Guided 50mm and DSI Pro
@ 2.2 arcsec/pix and FOV 27.3 x 40.5 arcmin
IRO is built to a standard for ease of maintenance and reliability. 

IRO can accommodate a variety of professional / research grade equipment.  We will consult with the client to select the proper equipment configuration based on their needs. 

Please contact us if you have any questions.
Ironwood Remote Observatories LLC © 2010
M16 "The Eagle Nebula"   Dist: 6,500 Light YearsM51 "The Whirlpool Galaxy"    Dist: 37 Million Light Years M64 "The Black Eye Galaxy"   Dist: 19 Million Light Years
Images below taken with inexpensive test equipment:
200mm (8") f4 Newtonian telescope
ST-10E
Atlas EQ-G
Guided 50mm and DSI Pro III
@ 1.75 arcsec/pix and FOV 40 x 60.3 arcmin
Please Contact:
Ken Archer, President
(808)-375-3060
iroacp@ironwoodobservatory.com
MPC Observatory Code: F59