Amateur Observatories

Note:  This is a list of observatories that have caught my eye or either I know them through networking.

To view an incredible list of amateur observatories, please visit Bill Arnett's site: Amateur Astronomical Observatories.

*  Dogwood Ridge Observatory.  Friend, Steve Reilly's Observatory. Very nice setup and incredible images.

*  Peter's Astronomy Pages.  Good guy and a great website.  Nice choice of telescopes, too.

*  Arkansas Sky Observatories.  This is the website of the one-and-only, Dr. Clay.  It is packed with practical guides for both amateur and professional observers and observatories.  He has a very cool observatory, BTW.

*  The Naked Astronomer.  Yep, that's right.  Check it out.  Nice um . . . Website.

*  M.T.S.O Astronomy Page and Observatory.

*  Tim and Becky's Deep Space Imaging and Astrophotography Page.

*  Robert Reeves' Celestial Photography and Observatory.

*  Waid Observatory.  Here's a cool website I ran across. Nice instructional videos on how his observatory was built.

*  Ptolemy's Observatory.  Very cool observatory design.

*  Mike Sherick's 2 Observatories, Sagrada and J. Milburn Smith Memorial Observatories. A must see.  This will inspire you, or make you drool.

*  The Urban Observatory by John R. Crilly.  Cool observatory built into the roof of a garage, great engineering.  Great articles, images, and astro-music videos!  A must see website!

*  Antonio Fernandez Astrophotography Azor Observatory. Nice equipment, incredible images mostly taken with narrow-band emission-line imaging.

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