Pine Flat Observatory is located in the foothills south-east of Porterville, CA., just above the town of CA Hot Springs. Coordinates are 118.64 west by 35.87 north, the elevation is about 4000ft. The property is available for rent, $80.00 a night. If interested, contact me at tbird0322@yahoo.com.
There is a 2 bedroom, 2 bath mobile home with phone, electricity, and DirecTV. The property is 1.85 acres.
The sky is dark, the Milky Way is easily seen. This is a 5 minute exposure with a Canon digital camera with lens at 30mm.
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The area around Antares. Antares is a red giant star, (center bottom). To the right of Antares is M4, a globular star cluster. 10 minute exposure with a Canon XSi and 200mm telephoto.
M42, the great nebula in Orion. This is a 180 second exposure with a 16" F/4.6 telescope and Canon XSi digital camera.
