Dimmable red lights mounted in the walls protect your night vision.Halfway up the stairs to the dome, this doorway leads to the deck. The image exaggerates the brightness of these red lights.access to the deck
These are images from a DSLR camera with a normal lens riding on top of the telescope. They are not taken through the telescope.
milky wayComet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)The bright star is Deneb in the constellation Cygnus.
other wide field images at night
Thirty second exposure during a full moon.Clouds cleared after a drizzle to reveal an aurora (better than a rainbow).milky way