North Central Kansas Astronomical Society

First two SkyShed Pods™ at the Stan and Sue Creitz Observatory

Image aquired by Todd K. Tuttle 03/23/2023
The first two SkyShed Pods™ are up and operational at the Stan and Sue Creitz Observatory in North Central Kansas. These Pods will house two deep-sky imaging platforms. First light on these platforms will be early spring, 2023.

Great Links:

New Astronomy Project - An astrophotography journey from a light polluted site...
NCKAS AllSky Camera Dome - An Allsky camera that captures the sky 24/7.
Clear Sky Clock to help determine if the conditions will be favorable for the area.
Cloudy Nights - Great site for equipment un-biased reviews
Light Pollution guide for the North Central Kansas Region and Kansas.
Super Image Map of all 110 Messier Objects from The Arcturus Observatory web site by Cometman.
Listing and links of all 110 Messier Objects from APOD (Astonomy Picture of the Day).
The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD).
International Dark Sky Association

*Unless otherwise noted all images are from the STScI Digitized Sky Survey.

Messier Marathon

The North Central Kansas Astronomical Society participates in yearly Messier Marathons. We'll have our progress posted on our Messier Marathon site Messier site. Internet provided by NCKCN, and Cunningham FiberV