This website is devoted to the my travels through the
universe. Most of the drawing were done from suburban
skies in Central Maryland with a 155mm refractor or smaller
telescope. In part, the reason for this website is to show
what can be seen visually from a moderate light-polluted
location with a modest-sized telescope. It is my hope to
persuade others to join me in enjoying the night sky even
when unable to travel to pristine skies.
universe. Most of the drawing were done from suburban
skies in Central Maryland with a 155mm refractor or smaller
telescope. In part, the reason for this website is to show
what can be seen visually from a moderate light-polluted
location with a modest-sized telescope. It is my hope to
persuade others to join me in enjoying the night sky even
when unable to travel to pristine skies.
I have been an amateur astronomer since the mid-1960s. I
have used several telescopes over the years and currently
own 6 telescopes as outlined below:
have used several telescopes over the years and currently
own 6 telescopes as outlined below:
Contact information:
Richard Orr
5215 Durham Road East
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Email: Odonata457@comcast.net
Richard Orr
5215 Durham Road East
Columbia, Maryland 21044
Email: Odonata457@comcast.net
Richard Orr's Astronomy Drawings
1) 60mm, f15, Achromatic, Monolux Refractor -- this was my first telescope and I have
never been able to part with it. I currently have it mounted on my 155mm Refractor
2) 155mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, Astrophysics Starfire Refractor -- this is the
telescope I use most often from the deck of my house in suburban Maryland
3) 110mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, William Optics FluroStar Refractor -- I use this
telescope most often when I spend a few hours with the local astronomy club at our
semi-dark sites at Alpha Ridge Park and Carr's Mills Park.
4) 85mm, f6.6, Apochromatic-triplet, Orion Eon ED-X2 Refractor -- this is my
airline/travel telescope.
5) 457.2mm f4.5 Dobsonian by Obsession -- this is my star party telescope or the one I
use when I wish to go deep into the cosmos.
6) 100mm Hydrogen-alpha telescope by Lunt (DSII/100T) -- used for exploring the
chromosphere of the sun
never been able to part with it. I currently have it mounted on my 155mm Refractor
2) 155mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, Astrophysics Starfire Refractor -- this is the
telescope I use most often from the deck of my house in suburban Maryland
3) 110mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, William Optics FluroStar Refractor -- I use this
telescope most often when I spend a few hours with the local astronomy club at our
semi-dark sites at Alpha Ridge Park and Carr's Mills Park.
4) 85mm, f6.6, Apochromatic-triplet, Orion Eon ED-X2 Refractor -- this is my
airline/travel telescope.
5) 457.2mm f4.5 Dobsonian by Obsession -- this is my star party telescope or the one I
use when I wish to go deep into the cosmos.
6) 100mm Hydrogen-alpha telescope by Lunt (DSII/100T) -- used for exploring the
chromosphere of the sun
Messier Objects
Caldwell Objects
Herschel 400
Open Clusters
Double/Mutipule Stars
Interesting Stars
Globular Clusters
Galactic Nebula
Planetary/Supernova
Nebula
Galaxies
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Comets/Asteroids
Other Objects
What is new:
April 24, 2018 -- Added drawings of Barnard's Star and the double-star 70 Ophiuchi in
Ophiuchus
April 22, 2018 -- Added drawings of M80, a Globular Cluster, in Scorpius and IC 4665,
an Open Cluster, in Ophiuchus
April 21, 2018 -- Added drawings of the Globular Clusters M4 and NGC 6144 in Scorpius
April 16, 2018 -- Added drawings of Nu Scorpii a double-double star in Scorpius
and Mars
April 15, 2018 -- Added drawing of Beta Scorpii a double-star in Scorpius
April 12, 2018 -- Added drawing of M48 an Open Cluster in Hydra
April 11, 2018 -- Added drawings of the Beehive Cluster M44 in Cancer and Iota Cancri
a double-star in Cancer
April 8, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Clusters NGC 1746, NGC 1750
& NGC 1758 in Taurus
April 7, 2018 -- Added drawing of the double-star Wasat in Gemini
April 6, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Cluster NGC 2281 in Auriga
April 5, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
April 24, 2018 -- Added drawings of Barnard's Star and the double-star 70 Ophiuchi in
Ophiuchus
April 22, 2018 -- Added drawings of M80, a Globular Cluster, in Scorpius and IC 4665,
an Open Cluster, in Ophiuchus
April 21, 2018 -- Added drawings of the Globular Clusters M4 and NGC 6144 in Scorpius
April 16, 2018 -- Added drawings of Nu Scorpii a double-double star in Scorpius
and Mars
April 15, 2018 -- Added drawing of Beta Scorpii a double-star in Scorpius
April 12, 2018 -- Added drawing of M48 an Open Cluster in Hydra
April 11, 2018 -- Added drawings of the Beehive Cluster M44 in Cancer and Iota Cancri
a double-star in Cancer
April 8, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Clusters NGC 1746, NGC 1750
& NGC 1758 in Taurus
April 7, 2018 -- Added drawing of the double-star Wasat in Gemini
April 6, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Cluster NGC 2281 in Auriga
April 5, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Eskimo Nebula in Gemini
Last updated 24-April-2018
