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 often use from the deck of my house in suburban Maryland
3) 110mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, William Optics FluroStar Refractor -- I use this
telescope often when I spend a few hours with the local astronomy club at our nearby
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 dark-sky 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 often use from the deck of my house in suburban Maryland
3) 110mm, f7, Apochromatic-triplet, William Optics FluroStar Refractor -- I use this
telescope often when I spend a few hours with the local astronomy club at our nearby
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 dark-sky 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
Sun
Other Objects
What is new:
October 21, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Hyades in Taurus
October 20, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Alpha Persei Moving Cluster (Mellotte 20) in Perseus
October 19, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Cluster NGC 1245 in Perseus
October 15, 2018 -- Added drawing of Open Clusters NGC 6871, NGC 6883, Biurakan 1 and
Biurakan 2 in Cygnus.
October 13, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Rocking Horse Cluster (NGC 6910) in Cygnus
October 9, 2018 -- Added drawing of Mars in Capricornus
October 8, 2018 -- Added drawing of M31, M32, M101 and NGC 206 in Andromeda
October 1, 2018 -- Added drawing of Mars in Capricornus
October 21, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Hyades in Taurus
October 20, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Alpha Persei Moving Cluster (Mellotte 20) in Perseus
October 19, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Open Cluster NGC 1245 in Perseus
October 15, 2018 -- Added drawing of Open Clusters NGC 6871, NGC 6883, Biurakan 1 and
Biurakan 2 in Cygnus.
October 13, 2018 -- Added drawing of the Rocking Horse Cluster (NGC 6910) in Cygnus
October 9, 2018 -- Added drawing of Mars in Capricornus
October 8, 2018 -- Added drawing of M31, M32, M101 and NGC 206 in Andromeda
October 1, 2018 -- Added drawing of Mars in Capricornus
Last updated 21-October-2018
