Image Gallery 1

Image Gallery 1
Updated: March 18, 2012

Comet Kahoutek taken by Sara Martin and Brenda Noah using the Carroll 30-inch telescope, January 1974.

Highlight Astronomical Images

Last Quarter Moon photographed by Mike Madsen at Stony Ridge through a 6-inch apochromatic refractor telescope.

Gallery 2 - Even more images

The buildings
Stony Ridge Observatory - A Cooperative Effort A documentary video of the building of Stony Ridge Observatory.
Mirror grinding tool
The early 30-inch telescope and drive system
Removing the 30-inch mirror for realuminizing

Vistas - in and around the Stony Ridge Observatory. More vistas around Stony Ridge Observatory

Video clips

The Infamos "Station Fire"

Movie of The Drive Up to SRO via Angeles Crest Highway - 17MB .wmv file
Right-click on the link above and "Save Link As" to copy this movie clip to your computer.
Engineering slew test of the 30-inch telescope
Four .wmv clips of SRO Chief Engineer, Tim Cann, describing the new harmonic drive system now in use at the Observatory.

Station Fire Pictures:
- Dave Jurasevich's 1st image of Stony Ridge Observatory taken from Mt. Wilson on Sep7, 2009.
- Gallery 1 - Comparison photos, before/after the fire.
- Gallery 2 - 1st on-site post-fire pictures by John Rogers, Dave Hadlen and Charlie Ascher on Sep 17, 2009.
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- Gallery 4 - On-site images taken by Kay Meyer and Sara Martin on Nov 30, 2009.
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- Gallery 7 - Oct 9, 2010, Burned power poles/lines are replaced by helicopter; dead and dying trees are removed from site.
Images of the Telescope and Other Instruments:
- Early George Carroll Telescopes
- Upgrades and the new drive system.