Blake Planetarium

The W. Russell Blake Planetarium was established in 1973, seats 72 and is located at the Plymouth Community Intermediate School in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Image of the "Great Conjunction of 2020" - Jupiter and Saturn imaged on 12/21/2020 using Insight Observatory's affiliate 5" Williams Optics APO refractor (ATEO-2A) remote telescope at f/14 and with a 2x Barlow hosted at SkyPi Remote Observatory in New Mexico.

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Congratulations to Utkarsh Mishra for his Ultra Deep View of NGC 5907 image chosen as today's Amateur Astronomy Image of the Day - AAPOD2! Nearly 30 hours of processed image data acquired on Insight Observatory's 16" f/3.7 Dream astrograph reflector, ATEO-1.…

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M27, The Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. Imaged on Insight Observatory's 16" f/3.7 reflector (ATEO-1) from SkyPi Remote Observatory, New Mexico.

Luminance - 300 sec. x 5
Red - 300 sec. x 10
Green - 300 sec. x 10
Blue - 300 sec. x 10

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8th-grade science students from Plymouth, Massachusetts see beyond the stars by imaging deep-sky objects with Insight Observatory's Astronomical Telescopes for Educational Outreach (ATEO).

https://t.co/XMqsK0BmnT

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M1, the Crab Nebula supernova remnant in Taurus. Image processing by Utkarsh Mishra and Michael Petrasko. Image data acquired by Muir Evenden on Insight Observatory's 16" f/3.7 Dream astrograph reflector (ATEO-1).

Full resolution image at https://t.co/0U8QpAsUje

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Watch today's Total Solar Eclipse from Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile broadcasted by the Exploratorium. Coverage begins at 4:00 PM (EDT).

https://t.co/OKYhWlUNn1

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Insight Observatory's 16" f/3.7 Dream astrograph reflector (ATEO-1) collaborates imaging data with two other telescopes on the Iris Nebula.

https://t.co/t3psd11zrZ

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An amazing community resource! The Blake Planetarium in Plymouth, Massachusetts blasts off with visitors to the Final Frontier. Read all about it at Wicked Local Plymouth:

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The 2019 schedule of summer shows at the Blake Planetarium has been posted! There are a variety of programs for ALL ages. Please visit https://t.co/7YrxIP9P2K for a complete listing!

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Come and join us tomorrow night at the Blake Planetarium for some "Astronomy 101"!

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Another great elementary school class in Plymouth, MA, uses Insight Observatory's Astronomical Telescopes for Educational Outreach (ATEO) to image deep-sky objects for their research projects!

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Thank you @InsightObs for making this project happen! We value the commitment you have to @PlymouthSch

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Check out "Season of Light - December 20 2018" https://t.co/BYbveO5fwN @Eventbrite

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Check out "Season of Light - December 19 2018" https://t.co/P1aSHkfA4Z @Eventbrite

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NGC 1491 - Bright Emission Nebula and HII Region
Distance: Approximately 10,700 Light-Years
Constellation: Perseus
ATEO Telescopes
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline
Exposures: LRGB - 600 Sec. Bin 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

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Sharpless 235 (SAC-sh2-235)
Distance: Approximately 6,000 Light-Years
Constellation: Auriga
ATEO Telescopes
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline
Exposures: LRGB - 600 Sec. Bin 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

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Comet 46P/Wirtanen - 11/28/2018
Distance: About 20.07 Million Km
Constellation: Cetus
ATEO Telescopes
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline
Exposures: LRGB - 120 Sec. Bin 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

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NGC 2327 - Reflection Nebula (Part of Seagull Nebula)
Distance: 3,800 Light-Years
Constellation: Canis Major
ATEO Telescopes
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline
Exposures: LRGB - 600 Sec. Bin 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8

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NGC 2264 - The Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster
Distance: 2,600 Light-Years
Constellation: Monoceros
ATEO Telescopes
Telescope: 16" f/3.7 Astrograph Newtonian Reflector (ATEO-1)
CCD: FLI Proline
Exposures: LRGB - 600 Sec. Bin 2x2
Processed in PixInsight 1.8