Hodgson Observatory

A few “Intrepid Observers” gathered on Halloween to carry on their night sky explorations at Hodgson Observatory. John Johnson (“JJ”) had a fine night imaging the Great Galaxy in Andromeda (M31), the Pinwheel Galaxy (M33) in Triangulum, and the Great Nebula in Orion (M42) among others. See his images in the Gallery on this website. He used an Orion 120mm aperture f/8.3 refractor, showing what can be accomplished with modest equipment. Bravo, JJ! Both of Dick Hodgson’s observatories were busy during the 7 hour plus session, offering impressive views of globular clusters M2 and M15 among other targets. Joe Brown, James Hoefelmeyer, and Nancy Hodgson rounded out the group. 

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