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Welcome to Waid Observatory
The Waid Observatory is a privately owned amateur facility operated from two locations.  My home observatory located on the outskirts of Denton, Texas and remote facilities located in the Davis Mountains west of Fort Davis, Texas.  These observatories are dedicated to the promotion and enjoyment of Amateur Astronomy and, in particular, to the imaging of celestial wonders of the night sky.
Recent Images

NGC 4535 tn
The Lost Galaxy
M95
m95
M66
M66
IC443
Jellyfish Nebula
Sh2-302
Sh2-302
NGC 2685
Helix Galaxy
ngc 2264
The Cone Nebula
CNN
Criss-Cross Nebula
M42
M42 Orion Nebula
NGC 6140
NGC 6140
Sh2-114
Flying Dragon Nebula
M20
Trifid Nebula
M8
Lagoon Nebula
Sh2-37
Sh2-37
M24
M24
M 27
Dumbbell Nebula
M10
M10
NGC 5907
Knife Edge Galaxy
IC 1318A
IC 1318a
Abell 28
Abell 28

M101
Sh2-290
Sh2-290 / Abell 31
NGC 3628
Hamburger Galaxy
PuWe 1
PuWe 1
Monitor Settings
The images displayed on this site should be viewed on a properly adjusted monitor.  Examine the gray scale standard below.  It is made of seventeen separate rectangles of varying shades from black on the left to white on the right.  Adjust your monitor's brightness and contrast settings until all rectangles can be distinguished.

Grayscale Standard

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