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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

Sh2-114
Flying Dragon Nebula
M20
Trifid Nebula
M8
Lagoon Nebula
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
M53
M53
NGC 3628
Hamburger Galaxy
PuWe 1
PuWe 1
IC 405
Flaming Star Nebula
NGC 2071
NGC 2071
M78
M78
NGC 2403
NGC 2403/2404
IC1340
The Bat Nebula
NGC 7822
NGC 7822
NGC 7331
Deer Lick Group
NGC 281
Pac-Man Nebula
NGC 6822
Barnard's Galaxy
NGC 6888
The Crescent Nebula
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

The web site is designed to be best viewed at a monitor resoltion of 1024X768 or higher.
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