High up in the mountains of Tyrol it delivers fantastic views of planets, stars, clusters, galaxies and nebulas. From the intricate details of gas nebulas, to the knots in spiral arms of nearby galaxies, from the finest divisions in the rings of Saturn to surface details on the large moons of Jupiter, in moments of steady seeing.
After having completed the telescope, I basically stopped taking photographs, and spent my night in the eyepiece looking at a never-ending list of wonders. Many times accompanied by my friends, sometimes freezing with me in the gentle mountain winds at close to 3000m above sea level.
After my move to Heidelberg and the bright sky?s of the Rhein valley,
the telescope is still in Innsbruck.
The telescope ready for observing
Irene watching M51 in the cold
The telescope ready to be loaded into the car
Detail of the rocker box holding the 18inch mirror