Members


ORAS members are talented individuals.  Whether they are observing, producing stunning astrophotography, teaching astronomy, or operating and maintaining our facilities, ORAS members share their talents generously with the astronomy community.  Our Members page showcases the work of ORAS members through photos and through links to member websites and social media.

Below is a Youtube slide show created by Dean Salisbury, "Why We Love Looking Up."  It features photographs taken by several of our members.  The URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Q6t0HkC8A.

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Dean Salisbury’s photo: Comet Neowise imaged at 11:13 on 17 July 2020 from Gruenwald Cemetery just east of Butler, PA. Class 5 Bortle sky. William Optics 51mm APO Quad f 4.9 refractor on an iOptron SkyGuider Pro. Nikon D 500, 33 seconds exposure at ISO 1600. 10 images aligned and stacked in Photoshop CC.

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Larry McHenry’s Calcium K photos of the Venus transit of 2012 and the Mercury transit of 2016.  Note the size difference between the silhouettes of Venus (larger and closer to Earth) and Mercury (smaller and further away from Earth).

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​Alexis Kwasinski's photo:  This image of the Rosette Nebula was taken with a SV80 with a 0.8 focal reducer. The camera was an ASI294MC, and the mount  was a Celestron AVX.

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Alexis Kwasinski's photo:  This is an image of comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, using an 50mm lens on a modified Canon T3i. It was taken on July 17 near Cherry Springs State Park.
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ORAS members planting trees on a Saturday afternoon to form a light barrier between the parking lot and the Bedow Observatory at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center.

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To learn more about our members’ activities visit their web pages and their social media outlets.
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