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North American Nebula imaged by Bob Rossiter at Badlands Observatory on September 8, 2021

The 26” Newtonian Reflector at Badlands Observatory. Photo credit Bob Rossiter.

Bob Rossiter and Ron Dyvig with the 26” Newtonian Reflector at Badlands Observatory.

We have a special place in our heart for photographers… so when Bob Rossiter visited from Canton, Ohio we were elated to welcome him.

Bob had a 47 1/2 year career in newspaper photography and and covered the Cleveland Browns for the newspaper. (OK.. now I’m jealous.)

In his retirement years, Bob has taken up astrophotography and came prepared with his camera and mount. We were happy that he captured this fabulous image of the North American Nebula from Badlands Observatory.

You can see more of Bob’s work on his Instagram page. https://www.instagram.com/bobrossiter.photo and his website www.bobrossiter.com

We received this message from Bob after his visit: Teresa and Ron, we have made it home safely. Thank you so much for an incredible evening! Your hospitality is overwhelming. And your skies, wow.” Bob… sounds like you enjoyed it as much as we did!!

Thank you Bob also for the great photos of the 26”. We hope you will visit again!