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Member Talents

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.

​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.
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.
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).
​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.
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.

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

ORAS Member and Friend Giving

Your contributions of time, materials, equipment, cash, stock, bonds, etc. not only help ORAS to survive and achieve its goal to “educate and inspire”, but your support also helps us to secure additional resources via grants and other avenues. In addition, this information will help us to more accurately recognize the many ORAS contributors.

We need your help to maintain an accurate log of contributions made by ORAS members and friends. Each time you contribute time, materials, equipment, cash, etc. please take 60 seconds to complete the form (see link below). We realize that some individuals prefer to NOT be recognized for their contribution, and the form does give you that option. However, even if you do not want to be recognized, we would greatly appreciate you clicking on the link below and completing the form. The information will go along way in helping us to secure additional external resources as ORAS continues its efforts to educate and inspire learners of all ages!
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Click Here: ORAS Member/Friend Contributor Log