VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
The Virginia Museum of Natural History in Charlottesville, VA is a state-funded institution dedicated to the research and preservation of the natural history of Virginia and the surrounding regions. The museum boasts a wide range of exhibits, including a collection of dinosaur fossils and a display of live reptiles and amphibians. The museum also features a collection of minerals and rocks, as well as a section dedicated to the flora and fauna of the state.
In addition to its exhibits, the Virginia Museum of Natural History is also home to a research library and a team of scientists who conduct ongoing research and fieldwork. The museum offers a variety of educational programs for visitors of all ages, including summer camps, workshops, and guided tours.
The museum is located in downtown Charlottesville and is open to the public seven days a week. Admission is free, although donations are welcome. The Virginia Museum of Natural History is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the natural history of Virginia and the surrounding region.
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. US MID #8405100009
The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).
![NGC7293_20201014 NGC 7293 / C 63 / The Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula located about 650 light years away. This beautiful object demonstrates the inescapable death of a star as it expels its atmosphere into space at the end of its life. The exposed core of the dying star can be seen in the nebula's center, ionizing the surrounding shell with powerful ultraviolet radiation. The blue-green color comes from doubly ionized oxygen and the red from ionized hydrogen. Inevitably, our Sun will suffer a similar fate in a few billion years.
I'm finally back with another deep-sky astrophoto. The data for this image has been sitting in the archives since 2020, I just never had the time and energy to focus on it until now. My image processing skills (and the tools in PixInsight) have improved dramatically over the last 4 years, so it was worth waiting!
Total integration: 22 hours 45 minutes (1365 minutes from 884 subs)
08/25/19: 106 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/29/19: 116 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/30/19: 111 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
08/31/19: 135 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
09/04/19: 87 x 60 seconds ISO800 [Bortle 6]
10/03/19: 42 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/04/19: 110 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/24/19: 60 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/28/19: 79 x 120 seconds ISO400 [Bortle 6]
10/14/20: 38 x 360 seconds ISO1600 [Bortle 4]
Camera: Canon T3i (stock/unmodified)
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED80 f/6.0 Apochromatic Refractor (with ES field flattener)
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G
Guide scope: Svbony 50mm f/4.0 Guide Scope
Guide camera: Orion StarShoot AutoGuider
Capturing software: N.I.N.A., PlateSolve2, PHD2
Processing software: PixInsight
Bortle Class 6 ~19.32 mag/arcsec^2 (Charlottesville, VA)
Bortle Class 4 ~20.89 mag/arcsec^2 (Simeon, VA)](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53546748290_6d54a93b17_b.jpg)
Contact VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
- telephone: 2766344141
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
205 MCCORMICK RD.
CHARLOTTESVILLE
VA
22901
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VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Information
| MID # | 8405100009 |
| Name | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY |
| Alternate Name | VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY |
| Classification | Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern |
| Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) | |
| NTEECC | |
| Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) | |
| INCOME | 0 |
| REVENUE | 0 |
| LAT/LONG | 38.034473, -78.50588 |
| CODES | FIPS State Code: 51 FIPS County Code: 003 US Census Tract: 010903 US Census Block: 2005 |