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Nebulae & Galaxies
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PhotographerRobert FieldsLocationHowell, MIDate8/25 and 8/23 2012EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 180, STL 4020 Narrowband imagingDescriptionIC 63 in Narrowband SII:Ha:OIII in hours 3:6:3 |
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Photographerkurtis markhamLocationSpruce Knob West vaginiaDateAugust 21,2012 ,11:00pmEquipmentcelestron cgem 1100hd w/hyperstar , atik 428ex ccd imager .DescriptionLagoon Nebula |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, OR, USADate2012-05-09 through 2012-05-14.EquipmentTelescope/Mount: Celestron Compustar C14 with 0.75x focal reducer (f/8.3). Camera: SBIG STL11000M with Baader Planetarium L,R,G,B filters.DescriptionM101, imaged in May, 2012, shows supernova PTF11kly,a Type Ia discovered on 2011-08-24 by the Palomar Transient Factory is still glowing a distinct blue! It can be seen at 5 o'clock about 3/4 the distance from the galaxy's core to its edge. I was unable to image the supernova after discovery because the view from my observatory was blocked by trees. I was delighted to still see it glowing when the Oregon weather cleared in May, when M101 was high overhead. Although a grand design spiral, M101's has a distinctly off center core and far flung spiral arms, likely from tidal interaction with some of its known satellite galaxies. M101 has a diameter of 170,000 light-years and is 21 million light-years away. |
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PhotographerCurtasu MihaiLocationValea Frumoasei - Romania - AstRomania 2012Date15/08/2012EquipmentCanon 550Da, 70-200mm @ 200mm/f4, Astrotrac mountDescriptionReally lucky shot to capture a meteor at 200mm focal length. I didn't even saw it, i discovered the meteor while passing back and forth through the pics to see if the mount was guiding properly. I was absolutely amazed!!! |
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PhotographerAnthony MooreLocationGreenville, ALDate8/23/12 22:30EquipmentSV102ED SF-25, Celestron CGEM, Canon 500D (Un-Modified), Orion 50mm Guide Scope, StarShoot Autoguider. Capture Settings: ISO 800, 20X2min Subs with Darks, Flats and Bias frames stacked in DeepSky Stacker, with Post Processing in Photoshop CS5. Conditions: Clear, Transparency: Above Avg; Seeing: 4/5DescriptionThe Trifid Nebula or M20 is located in the constellation Sagittarius. The nebula is a combination of an emission nebula the lower region with the red tint and a reflection nebula which makes up the blue portion and a dark nebula, the combination of which gives the trifid appearance. |
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PhotographerAngelini Antonucci TaglianiLocationBrallo di PregolaDateJul 2012EquipmentRC-14” F/8,4 SBIG STX 16803 LRGB Filters Baader LRGB Mount: Gemini Telescope Design - MOFOD Fork MountDescriptionL:R:G:B 120:30:30:30 Authors: Image Acquisition: Marco Angelini - Fabio Tagliani Image Processing: Francesco Antonucci |
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PhotographerAngelini Antonucci TaglianiLocationBrallo di PregolaDate12 August 2012EquipmentRC-14” F/8,4 SBIG STX 16803 LRGB Filters Baader LRGB Mount: Gemini Telescope Design - MOFOD Fork MountDescriptionNGC 6992 Eastern Part of Cygnus Loop L-RGB composition of NGC6962 Eastern Part of the Cygnus Loop (Veil Nebula) RC-14” F/8,4 SBIG STX 16803 LRGB Filters Baader LRGB Mount: Gemini Telescope Design - MOFOD Fork Mount L-R:G:B 180-30:30:30 (minutes) Authors: Image Acquisition: F. Antonucci -M. Angelini - F. Tagliani Image Processing: Francesco Antonucci Parco Astronomico del Brallo |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateDec 5 and 19, 2012EquipmentTaken with TEC 140 @ f5.6 and ML 8300 camera with Baader filters and Tak NJP mount Temma2.DescriptionNGC 1055 galaxy (left) and M77 galaxy (right). LRGB Lum 12x10m 1x1, RGB each 6x10m 1x1. RGB taken Dec 5, Lum taken Dec 19, 2012 (half moon). Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Obhs, Grafton Ontario |
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PhotographerAndre van der HoevenLocationHI-Ambacht, NLDate11/17/2012EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 Camera: SXV-H9 Mount: NEQ-6DescriptionThe Melotte 15 starcluster in the center of the Heart nebula. This has been a processing cooperation with J-P Metsävainio from Finland. |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Date2011-09-01 through 2011-09-29.EquipmentTelescope and Mount: Celestron Compustar C14 with Astrophysics 0.75x focal reducer (f/8.3). Camera:SBIG STL 11000M, Baader Planetarium LRGB filters. Exposures: LRGB=360:35:35:35 minutes=7hours:45minutes total exposure.DescriptionThe Iris Nebula (Caldwell 4) is a reflection nebula in Cepheus 1300 light-years from Earth. Within, we see a hot newborn star, HD2000775, of 10 solar masses emerging from a massive dust cloud. It's solar winds have cleared a surrounding bi-lobed zone measuring 5 x 2.5 light years. The surrounding dust scatters the star's visible light, just as our atmosphere scatters sunlight in the sky, rendering the nebula sky blue. In filaments above the star, dust is converting invisible ultraviolet light into visible red light by photoluminescence. The blue nebula is surrounded by dark obscuring clouds of dust. While the Iris nebula is often referred to as NGC 7023, this is not strictly correct. NGC 7023 refers to the associated open star cluster to the west. The correct designation for the nebula itself is LBN 487. |
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