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Nebulae & Galaxies
PhotographerIan GorensteinLocationCherry Springs Park, PADate07/05/11EquipmentCelestron NS11/ Hyperstar3, QHY10, Baader UHC-S/L-Booster.DescriptionAfter reading in one of latest issues of S&T about mosaicing, I decided to do a simpler thing and kill two Messiers in one shot with this new QHY camera. Here you are - Lagoon and Trifid. Exposure - 75 min. |
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PhotographerAl HowardLocationGlacier Point, Yosemite National ParkDate08/13/10, 08/14/10EquipmentTelescope: TeleVue NP101is, f/5.4 Mount: AstroPhysics AP900 Camera: QSI 583WSG with Astrodon Gen2 filter setDescriptionThis wide field shows the Cocoon nebula along with the dark nebulosity of B168. |
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PhotographerRobertLocationHowell,MIDateSummer 2011EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 180 and STL 4020DescriptionNGC 6960 Hydrogen Alpha, O III, LRGB |
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PhotographerDave CooperLocationAvondale AZDate4/28/2011EquipmentMOUNT Fork LX200 10” Classic @ f/10 using 0.5 Optec reducer GUIDING Orion ED80 using Starshoot Autoguider with PHD Autoguiding Software CAMERA Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9C FILTER Lumicon Deepsky Filter EXPOSURE 12 x 10 minutes PROCESSING Maxim DL 4.62, CCDStack 2.0, Photoshop Cs5 with Noel Carboni’s Tools including StarSpikesPro2DescriptionThe nebula itself is formed by the outer layers of gas shrugged off by the central star visible in the image. |
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PhotographerJoe RomeLocationAustin, TexasDate7-11-11EquipmentEDGE-11 @ F/10 Canon 5D mkII IDAS LPS-V4 filter 50 X 90 sec, @ ISO 640DescriptionM-57 detailed |
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PhotographerIan GorensteinLocationCherry Springs Park, PADate07/05/11EquipmentCelestron NS11/Hyperstar 3 at f/2, QHY10 CCD.DescriptionM101with it's neighbors. |
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PhotographerTom MurdicLocationFranklin, TN.DateSaturday, July 2,2011; 10:30pm cstEquipmentModified Canon XT Tamron 135mm telephoto len with Astronomik CLS filter. Celestron CI 700 GEMDescriptionThis image show a 5 degree field of view around Antares and M4 showing the Rho Ophiuchus Nebula complex. This image shows two globular nebula, bright as well as dark nebula. |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationChula Vista, CaDateJune 25-26, 2011EquipmentC-8, 80mm Guide Scope, Auto Guided, CGEM Mount, Sky Glow Filer( live 1/4 mile from a Ralph Shopping Center ), StarShootPro CCD.DescriptionTaken June 25 and 26, 2011. 17 - 5 minutes images stacked in MaximDL. The High( as base ) and Low( 50% ) images from MaximDL layered in PhotoShop. |
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PhotographerPaul DuncanLocationChew's Ridge Carmel Valley, CaDateJuly 3rd 2011EquipmentAstro-Physics AP130 EDT@f6.2 with .75tx on AP900GTO QSI583wsg 60'red and green 80'blue unbinned Astrodon Gen2 filtersDescriptionPart of the much larger Lagoon Nebula. NGC6559 also includes IC4685, B303 Nebula IC4684, 1274, 1274; B91 |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJuly 06 and 08, 2011EquipmentTEC 140@f7 and FLI ML8300 camera on Takahashi NJP mountDescriptionvdB152 in Cepheus..."Feeding on Stars" Lum 1x1 27x10m, RGB each 2x2 12x5m. Taken by Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Observatory, |
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