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Nebulae & Galaxies
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PhotographerMaurizio CabibboLocationItaliaDate26 June 2011 h. 00.03 amEquipmentTakahashi TOA130 and Canon 1000D modified Baader Planetarium. Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII. Mou Losmandy G11. 8x6 min shots. Casole d'Elsa (Siena) ItalyDescriptionHuge interstellar cloud in the costellation of Sagittarius. It is estimated to be about 5,000 light years from earth. In the picture are visible several Bok globules, dark clouds of protostellar material. |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJune 2 and 6, 2011EquipmentTEC 140 @ f7 and FLI ML8300 camera on a Tak NJP mount. 6 hours of exposure...3 hours Luminance and 1 hour each of RGB.DescriptionvdB 141 in the dusty skies of Cepheus. Commonly known as the Cosmic Surfers. |
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PhotographerMichael DegerLocation30km nw from Munich ( Germany )Date05.06.2010 + 29.05.2011Equipmentoptics: 4,5" - Newton, f = 440mm mount: Vixen New Atlux camera: SBIG ST2000XM with SBIG - LRGB- filters exposure time: L:R:G:B 28x5min: 6x5min: 6x5min: 6x5min ( L: 1x1, RGB: 2x2 )DescriptionIC4603 and IC4604 are parts of the colorful Antaresregion. These nebulas are quite faint and need a lot of exposure time. ( the max. elevation above horizon was about 17 deg ) |
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PhotographerMaurizio CabibboLocationItaliaDate26 June 2011 h. 01.53 amEquipmentTakahashi TOA130 and Canon 1000D modified Baader Planetarium. Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII. Mount Losmandy G11. 8x6 min shots. Casole d'Elsa (Siena) ItalyDescriptionBeautiful nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius very close to M8 "Lagoon" nebula. M20 consists in a conspicuous emission nebula (red) and a remarkable reflection nebula (blu). Its name is due to the three-lobed appearance. Its distance itìs about 2,500 light-years from us. |
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PhotographerTom J. MartinezLocationAstro. Soc. of Kansas City Dark Sky SiteDate06-04-2011EquipmentLens: Canon 28-200mm f/2.8 L IS (set to 100mm at f/4) Camera: Q453 CCD by CCD-Labs Mount: Parallax Instruments HD 150C Exposure: 2 hours (consisting of 8 - 15 minute shots)DescriptionWide field (13.6 degrees X 9.0 degrees) showing the following Emission, Reflection, Dark Nebulae and Star Clusters: RCW129 IC4592 IC4601 IC4605 IC4606 IC6404 Ced130 SH2-9 vdB109 M4 M80 NGC6144 NGC6235 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B230 |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMay 28 - June 1, 2011EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 12x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutesDescriptionHere is a picture of NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy and Open Cluster NGC 6939, both on the boarder of the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. The Fireworks Galaxy is about 10 million light years away and nine supernovae have been detected in this galaxy since 1917. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateJune 3 and 5, 2011EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 12x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutesDescriptionHere is a picture of M63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The Sunflower Galaxy is about 37 million light years away and has a diameter of 100,000 light years, about the same as our Milky Way galaxy. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMay 28 - June 1, 2011EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 15x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutesDescriptionHere is a picture of M64, also known as the Black Eye Galaxy and the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 20 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is about 45,000 light years in diameter, and the inner part of the galaxy (about 3000 light years in diameter) is rotating in the opposite direction from the outer part of the galaxy (about 40,000 light years in diameter). |
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PhotographerJohn ChiravalleLocationGraham county, AZDate6/7/11 3:00 AMEquipmentAstroTech 12 inch F/4 Newtonian reflector manually guided with a 5 inch F/10 Celestron mounted on a Losmandy G-11. Canon 5D modified @ ISO 2000 with a 3 minute timed exposureDescriptionBright nebula NGC 1275, IC 4685, IC 1274, IC 1275 and dark nebula B 91 are within open cluster Cr 367 |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMay 25-28, 2011EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 FTO Luminance: 12x10 minutes Red: 6x10 minutes Green: 6x10 minutes Blue: 6x10 minutesDescriptionHere is a picture of NGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 31 million light years away in the constellation Coma Coma Berenices. Although it is a spiral galaxy, it looks thin because we are viewing it edge on as seen from earth. The galaxy is about 100,000 light years in diameter. |
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