Photographer

Craig and Tammy Temple

Location

Hendersonville, TN

Date

April 4, 2009

Equipment

Celestron C8 SCT with Celestron f/6.3 FR/FF on Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided; modified Canon 350D w/Astronomik EOS Clip IR filter + 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; Best 96/105 120s @ ISO 1600; Captured/Calibrated/Registered/Stacked/Initial processing in ImagesPlus; Post processed in Photoshop CS4

Description

M51 in Canes Venatici is a beautiful face-on spiral just 3 degrees NE of Alkaid, the last star in the handle of The Big Dipper. The small companion galaxy is NGC5195. This image is slightly over 3 hours total integration time taken on April 4, 2009. The temperature was about 60° F.

Photographer

Kanad Mandke

E-mail

kanadmandke@gmail.com

Location

Bellatrix Observatory Italy

Date

6th April 09, 1:32GMT

Equipment

C14 Telescope in Bellatrix Observatory Italy. (virtual telescope)

Description

This photo was taken during 100HRA. The telescope is a virtual telescope, I used it remotely from Pune, India. Its a 1 minute exposure. Original file was in FITS format, converted into jpg. Special thanks to Dr. Gianluca Masi, Bealltrix Observatory Italy.

Photographer

Craig and Tammy Temple

Location

Hendersonville, TN

Date

April 3, 2009

Equipment

Celestron C8 SCT with Celestron f/6.3 FR/FF on Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided; modified Canon 350D w/Astronomik EOS Clip IR filter + 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; Best 22/30 120s @ ISO 1600 + Best 23/24 150s @ ISO 1600 + 20 180s @ ISO 1600; Captured/Calibrated/Registered/Stacked/Initial processing in ImagesPlus; Post processed in Photoshop CS4

Description

M104 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is called the Sombrero Galaxy because of it's dark lane and unusual central bulge. This image is a little more than 2.5 hours total integration time. Due to M104's location (low in the SE to SSE), we had to start off with shorter exposures and increase as the night progressed. This image was acquired on April 3, 2009. The temperature was about 50° F.

Photographer

Mark Sibole

E-mail

Astronomy@qteaser.com

Location

Fife Lake Michigan

Date

March 11 2009

Equipment

Explore Scientific 102 mm APO SXVF-H9 piggybacked on a LX200 10 inch

Description

This is an image of M82 taken from my Observatory in Fife Lake Michigan. It has 2 hours of luminance in 8 minute sub frames and 1 hour of Ha. It also has 40 minutes of color info per channel. I added the Ha to the luminance and red channel. For the full size image please go here. http://astronomy.qteaser.com/images/M82LhaRhaGBES102.jpg

Photographer

Kevin Cooper

E-mail

kevinjcooper@dodo.com.au

Location

Coonabarabran E149.28 S31.28

Date

17/3/2009 11:45 UT

Equipment

Canon 30D DSLR camera modified with Baader filter. Takahashi FSQ106ED telescope at 387mm focal length with focal reducer. Losmandy G11 mount. Maxim DL/CCD Camera, mount control and processing. 4 x 900 sec. exposures stacked.

Description

Part of vast Vela supernova remnant centered at 8h 31 -44 29

Photographer

John Tonks

Location

Sheffield UK

Date

29 March 2009 2300

Equipment

8 inch Klevtsov-Cassegrain DSI II Pro camera LRGB image 30 X 8Secs per filter unguided

Description

A moonless night(almost) and clear sky gave me a chance to capture this famous galaxy.

Photographer

Trevor

Location

My backyward 23 klms from city

Date

3rd April 2009

Equipment

Target: NGC3372 Eta Carinae Nebula Camera: Canon 350d modified Baader 2” Skyglow filter Exposure Capture: DLSR Focus Scope: Orion 80 ED Mount: EQ6 Pro Exposure Setting: Prime focus, ISO800 ICNR off Daylight WB Exposures: 10 x 330s total 55m taken 03/04/09 between 8:30pm and 9:30pm Seeing: Average, waxing gibbous moon 65% Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD Focus: DSLR Focus Stacking: DSS 10darks, 5flats, no bias applied stacking time 15-20 minutes Processing: PS CS3,

Description

Info: Situated in the Carina Carinae Nebula 10h 45m 59.52 bright diffuse nebula surrounding n Carinae easily visible with the naked eye. Discovered by Lacaille 1751-52. This giant diffuse nebula is one of the largest H II regions (composed of ionized hydrogen gas) in our Milky Way galaxy. The star forming nebula NGC 3372 has produced the very conspicuous peculiar star Eta Carinae, which is among the most massive and luminous stars in our Milky Way, and perhaps in the universe.

Photographer

Barry

E-mail

penemydean@hotmail.com

Location

AstroAcres (Beaver City, IN)

Date

4/4/2009 4:30AM (EST)

Equipment

Canon 50D with Orion 102ED 15 minute single exposure, ISO 1250, with Long Exposure Noise Reduction enabled. Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Orion ED80 Guidescope. Orion Atlas Mount

Description

NGC 6992 (Veil Nebula). Had to stay up late to get this guy.

Photographer

Dr. Anthony Recascino

E-mail

arecasc@mail.ucf.edu

Location

Ormrond Beach Florida

Date

December 31, 2008

Equipment

12 Inch Meade LX200 with Orion Deeop Sky Imager

Description

Planetary Nebula NGC 2438 with open cluster

Photographer

Craig & Tammy Temple

Location

Hendersonville, TN

Date

February 20, 2009

Equipment

Celestron C8 SCT at f/10 Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided Canon 350D (self-modified) w/2" Baader UV/IR cutoff filter 30 x 360s @ ISO 1600

Description

M97 is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Ursa Major. It is known as the Owl Nebula. This image is a 60% crop. 3 hours total exposure time taken on February 20, 2009. The temperature was 39° F.