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PhotographerPaolo CandyLocationCimini Observatory, ItalyDateOctober 25, 2006 17:15 UTEquipmentNikon 800 millimeter ED-IF lens at f/5.6, SBIG STL6303E CCD camera binned 2x2. 8 minute total exposures.DescriptionComet Swan in outburst! |
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PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationFalmouth, MaineDateNovember 6, 2006 17:52 UTEquipmentCoronado SolarMax 90 hydrogen-alpha solar telescope with a Lumenera SkyNyx 2-0 CCD webcam.DescriptionThe sun's eastern limb brightened dramatically at 17:35 UT. The first image was captured at 17:52 UT, and the second picture was taken five minutes later. By 18:04 this flare event was no longer visible at the eyepiece. So fast as to be mercurial. |
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PhotographerSachin PilankarLocationMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDate12:15am localEquipment4-inch reflector telescope, 25 mm wide angle eyepiece, 3.3 mega pixel digital Camera |
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PhotographerKenneth MooreLocationMyrtle Beach, SCDateSeptember 28, 2006, 10:00pm localEquipment8" Newtonian reflector wirh a Sony Digital CameraDescriptionThe photo is of a nearly first quarter moon, my first attempt at photography through a telescope. |
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PhotographerRalf VandeberghLocationthe NetherlandsDateOctober 10, 2006 19:01-19:51 UTCEquipment10-inch Newtonian reflector at f/4.8 with ATK-1HS CCD camera. Composite of several exposures between 0.5 and 10 seconds.DescriptionDetailed view of the coma and the area of the core of the comet, enhanced by using a rotational gradient filtered processing. The brightest streamer we see is the beginning of the ion-tail.On the other side of the core, there are a few fainter jets, visible on most comets when approaching the Sun. |
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PhotographerLaurent LavederLocationQuimper, Bretagne, FranceDate10/07/06, 01:30 AMEquipmentCanon 350D digital SLR camera with a 2 x Barlow and William Optics Megrez 80 refractor (October) and Olympus Camedia 5060 + DCL-4337 + William Optics Megrez 80 refractor (January) on a tripod. 1/250 second exposure at ISO 400.DescriptionThe biggest Full Moon in 2006: 33'45" (near the perigee). The Full Moon of January 2006 was the smallest: 29'40" (near the apogee). That makes a variation of 14% for the diameter and 30% for the surface! Don't miss the animationshowing the variation: http://photoastronomique.net/geant/0601-0610.html |
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PhotographerEric JacobLocationSanta Barbara, CADate11:15 pm. October 6, 2006EquipmentMeade 2130AT 5-inch refractor on alt-az goto mount, Pentax Optio digital camera on auto setting.DescriptionAccording to Starry Night software, the moon was 99.96% full at this time. |
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Photographerpaul rickettsLocationHelper, UtahDate8-14-06EquipmentMeade 90mm ETX, Meade DSI CCD camera.DescriptionA 25 picture mosaic of the Moon. Each frame is 50 exposures stacked using Meade Autostar Envisage. The composite was stitched together using Adobe Photoshop. |
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PhotographerDan HicksLocationAlexis Creek, British Columbia, CanadaDateJuly 29th, 2006 21:02 hrs PDTEquipmentCanon EOS 30D digital SLR camera with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f 4.5-5.6L IS USM image stabilization lens and 1.4 x teleconverter. Tv 1/100 Av 5.6 ISO 100 FL 400 mm (film equivalence 640 mm), image capture - Canon Raw file.DescriptionThe quarter Moon in a partially cloudy evening twilight sky. |
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PhotographerRick FienbergLocationDanbury, New HampshireDateOctober 14, 2006, 8:15 p.m. EDTEquipmentTele Vue-85 apo refractor @ f/5.6 and Canon 20Da digital SLR camera piggybacked on a pier mounted Meade 14-inch RCX400 with Milburn wedge.DescriptionComet SWAN low in the northwest. This is a stack of five 5-minute exposures processed by my colleague Sean Walker. |
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