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Our Solar System
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PhotographerJames McAfeeLocationSunriver, ORDate4/22/2009 0630EquipmentTEC 140, Canon 40D at prime focus.DescriptionTaken shortly after Venus emerges from lunar occultation |
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PhotographerMichael J. HutchinsonLocationLongmont, ColoradoDateApril 22, 2009EquipmentCanon PowerShot A590 IS digital cameraDescriptionI saw and photographed Venus and the moon before Venus disapppeared behind the moon. |
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PhotographerHerb BubertLocationDerry, NHDate4-15-09 10PMEquipment11" Starmaster ELT on Tom'O equatorial platform. Nikon Coolpix 4500.DescriptionThis image shows how the angle of Saturn's rings has changed from our perspective over a 6 year period. |
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PhotographerDave WeixelmanLocationNevada City, CADate5:05 am PDT, April 22, 2009EquipmentStellarvue 105 mm at f7.0 Canon 350D, 1 second exposure at ISO 200. Losmandy GM-8 mountDescriptionBeautiful occultation of the planet Venus from the Sierra Nevada in California. Disappearnce of Venus occurred under a dark sky at approximately 5:10 am. This exposure was taken just before disappearance. |
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PhotographerSimon ChungLocationRichmond, B.C.Date5:30amEquipmentBorg 76ED @ f5.6 Nikon D300DescriptionThe crescent Moon seconds away from eclipsing crescent Venus. |
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PhotographerStanley KernsLocationGreeley, ColoradoDate6 AM on the 22ndEquipmentNikon D70 and Sigma 400mm f4DescriptionTaken as the Moon approached Venus on the morning of the 22 |
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PhotographerTom PolakisLocationTempe, AZDateApril 22, 2009; 12:10 UTEquipment10" f/5.5 Newtonian on Schaefer equatorial mount. Monochrome DMK series camera by The Imaging SourceDescriptionThis is a stack of 100 video frames of Venus and the moon just before ingress. |
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PhotographerRandy BuchwaldLocationHarken Observatory - Pewaukee, WIDate4/22/2009Equipment12" Meade LX200 GPS with Canon EOS450D, 1/250th sec exposures at ASA100DescriptionThis is the onset of occultation. Individual frames were first processed using MaxIm DL IP. Susequently processed with GIMP2 and then with Registax4. Stacked on moon to preserve crater detail and show relative position of Venus to the lunar limb. Also, one image stacked on Venus and substitued for first in sequence. Could not see moon with naked eye in morning sunshine, but the telescope knew where to find Venus! Had not observed planets in daytime before. It was a good learning experience. |
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PhotographerRick BaldridgeLocationCampbell, CADateApril 22, 2009 5:10am PDTEquipmentStellaVue ED 80mm telescope, 560mmf.l. taken with a Canon XTi Rebel digital camera, 1/3 sec exposure at ISO 800 setting.DescriptionVenus about three minutes away from being occulted by the Moon. |
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PhotographerDewey AndersonLocationArvada CODate22 Apr 2009, ~6:20amEquipmentFujifilm FinePix A345 digital camera held up against eyepiece of Celestron 8.DescriptionTip of Venus's crescent just touching the Moon as it begins to be occulted by the Moon on April 22, 2009. Taken with a camera held to the eyepiece, vignetting controlled the brightness. |
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