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Photographer

John Stetson

E-mail

jstetson@maine.rr.com

Location

Scarborough, Maine

Date

August, 14, 2007

Equipment

webcam and a refractor with a solar filter

Description

This is a composite of seventeen images of the ISS and the Space Shuttle transiting the sun. George Whitney, Rob Burgess, and Kirk Rogers of the Southern Maine Astronomers were present for this event.
 

Photographer

P-M Hedén

E-mail

clearskies@bostream.nu

Location

Riala, Sweden

Date

20007-08-14 21.46.51UT

Equipment

20mm Sigma objective, Canon Digital Rebel XT on a CG-5 mount

Description

A lovely night with around 80 Perseids (15 fireballs) and some Kappa Cygnids meteors during a two hours session. On this photo you can see two Perseids and one Kappa Cygnid meteor striking through the MilkyWay.
 

Photographer

Curt Renz

E-mail

curt@curtrenz.com

Location

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Date

2007 JUL 29 at 20:33 CDT

Equipment

Sony Cyber-shot DSC F717 digital camera on tripod

Description

Photo of rising Full Moon was take 8 minutes after moonrise and 18 minutes after sunset. The Moon’s shape and color were noticeably distorted by atmospheric refraction and Rayleigh scattering at its low altitude. There was a slight haze along the horizon. The lights are from a village baseball field.
 

Photographer

sadegh ghomizadeh

E-mail

jamco@parsonline.net

Location

IRAN Tehran

Date

30/7/2007

Equipment

celestron C 11+ToUcam pro III mono+IR Cut filter +3x Barlow=astronomic RGB filters+G 11 mount

Description

I took at 28 degeers this image total 1000 frames RGB software regitax 3 +PS seeing was good not excellent .I hope You admire.
 

Photographer

Efrain Morales

E-mail

jaicoa52@yahoo.com

Location

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Date

July 30th 00:35ut

Equipment

Meade LX200gps 10in. OTA, Celestron CGE Mount, DMK21AF04 Ccd

Description

On this session of Jupiter Red jr could be seen coming into view on the top right side of the image.
 

Photographer

myron wasiuta

Location

backyard observatory-Spotsylvania, Virginia

Date

sunday, july22, 2007 10:30EDT

Equipment

AT-66 f/6 refractor piggybacked on CGE 1400

Description

Shows the close approach of Comet Linear and globular cluster M3.
 

Photographer

myron wasiuta

E-mail

myrnteryx4@aol.com

Location

spotsylvania, virginia

Date

sunday, july 22, 2007

Equipment

AT-66 refractor and ST-402ME ccd camera. Mounted piggyback on CGE 1400

Description

This image is a combination of three 2 minute exposures using the AT-66 refractor and ST-402 ME ccd camera. The trails are aircraft lights. This was my best shot that shows a hint of tail from the comet.
 

Photographer

Pat Pinnell

Location

Villa Ridge, Mo.

Date

July 22 2007 10:13 p.m.

Equipment

Meade 10" Schmidt-Newtonian UHTC, LXD75, Canon 300D 60 seconds, iso 800, f/4

Description

comet:C/2006 VZ13 and Messier 003
 

Photographer

Joe Forster

Location

Jelloway, Ohio

Date

7-22-07 11:oopm

Equipment

8inch Celestron Ultima 2000, f6.3 adapter, Canon 10D. Iso3200, 30 seconds

Description

Comet LINEAR (C/2006 VZ13) and M3
 

Photographer

Michael J. Cook

Location

Newcastle, Ontario

Date

2007-07-21 5:47 - 2:31 UT

Equipment

0.3m Lx200 f/4 + DSI PRO II 120 x 20s (40 min) No filter Thin cloud and light pollution

Description

The comets faint tail can be seen jetting out to the left of the nucleus. North is up and east is left. The comet was imaged low in the west after the Moon had set, but immersed in a light pollution dome from the City of Toronto.
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