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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationFlint Hills - Kansas.DateMay 4, 2008, 10:01 pm, CDTEquipmentThis is a 3 minute exposure with a Canon Rebel XTi (Hutech modified) and a 24mm Nikkor lens @ f/4 and a Tiffen Fog2 filter at ISO 800.DescriptionAfter being reminded of the alignment of Mars with Pollux and Castor in Gemini, I made this image after photographing Mercury and the Pleiades. The glow in the bottom right of the pic is from the zodiacal light. |
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PhotographerRichard S. BellLocationKalamazoo, MIDateMay 6, 2008 @ 8:37 pm EDTEquipmentCanon 300D and Sigma 70-300mm zoom lens set at 214mm.DescriptionThe eastern-half of North America was treated to a nice conjunction of the Waxing Crescent Moon and Mercury on the evening of May 6. The weather turned out to be near-perfect in West Michigan that day so I was able to capture the scene above. The only thing that's missing is a gentle spring breeze and the sound of geese "honking" in the distance. Mercury can be found about 2 degrees below and slightly to the left of the 2% illuminated Moon. |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationPauleasca, RomaniaDateJuly 12, 2007EquipmentCanon EOS 30D with Canon EF 50 f/1.4 at 2.2, 30s at ISO 3200. I used a convex mirror to emulate the effect of a fisheye lensDescriptionThe image shows the summer sky in all its splendor. The Summer Triangle is high in the sky and the Milky Way is visible from horizon to horizon. |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationPauleasca, RomaniaDateJuly 12, 2007EquipmentCanon EOS 5D with Canon EF 17-40 f/4L at 17/5, 2x160s at ISO 1600. Manually guided with a Vixen 60/900 refractor on a motorized EQ5 mount.DescriptionWide field image of the Summer Milky Way: from Sagittarius to Cepheus. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationCimarron Co., Oklahoma, USA.DateOct. 21, 2001, just before morning twilightEquipmentThis is a 30 mionute exposure with a 16mm Nikkor fisheye lens @ f/5.6 on a Mamiya 120 back with Fuji Provia 400F pushed to ISO 1600.DescriptionThe zodiacal light, or "false dawn," is joined by the rising of Venus. Farther west on the ecliptic is brilliant Jupiter and saturn. Faint bands of green airglow can be seen paralleling the horizon on the right. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USA.Date7-17-07; 02:50 UTEquipmentCanon Rebel XTi with an 85mm Nikkor lens @ f/4. 60 second exposure at ISO 100.DescriptionRegulus, the "Prince" of Leo, is honored by a gathering of Queen Venus, Queen Luna, and King Saturn. Note 31 Leonis just to the right of Venus, and Eta Leonis in the upper right of the frame. |
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PhotographerRichard LubenLocationEl Capitan State Beach, CADate30 June 2007, 8:21 pmEquipmentCamera: Canon 20Da Lens: Canon EF 24-70 L at 24 mm, f/2.8, 8 sec exposure ISO 400 Original Resolution 3504 x 2336 Processed in Photoshop CS3 (curves and contrast)DescriptionThis shows Venus and Saturn in their conjunction the evening of June 30, with the stars of Leo appearing above the conjunction in the post-sunset twilight. |
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PhotographerAli NorouziLocationAbyaneh,IranDate11/8/2007EquipmentCanon 350d,sigma 17mm lens @ f/2.8 at Iso1600,45s.DescriptionThe Summer Milky Way in a Dark Sky. |
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PhotographerLaurent LavederLocationLesconil, Bretagne, FranceDateSeptember 5, 2007, 11:00 PMEquipmentCanon 30D + Sigma 30mm at f/1.4 on a tripod. 10 s at 1600 ISO. 14 pictures (processed in DxO Optics) used to realize this panoramic view with PTGui. Then color correction, contrast, and luminosity adjustments in Photoshop.DescriptionWednesday, I was on the Beach. There, during last Full Moon, someone has built a strange tribe of stone characters with rocks picked up around. Nobody knows who he is, but the result is fantastic! In the pictures, those odd creatures seem to contemplate the Milky Way. On the right, Jupiter is reflecting in the ocean. In this gallery, you'll see many other pictures taken that night. |
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Photographeralan r grillo mdLocationbeaver island, michiganDatejuly 18, 2007 03:30Equipmentcanon digital rebel, iso 400, 10 min exp, 18 zoom, auto white balance, 4.5 apature guided piggy backed, polar mount, meade lx 90 emc contrast/brightness adjusted in photoshopDescriptionthis is one of my first attempts at piggy backed guided astrophotgraphy. central milkyway galaxy, sagitarius on horizon m-8, m20, m-17 |
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