Photographer

Raul

Location

Ocentejo -Spain-

Date

17 noviembre 2012

Equipment

Vixen ED81 Nq6pro Canon 450D refrigerada por XAP

Description

An object is visible to the naked eye in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology, located next to the constellation Taurus

Photographer

Jim Cadieux

Location

Winter Star Party Scout Key Florida

Date

2/07/2013 0430

Equipment

Televue Np127 at prime focus with Canon 60Da single 180 second exposure at 3200 ISO on a Losmandy G11 Mount

Description

One of the reasons I go south for Winter Star each year is to gaze at Omega Centauri. 10th magnitude M68 in Hydra is at the same RA directly above for caomparison.

Photographer

Abhijit Juvekar

E-mail

ak_juvekar@yahoo.com

Location

Dombivli, India.

Date

17 March 2013 at 09:13 PM

Equipment

Used Sky-watcher 6 inch Dobsonian Telescope with Canon EOS 550D DSLR at prime focus.

Description

Lunar occultation of 5.5 Mag. Star 1 Tauri (HIP 19388) Started 09:13 PM Ended 10:06 PM Observed from Dombivli, India. Clear Sky condition with Moderate City Light Pollution. Equipment used - Canon EOS 550D DSLR at prime focus of Sky-watcher 6 inch Dobsonian Telescope. EXIF Data Manual mode ISO 800 Shutter 0.6 Sec. Inset image cropped to get closeup views.

Photographer

Bob Franke

Location

Chino Valley, AZ

Date

1/7/2013 to 1/17/2013

Equipment

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ – 106ED @ f/5 Mount: Losmandy G11 Camera: SBIG STF – 8300 Filters: Baader LRGB Exposure Time (s) Lum 390 min (39 x 10 min) Red 70 min ( 7 x 10 min) Green 90 min ( 9 x 10 min) Blue 120 min (12 x 10 min)

Description

M45, the Pleiades cluster, is probably the most famous cluster in the sky. The cluster is easily visible with the naked eye. However, it is best viewed with binoculars or small telescopes. Although the cluster is also called the Seven Sisters, it actually contains over 3000 stars. Located in the constellation of Taurus, M45 is about 400 light-years away and only 13 light-years across.

Photographer

Todd Burnett

Location

Michigan...Gratiot-Saginaw State Game area

Date

12-12-2012 10;30pm

Equipment

William Optics FLT 110 triplet, CGEM mount, Orion starshoot auto guider, Baader UHC/LPR filter, Pentax K5, iso 400, 3 - 9 minute exposures processed and stacked in L4 and CS5.

Description

The blue reflection nebula of M45, the Pleiades, in the constellation Tauras.

Photographer

Ramon Delgado

Location

Albalate de Zorita, Spain

Date

23/09/2012 - 01:46 UT

Equipment

Refractor TS Photoline 80mm/f7 and Canon 350D without IR filter at prime focus

Description

The open cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopeia, also known, at least in Spain, as the ET by drawing that form its stars. FOV 1,71x1,13, with a resolution of 2.35 s arc/pixel

Photographer

Lynn Hilborn

E-mail

lynnhilborn@yahoo.ca

Location

processed in Grafton,Ontario

Date

processed March 5, 2013

Equipment

Hubble Telescope Legacy Archives data processed

Description

NGC 602 taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Data processed by Lynn Hilborn on March 05, 2013. Data from the Hubble Legacy Archives established by the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602.

Photographer

Doug Lozen

E-mail

douglozen@comcast.net

Location

Sanibel Island, SW Florida

Date

February 3, 2013 2:00 UT

Equipment

Telescope or Lens Used: Televue 60mm is refractor Aperture: 60mm Focal Ratio: f/6 Camera: Canon EOS 550D, Gary Honis Modified Mount: Celestron CGEM, Hypertuned Filter(s): Baader UV/IR Replacement filter Exposure Time(s): 35 images at 180 seconds each; total integration time 1.75 hours Special Techniques Used: Processed in Photoshop CS3

Description

NGC 869 and 884 form a beautiful pairing in the autumn and winter skies of the Northern Hemisphere. The Milky Way of Cassiopeia and Perseus creates a perfect backdrop for the Double Cluster.

Photographer

Tibor mihalovits

E-mail

mtibor64@comcast.net

Location

Central PA

Date

9/20/12

Equipment

10x10min iso800,darks,flats Canon T1i AT72ED/AT2FF mounted on the LX200 Guided with PHD-50mm/SSAG Takne outside of town in the green-zone.

Description

The Pleiades-M45 also called as the Seven Sisters,lies in the constellation Taurus.One of the nearest star cluster to Earth.

Photographer

Rahul Sud

E-mail

rahulsudphotography@gmail.com

Location

Jalori Pass, Kullu,Indian Himalayas

Date

11th Sept , 2012

Equipment

Nikon D 7000 Lens : Nikkor 18-35mm

Description

I was in a real gloomy mood inside my tent whilst on a recent trek.I had this urge to go out and have a drag around 9 PM. Who said diamonds are found only on earth..i saw them scattered across the sky , as i stepped out of my tent..into the crisp , cold, rarefied mountain air, ...and as if to add to the beauty, the woolly mist rolled in out of nowhere ...and enveloped the valley in an affectionate hug...much like a mother hugging her new born child in winter ...i was only a privileged spectator...and blessed too..for it was ordained for me to witness the sublime union ...and so i thanked the stars of my existence that they allowed me the honor of this gentle and encompassing spectacle...i am blessed in ways that elude the ordinary mortals ...such are the honors and pleasures that life bestows upon me.