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Stars & Star Clusters
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PhotographerDr. Anthony RecascinoLocationOrmond Beach. FloridaDateApril 25, 2009Equipment12 Inch Meade LX200 with DSI II. Simple Photoshop processing.DescriptionThe premier globular cluster NGC 5139. Nice wide area shot of this fabulous globular cluster which is almost as large as the full moon in the night sky. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateMay 18, 2009EquipmentSBIG ST-4000XCM,Celestron 9.25 Reduced 0.63, Mach1GTO MountDescriptionMessier 3, SBIG ST-4000XCM, 14x600sec,Darks/Flats/Bias Applied,Imager Temp -20C,Celestron 9.25 Reduced 0.63,20% Crop. Messier 3 (also known as M3 or NGC 5272) is a globular cluster in the constellation Canes Venatici. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, and resolved into stars by William Herschel around 1784. This cluster is one of the largest and brightest, and is made up of around 500,000 stars. It is located at a distance of about 33,900 light-years away from Earth. Globular cluster M3 is extremely rich in variable stars: By 1978, 212 variables have been found, 186 periods determined, more than in every other globular cluster in our Milky Way galaxy. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateMay 17, 2009EquipmentSBIG ST-4000XCM, Celestron 9.25 reduced 0.63, Astro-Physics Mach1GTO MountDescriptionM56 Globular Cluster in Lyra. SBIG ST-4000XCM, 14x600sec,imager Temp -20C, 30% Crop. Messier 56 (M56, NGC 6779) is located about half-way between Beta Cygni (Albireo) and Gamma Lyrae in an extremely star-rich region. It is one of the less bright Messier globulars, especially lacking the bright core which most globulars have. Nevertheless it is not too difficult to resolve, even at its rather large distance |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationSan DiegoDate04/08/2008EquipmentWilliam Optics Megrez II ED 80mm mounted on a C-11 using a Canon 20D camera. One 5 minute exposure.DescriptionThe largest globular star cluster in our galaxy, Omega Centauri (aka NGC 5139). Omega Cen itself is about 15,000 light-years away and 150 light-years in diameter - the largest of 150 or so known globular star clusters that roam the halo of our galaxy. info taken from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070419.html |
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PhotographerDavid RosenthalLocationMidland Park, NJDate04.27.2009 12:30-3:10amEquipmentModified 400D,8 inch SCT @ f/8 34*240 second ISO 400 exposures. Taken between 12:30 and 3:10 AM EST Atlas EQ-G PHD guided with a 66SD + DSI Pro I Calibrated [30B|30D|30F] and Sigma Clip combined in MaximDL 5 Processed in PSCS3 with GXT and Noel Carboni's ActionsDescriptionM13, also called the `Great globular cluster in Hercules', is one of the most prominent and best known globulars of the Northern celestial hemisphere. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, who noted that `it shows itself to the naked eye when the sky is serene and the Moon absent.' According to Charles Messier, who cataloged it on June 1, 1764, it is also reported in John Bevis' "English" Celestial Atlas. |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateApril 16, 2009EquipmentOrion 80ED (f/7.5); Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided; Canon 350D (self-modified) with Astronomik IR-block EOS clip filter + 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; 40 x 150s @ ISO 1600DescriptionThis globular cluster in Canes Venatici was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. It is made up of about 500,000 stars. At magnitude 6.2, is is visible to the naked eye in very dark skies. This image is a total of 100 minutes and the temperature was 56° F. The mag. 14.1 galaxy NGC5263 is visible above M3 near the top of the image. |
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PhotographerGerald MaderoLocationCornville, AZDate07/28/2008EquipmentMeade LXD75 8" SCT, Canon Rebel XTi @ prime focus. 5 second exposure. Processed in Photoshop CS4DescriptionThe beautiful double star Albireo shown on a cool summer night in northern Arizona. |
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PhotographerAndresLocationBuenos AiresDateApril 4th. 2009EquipmentOrion 100/600 refractor telescope, eq5 dual axis mount DSLR Canon 300d cameraDescription20 frames, 10 darks stacked in DSS soft, edited with photoshop cs. |
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PhotographerFabiomassimo CastelluzzoLocationRiano (Rome)Date27march 2009 23 + 1EquipmentNewton 10 inch f 4.8, eq6 pro, autoguide magz, baader coma corrector, canon 350D unmodifiedDescriptionunder a quite polluted sky with low transparency, I took this picture relative to the planetary nebula and the open cluster. The planetary is visible with focal lenght about 1 meter. In wide field is not good visible but it possible to see the M47 open cluster, quite close to M46 |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationPottawatomie Co., KansasDateMay 4, 2008EquipmentGuided Canon Rebel XTi with an 85mm Nikkor lens @ f/5.6; 3 minute exposue at ISO 800.DescriptionHere are three fine Messier objects all "clustered" together in Auriga: M36, M37, and M38. Open clusters all, these winter sparklers are an easy target with binoculars, and resolve well in scopes as small as 4 inches in diameter. |
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