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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerPaul BamburyLocationMiltonDate20th August 11pmEquipmentSkywatcher 200p Newtonian on HEQ5pro, with Canon T2i, guiding with QHY5 on finderscope, via Phd.DescriptionPicture was coompiled for 40x 1min exposures at ISO 800. Stacked in Nebulosity, tuned in Photoshop CS4. Comet C2009 P1 Garradd, my first comet photo. |
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PhotographerDaniel Isaac JohnsonLocationSavannah, TNDate8/19/2011EquipmentOrion XT8 Classic Dob., Baader 8MM eyepiece, Orion Steadypix afocal camera adapter, and a Sony DSC-W330 camera.DescriptionInteresting shadows on the terminator |
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PhotographerCurtasu MihaiLocationValea Frumoasei, RomaniaDate03/08/2011EquipmentCanon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L lens on Astrotrac mount - total of 30 minutes exposureDescriptionOne of many great images i took in this site in Romania, one of few locations where there's still no light-pollution and where the sky can easily reach 7.0 or higher visual magnitude. |
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PhotographerJaroslaw SmolarLocationTorun/Poland/EUDate03.08.2011EquipmentED80 Gold version + QHY8 + Celestron OAG + AllCCd5 mono (guiding) + Celestron Advanced Series GTDescriptionConjuction of M15 and Garrad comet |
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Photographerrobert fieldsLocationHowell, MIDate8/23/2011EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 180 and SBIG STL 4020DescriptionThe iris nebula |
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PhotographerBrian CombsLocationBuena Vista, GADateAugust 3, 2011EquipmentC14@f/28 Paramount ME PGR Flea 3DescriptionThis image shows Jupiter and it's moon Ganymede. Note that Ganymede is only 1.5" and yet detail is easily seen. |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJuly 30,31 and August1,2011EquipmentTEC 140 @f7 and FLI ML8300 camera with Baader filters. Takahashi NJP mount with TEMMA2.DescriptionThe Bubble nebula NGC 7635 in Hubble pallette SII,Ha,OIII. Total 9.5 hours... 3.5 hours Ha, 3 hours each of OII and SII all 30 min subs binned 1x1. TEC 140 @f7 and FLI ML8300 camera with Baader filters. Takahashi NJP mount TEMMA2. Taken by Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Obs, Grafton, Ontario |
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PhotographerCurtasu MihaiLocationValea Frumoasei, RomaniaDate02/08/2011EquipmentCelestron 9.25" with a focal reducer and an astrobaader photographic filter. Canon 40D.DescriptionI'm really lucky to shot this image because the sky was cloudy and just before it started to set behind the fir trees it cleared up. |
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PhotographerDavid Michael CarterLocationLeague City, TXDateAugust 3, 2011. Approx. 1:30 A.M.EquipmentBody: Canon 550D (T2i) Lens: 50mm f/1.8 (Mark 1) Tripod used. 5 Second exposure, ISO 1600, Stopped to f/2.8 Nine images stacked with DSS. Contrast enhanced.DescriptionThe other night, I was using my 50mm lens to search for new photo subjects around Sagittarius. I was taking a 5 second exposure when a meteor filled the frame. The position of the meteor rules out the possibility of it being a Capricornid. Perseus was very low on the northeastern horizon at the time, making it highly unlikely that I caught an early Perseid. It seems that I caught a stray meteor in the narrow frame of a 50mm lens, during a 5 second exposure. I am also about 20 minutes from Downtown Houston, making the light pollution horrible. Visible in the photo are M16, M17, M18, M22, M23, M24, and M25. |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateJuly 11, 22, 23, 26 & 27, 2011EquipmentTelescope: Stellarvue Raptor SVR105 @ f/7 Accessories: Stellarvue SFF7-21 flattener; Dew control by Dew Buster; Alnitak Flat-Man Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G controlled by EQMOD performance tuned by Astrotroniks (Ha); Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 (OIII, SII) Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII, SII Exposure: 12 x 20min. (Ha); 18 x 20min. (OIII); 18 x 20min. (SII) Acquisition: ImagesPlus 4.0c Camera Control Processing: Calibration, DDP in Images Plus v4.0; Registration in Registar Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5; Noise NinjaDescriptionThe Elephant Trunk Nebula, IC1396A, is a region of concentrated interstellar gas and dust that lies in the ionized gas region of the star cluster IC1396, and is located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. Other designations for this object are LBN 452 & vdB 142. The image seen here is shown in false-color using a "modified" Hubble palette as outlined by Bob Franke. |
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