Photo Gallery:
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerSusan Cooley and Alex McConahayLocationMy backyard in Los Angeles, CADate9:00 pm May 5, 2011EquipmentCanon EOS Digital Rebel with Tamron 200-500 lens mounted on a tripodDescriptionFrom my backyard, this picture was take of the two day old new crescent moon setting in the west. The moon hangs in the sky as if dangling from a string right next to the Griffith Observatory. The Observatory is located on top of Mt. Hollywood in Griffith Park which is right in the middle of the City of Los Angeles, CA The photo was taken by Susan J. Cooley and edited by Alex McConahay. |
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PhotographerPaulLocationLas Cruces, NMDate7 Jul 11 8pmEquipmentMeade DS-2114 with a Meade Deep Sky Imager IIDescriptionmoon |
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PhotographerJerome TremblayLocationMontreal, CanadaDateAug. 2nd 2011EquipmentSkyWatcher 102mm refractor BK1025 (500mm short tube); EQ3-2 (motorized 2 axes) mount; Orion SSPIAG; Mosaic of 3 pictures (500 images per shot); Registax 5; PhotoShop 7 (only for mosaic assembly. No other processing).DescriptionThe setting crescent Moon over Montreal, Canada. |
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PhotographerJerry FergerLocationRochester, NYDate8-4-2011, 12:02 AMEquipmentTEC 140 f/7, Canon 500D, 1600 ASA, 24X240 sec Guided with Lodestar on Orion OAG. AP 1200 mount.DescriptionM16, the Eagle Nebula. |
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PhotographerJerry FergerLocationRochester, NYDate8-4-2011, 11:20 PMEquipmentTEC 140, f/7, Canon 500D, ISO 800, 10X 240 sec, guided with Lodestar in Orion Deluxe OAG, AP 1200 Mount.DescriptionM13, the Hercules Globular Cluster. |
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PhotographerJoe PeruleroLocationJerrara Dam NSW AustraliaDate29/7/2011 10pmEquipmentSbig ST-8300M and Williams Optics Megrez 120 at f7.5 Mount was NEQ6 Goto MountDescriptionThis image shows the Eagle Nebula and the pillars of Creation within. This area contains the birth of new stars that can be seen bursting forth from the dense clouds of nebula. |
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Photographerpejman shojaeeLocationALAMUT,qazvinDate4 augustEquipmentcanon 500d , Tristar tripod , estimated 130 photosDescriptionthis the castel where the mongolians couldn't conquered it , and at last the burn it , this castle belongs to hassan sabbah , in saljughi period |
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PhotographerHerb BubertLocationDerry, NHDate9/6 & 9/7/10EquipmentTV 101 @ f/4.3, G-11, ST-8300 Baader Ha & OIII filtersDescriptionNorth American Nebula in Cygnus. |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Oservatory, Portland, OR, USADate2011-07-02 07:57UT start of exposuresEquipmentTelescope/mount: Celestron Compustar C14 with 0.75x focal reducer (f/8). Camera: SBIG STL 11000M with Baader Planetarium filters. Exposures: LRGB=102:84:84:84=5hours:54minutes total exposure. Self-guided.DescriptionM27 is a planetary nebula that lies about 1200 light-years from Earth and has a diameter of about 2.4 light-years. It's expansion rate indicates that the red giant that spawned it erupted between 3000 and 4000 years ago. The white dwarf remanant of the red giant is the small blue star at the center of the nebula. This image shows some of the subtle detail inside the nebula. |
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PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate00:20 UT, 12-19-2010EquipmentOlympus C-750 UZ digital camera, on a Sunpak photo tripod. Exposure time: 5 seconds, at f/3.2, ISO 50.DescriptionAlmost Full Moon rising above the Santa Catalina mountains, which I was not able to capture in this frame, on a cold Winter evening. |
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