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PhotographerScott GauerLocationUnited StatesDateJuly 16, 2011 4:00 EDTEquipmentCelestron NexStar 6SE, Canon PowerShot A630 (afocalwith at 17mm Plossl eyepiece in a 2x apochromatic Barlow lens) 30 exposures x 2 seconds per exposure. Stacked in Registax 6.DescriptionGot up extra early to snap some photos of Uranus and Neptune, and had some extra time for a few shots of Jupiter with its largest satellite. |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateJuly 31 2011, 1 amEquipmentCanon 40D and fisheye lens, exposure 25 seconds and ISO of 1600.DescriptionWith all the current solar activity going on some very beautiful auroras appeared as I was taking some pictures of the night sky, very beautiful. |
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PhotographerZbigniew ZEMBATYLocationArkaroola, South AutraliaDateJuly 22nd, 2011, 7 p.m.EquipmentCanon EOS 50D + EF-S 10mm/3.5DescriptionThe visibility of zodiac light (an extension of the Sun's corona) is usually associated with the latitudes close to equator. However from such a unique dark site like Arkaroola www.arkaroola.com.au in Southern Australia can be seen during WInter even from 30degrees south. It is interesting to note that not farer than 16 hours drive by car you may see Auroras at the same time (from Morngton Peninsula close to Melbourne) |
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PhotographerZbigniew ZEMBATYLocationArkaroola, South AutraliaDateJuly 19th, 2011, 10:21 p.m.EquipmentCanon ESO 50D + EF-S 10mm/3.5DescriptionLook at the north from Arkaroola, a unique dark site in South Australia, www.arkaroola.com.au shows low over horizon of the beautiful range of Flinders Mountains the constalations of Lyra and the Northern Corona (Corona Borealis). The latter one was thought by Aborigines as a bumerang. |
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PhotographerNeil HankeyLocationThe NetherlandsDateJuly and the begining of August 2011EquipmentTOA130F with SBIG ST10XEI Gemini G42+ mountDescriptionThis is a 2 panel mosaic of the Elephants Trunk region taken in H Alpha only at this time. Imaged over three difference night in the month of July and August due to the weather etc... I like the detail in the nebula in these monochrome images. The H Alpha filter really helps in marginal locations such as mine. Eventually, I plan to add the OIII and SII components in the future. |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationChula Vista, CaDate08-01-2011EquipmentC-8 with Field Flatter mounted on a CGEM, 80mm Orion Auto Guider, Sky Glow Filter( 1/4 mile away from Ralphs Shopping Center), Orion Star Shoot Pro. 30 - 5 minute images stacked in MaximDL then the High-100%, Mid-50%, Low-20% layered in Photo Shop.DescriptionM17 can be easily seen in binoculars and in a telescope the brighter portion of the nebula has the very distinctive shape of a swan, or the Greek letter Omega, or a horseshoe, hence its popular names. As with most bright emission nebulae, M17 is a large concentration of hydrogen gas and dust in space. The brighter portion of the nebula is about 15 light years wide, but the entire complex is much larger. The gas glows red from the emission of light from the gas which is excited by the ultra-violet light of hot young stars forming from the nebula. About 40 stars are involved in the open cluster associated with the nebulosity of M17, the brightest being magnitude 9.3. P.L. de Cheseaux discovered M17 in 1764, and Charles Messier independently observed it and listed it in his famous catalog in the same year. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate07/20/2011, 09:09ut, 09:11utEquipmentWO ZenithStar ED80II APO, F6.9, P/B LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, PGR Flea3 Ccd, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows.DescriptionA final transit of Atlantis over Puerto Rico and within hours of landing. Reaching an altitude of 84° and minutes later the ISS reaching at 87° altitude and close to transiting in front of the Moon. It was a magnificent event and one to last a lifetime. |
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PhotographerNeil HankeyLocationThe NetherlandsDate22-23/07/2011EquipmentTaken with a TOA130F @ F7 with ST10XE Mount is a GEMINI G42 from HungaryDescriptionClose up of the Elephants Trunk in Cepheus. H Alpha only, the total time is approx 3.5 hours The clouds were playing havoc with me, rolling in and out in fragmented clumps... Still I manage to persevere and only loss a few frames on this 2 nights imaging run. |
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PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate04:25 UT, 05-17-2011EquipmentA Meade DS series Saturn 114mm reflector telescope on a Meade alt-azimuth mount, and a Olympus C-750 UZ digital camera. Exposure time: 1/200 second, at f/2.8, ISO 50.DescriptionWaning Gibbous Moon in Scorpius. Some detail is visible on the east side, with the full Moon occurring 17 hours earlier. Antares was also nearby, but too far away to fit in the frame. |
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PhotographerSamuele GaspariniLocationCasole d'Elsa (Si) ItalyDate24.07.2011 00.00 AmEquipmentBaader Scopos 66ed with Skywatcher 80 flattener and reducer. 6 x 6 min with canon 1000d. Astronomik cls-ccd filter. Personal web site: www.astrobook.itDescriptionIc 5070 also know as Pelican Nebula and Ngc 7000 know as North America nebula are a Large area of emission nebula in the Costellation Cygnus near Deneb |
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