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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerRichard SessionsLocationCape Town,South AfricaDate30 June 2011,15:48 UTEquipmentNikon D80+500mm(x1.5)f8 lens@f16,ISO 100,1/200sec,tripod.DescriptionIt was ten minutes before sunset looking across the South Atlantic ocean at a wonderfully clear horizon as I set up the camera with thoughts of a possible green flash.With five minutes to go,however,a large bank of clouds obscured the sun but just at the right moment,in a most serendipitous movement of the clouds,a gap appeared and a green flash could be seen by the naked eye for about a second. |
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PhotographerTom MurdicLocationFranklin, TN.DateSaturday, July 2,2011; 10:30pm cstEquipmentModified Canon XT Tamron 135mm telephoto len with Astronomik CLS filter. Celestron CI 700 GEMDescriptionThis image show a 5 degree field of view around Antares and M4 showing the Rho Ophiuchus Nebula complex. This image shows two globular nebula, bright as well as dark nebula. |
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PhotographerYves TremblayLocationLac Simon, QC, CanadaDate1 july 2011, 23:00h to 01:30EquipmentEON 120mm @ f :7.5 (FL :900) on Skywatcher EQ6 QHY9 mono (1.2”/pixel) camera through Baader LRGB filters Guiding with QHY5 on a 9x50 16 x 240s in L, bin1 12 x 90s in RGB, bin2 Maxim DL Photoshop CS5DescriptionI captured this picture of the Hercules Cluster from my cottage up north in Quebec (Canada) on the night of the 1st of July 2011. The object had just past the meridian at zenith when I first started to capture images once it was dark enough around 11pm. We can clearly spot many small galaxies throughout the field which to me makes this picture all the more interesting! |
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PhotographerBrian CombsLocationBuena Vista, GADateJuly 6, 2011 9:45 UTEquipmentC14@f/28 Paramount ME PGR Flea 3DescriptionSeeing was excellent this morning when this image was taken. |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationChula Vista, CaDateJune 25-26, 2011EquipmentC-8, 80mm Guide Scope, Auto Guided, CGEM Mount, Sky Glow Filer( live 1/4 mile from a Ralph Shopping Center ), StarShootPro CCD.DescriptionTaken June 25 and 26, 2011. 17 - 5 minutes images stacked in MaximDL. The High( as base ) and Low( 50% ) images from MaximDL layered in PhotoShop. |
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PhotographerPaul DuncanLocationChew's Ridge Carmel Valley, CaDateJuly 3rd 2011EquipmentAstro-Physics AP130 EDT@f6.2 with .75tx on AP900GTO QSI583wsg 60'red and green 80'blue unbinned Astrodon Gen2 filtersDescriptionPart of the much larger Lagoon Nebula. NGC6559 also includes IC4685, B303 Nebula IC4684, 1274, 1274; B91 |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJuly 06 and 08, 2011EquipmentTEC 140@f7 and FLI ML8300 camera on Takahashi NJP mountDescriptionvdB152 in Cepheus..."Feeding on Stars" Lum 1x1 27x10m, RGB each 2x2 12x5m. Taken by Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Observatory, |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateJune 30, 2011 & July 2, 2011EquipmentTelescope: Stellarvue Raptor SVR105 @ f/7 Accessories: Stellarvue SFF7-21 flattener; Dew control by Dew Buster Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G controlled by EQMOD performance tuned by Astrotroniks Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII Exposure: 12 x 20min. OIII, 11 x 20min. Ha Acquisition: ImagesPlus 4.0c Camera Control Processing: Calibration, DDP in Images Plus v4.0 Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5 using Steve Cannistra’s bi-color combination technique Date(s): June 30, 2011 & July 2, 2011 SQM reading (begin - end): N1:19.21-19.20; N2:19.00-clouds Temperature (begin - end): N1:76.8ºF-68.5ºF; N2:78.8ºF-73.8FºDescriptionFound in the constellation Cygnus, the Eastern Veil Nebula supernova remnant, also known as Caldwell 33, is comprised of three portions. The brighter portion, NGC 6992, connects with NGC 6995 and IC1340 and is displayed here in "bi-color" representation. Narrowband filters were used to isolate the H-alpha and OIII emissions and reveal the structure of the nebula. Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel, The Veil complex (or Cygnus Loop) appears dim since it is spread over a large area. The source supernova violently exploded some 5,000 - 8,000 years ago leaving only these expanding filaments behind. |
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PhotographerCarlos Di NalloLocationAvellaneda-ArgentinaDate12.06.2011Equipmentreflector telescope 150/750 , camera QHY5T with eyepiece 6.3mmDescriptionPhotographs of Saturn, obtained from 400 video frames, processed with Registax 5 |
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PhotographerJoao VieiraLocationTorres Novas, PortugalDateJune 2011EquipmentWilliam Optics Zenithstar 110 Atik 314L+, with Astronomik CLS and RGB filters. Losmandy G11 Gemini mount 14h for luminance and 10h for RGBDescriptionNGC 5985 Galaxy trio in Draco. This is contrasty group formed by the spiral galaxy NGC 5985 with distinct arms, the elliptical NGC 5982 and the edge-on spiral NGC5981 |
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