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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerRicardo José CavalliniLocationBatatais - SP - BrazilDate25/12/2012EquipmentSkyWatcher Maksutov-Cassegrain 127mm AZGotoDescriptionMomento em que Júpiter é ocultado pela Lua. |
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PhotographerJim KeenanLocationCoachwhip Canyon, Borego Springs, CADateJune 9, 2010 2240 localEquipmentNikon D3, Nikon 14-24/f2.8 lens, unguided 20 second exposure.DescriptionWhile shooting the night sky in a remote portion of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, a bright meteor was kind enough to insert itself in the frame. A partial moon lit the landscape and 25-30 knot winds blurred the desert foliage. |
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Photographersteve coatesLocationOcala, FloridaDateImaged December 19, 2012, January 9 and January 10, 2013EquipmentOrion 80mm EON Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG QSI 683ws Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II 7nm Baader Ha filterDescriptionIC 405 the Flaming Star nebula is an emission and a reflection nebula located in the constellation of Auriga about 1,500 light years away. The central blue region is from light reflecting off of dust granules from the nearby star AE Auriga. Imaged December 19, 2012, January 9 and January 10, 2013 from Ocala, Florida. RGB data: 6 minute exposure (each channel) stacked in DSS for a total of 3 hours Ha data: 15minute exposure stacked in DSS for a total of 4 hours. |
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PhotographerVictor C. RogusLocationJadwin, MissouriDate01/18/2013 @ 17:45:02 CSTEquipmentIt was a cold, windy evening as I waited for the exact moment of the first quarter Moon. I used an f9 Apochromatic refractor, a Losmandy G-8 mount, a Cannon 60Da camera at ISO 100 and an exposure of 1/15 sec. On January 18, 2013 at 17:45:02 CST. A Baader Polorizing filter was also used.DescriptionAn exact First Quarter Moon plus two seconds. |
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PhotographerAlbertoLocationRomeDate25 nov 2012 21.00 local timeEquipmentTelescope Nextstar 11 GPS @ f/23 Camera DBK21AF04DescriptionI stacked 500 frames out of 696 using only Registax. |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateNovember 25, December 11, 12 & 13, 2012EquipmentTelescope: Celestron 8” EdgeHD @ f/10 Accessories: Dew control by Dew Buster Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII, SII Exposure: 8 x 30min.(Ha); 8 x 30min.(OIII); 8 x 30min.(SII); all frames binned 1x1 Acquisition: ImagesPlus Camera Control v5.0 Processing: Calibration, DDP in ImagesPlus 5.0; Registration in RegiStar Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5.0; Adobe Photoshop CS5; Gradient Xterminator, Noise NinjaDescriptionThe Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant that has an apparent magnitude of 8.4 and lies about 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. Corresponding to a bright supernova recorded by Arab, Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054, this nebula was observed by John Bevis in 1731 and was recorded as the first Messier object catalogued in 1758. Some catalogue designations for the Crab Nebula are M1 (Messier 1), NGC 1952, Taurus A, Sharpless 244 (Sh2-244) and LBN 833. |
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PhotographerTodd BurnettLocationMichigan...Gratiot-Saginaw State Game areaDate12-12-2012 10;30pmEquipmentWilliam Optics FLT 110 triplet, CGEM mount, Orion starshoot auto guider, Baader UHC/LPR filter, Pentax K5, iso 400, 3 - 9 minute exposures processed and stacked in L4 and CS5.DescriptionThe blue reflection nebula of M45, the Pleiades, in the constellation Tauras. |
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PhotographerMike SmothersLocationCordova, TNDateDecember 20, 2012 9:00 PM CSTEquipmentPier mounted Celestron CGEM 800, Canon T1iDescriptionMosaic image of the waxing gibbous moon taken from my backyard through a pier-mounted Celestron CGEM 800 using eyepiece projection. I used BackyardEOS to capture LiveView from my Canon T1i. I then processed, stacked, and sharpened the AVI’s in RegiStax 6 and combined the resulting images in Microsoft Image Composite Editor. |
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PhotographerPaul van kuijkLocationZeist, The NetherlandsDate2004-02-08 around 20:00h localEquipmentC8 with Shorty 2x Barlow Orion. GPDX Skysensor PC Philips ToUcam Pro 740 CKVDescriptionMy photo shows Cassisni, Mons piton and Vallis Alpes. AVI was taken in 2004, reprocessed in december 2012. (Thanks to "A Guide to DSLR Planetary Imaging"from Jerry Lodriguss, which inpired me to reproces my old AVI's. Gr. Paul van Kuijk |
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PhotographerPaul van KuijkLocationZeist, The NetherlandsDate2004-03-30 around 21:00h localEquipmentC8 with Shorty 2x Barlow Orion. GPDX Skysensor PC Philips ToUcam Pro 740 CKVDescriptionMy photo shows the crater Tycho. AVI was taken in 2004, reprocessed in december 2012. (Thanks to "A Guide to DSLR Planetary Imaging"from Jerry Lodriguss, which inpired me to reproces my old AVI's. Gr. Paul van Kuijk |
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