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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerMohammad OdehLocationAbu Dhabi, UAEDate21 June 2011Equipment- Coronado SolarMax II 90 - 90mm f/8.8 <0.7A H-Alpha Telescope with BF30 - Lumenera Lm165 2/3" Monochrome CCD Camera.DescriptionSun Surface through Hydrogen-Alpha filter |
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PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate04:45 UT, 06-14-2011EquipmentA Meade DS series 114mm Saturn reflector telescope,a Meade 40mm plossl, and an Olympus C-750 UZ digital camera. Exposure time: 1/1000 of a second, at f/2.8, ISO 50DescriptionA nearly Full Moon at an altitude of about 25 degrees in Ophiuchus, taken right through the eyepiece. |
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PhotographerCraig EngelhornLocationLyons, CODate6/13/2011 7:30 MSTEquipmentCanon Rebel Xti with a Canon EFS 18-55 lens.DescriptionFrom my home in the Rocky Mountain foothills North of Lyons, CO I lookup up to see the Moon sitting on top of a gigantic shelf of cloud, itself a very beautiful Anvil Thunderhead. With no time to waste, I ran to the house and quickly setup the camera and blasted off 20 or so shots before the moon disappeard beneath the white veil of cloud. Here's one shot, cropped by my friend Joe Glynn of Boulder. |
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PhotographerGiacomo BartolacciLocationTuscan countryside, ItalyDate21th June 2011EquipmentEOS 5D on Canon EF 70-200 with sigma 2x teleconverter, 1/800 at f/8 - 200 ISODescriptionSunset through a tree of tuscan countryside |
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Photographersamuele gaspariniLocationCasole d'Elsa (Si) ItLYDate26.06.2011 h. 01.15 AMEquipmentRefr. Williams Optics 120 Ed with Hotech flattener and Canon 1000d. Mount Skywatcher Eq6 . 6x6 min shots at 800 Iso. Guide equipement: Magzero M5 on Skywatcher 80ed. Samuele Gasparini. Web address: www.astrobook.itDescriptionM20 (Trifid nebula) wide located in an incredibly rich area of the Milky Way in Sagittarius |
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PhotographerMaurizio CabibboLocationItaliaDate26 June 2011 h. 00.03 amEquipmentTakahashi TOA130 and Canon 1000D modified Baader Planetarium. Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII. Mou Losmandy G11. 8x6 min shots. Casole d'Elsa (Siena) ItalyDescriptionHuge interstellar cloud in the costellation of Sagittarius. It is estimated to be about 5,000 light years from earth. In the picture are visible several Bok globules, dark clouds of protostellar material. |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJune 2 and 6, 2011EquipmentTEC 140 @ f7 and FLI ML8300 camera on a Tak NJP mount. 6 hours of exposure...3 hours Luminance and 1 hour each of RGB.DescriptionvdB 141 in the dusty skies of Cepheus. Commonly known as the Cosmic Surfers. |
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PhotographerMichael DegerLocation30km nw from Munich ( Germany )Date05.06.2010 + 29.05.2011Equipmentoptics: 4,5" - Newton, f = 440mm mount: Vixen New Atlux camera: SBIG ST2000XM with SBIG - LRGB- filters exposure time: L:R:G:B 28x5min: 6x5min: 6x5min: 6x5min ( L: 1x1, RGB: 2x2 )DescriptionIC4603 and IC4604 are parts of the colorful Antaresregion. These nebulas are quite faint and need a lot of exposure time. ( the max. elevation above horizon was about 17 deg ) |
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PhotographerMaurizio CabibboLocationItaliaDate26 June 2011 h. 01.53 amEquipmentTakahashi TOA130 and Canon 1000D modified Baader Planetarium. Orion Starshoot Autoguider on Takahashi FSQ106EDXIII. Mount Losmandy G11. 8x6 min shots. Casole d'Elsa (Siena) ItalyDescriptionBeautiful nebula in the constellation of Sagittarius very close to M8 "Lagoon" nebula. M20 consists in a conspicuous emission nebula (red) and a remarkable reflection nebula (blu). Its name is due to the three-lobed appearance. Its distance itìs about 2,500 light-years from us. |
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PhotographerTom J. MartinezLocationAstro. Soc. of Kansas City Dark Sky SiteDate06-04-2011EquipmentLens: Canon 28-200mm f/2.8 L IS (set to 100mm at f/4) Camera: Q453 CCD by CCD-Labs Mount: Parallax Instruments HD 150C Exposure: 2 hours (consisting of 8 - 15 minute shots)DescriptionWide field (13.6 degrees X 9.0 degrees) showing the following Emission, Reflection, Dark Nebulae and Star Clusters: RCW129 IC4592 IC4601 IC4605 IC4606 IC6404 Ced130 SH2-9 vdB109 M4 M80 NGC6144 NGC6235 B40 B41 B42 B43 B44 B45 B230 |
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