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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerPaul van KuijkLocationZeist, The NetherlandsDate2004-03-30 around 21:00 localEquipmentC8 with Shorty 2x Barlow Orion. GPDX Skysensor PC Philips ToUcam Pro 740 CKVDescriptionMy photo shows the crater Clavius. 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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PhotographerRamon DelgadoLocationAlbalate de Zorita, SpainDate23/09/2012 - 01:46 UTEquipmentRefractor TS Photoline 80mm/f7 and Canon 350D without IR filter at prime focusDescriptionThe open cluster NGC 457 in Cassiopeia, also known, at least in Spain, as the ET by drawing that form its stars. FOV 1,71x1,13, with a resolution of 2.35 s arc/pixel |
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PhotographerJim KeenanLocationBorrego Springs, CADateDecember 14, 2012EquipmentNikon D3S/Nikon 14-24/f2.8 lens, Really Right Stuff tripod and ballhead. 20 second unguided exposure at 2500 ISO.DescriptionStorm clouds clearing at midnight December13/14 - clouds are illuminated by lights from Palm Springs and desert communities to the north during 20 second exposure. |
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PhotographerBader Al AmeeraLocational-salmy desert north kuwaitDate1: 40 AM -28-11-2011Equipmentlense 300 mm f 2.8 canone camera 10d canon mod 2X18 with lxd75 mead mount.DescriptionThe picture was taken in the Kuwait desert |
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PhotographerAnnette DeGiovineLocationMiddle Island, NY on Long IslandDateJanuary 7, 2013 6:28amEquipmentCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT, f/5.6, 1 second exposure, ISO 400, Focal Length: 135mmDescriptionThe Waning Crescent moon was in the Southern sky near Saturn. This was taken right before sunrise in Middle Island, NY on Long Island. |
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PhotographerHoward TrottierLocationRural British Columbia, CanadaDateBetween August 15 and October 7 2012EquipmentTelescope: PlaneWave Instruments CDK17. Camera: Apogee U16M with FW50 10-position filter wheel. Mount: Paramount ME. Total exposure: 12.5 hours: L=350 minutes (1X1), R=130m, G=110m, B=160m (all 2x2), Subs=10m. Filters: Astrodon LRGB E-Series. Image capture: ACP, TheSkyX, MaxIm DL and Focusmax. Image processing: PixInsight and CCDInspector.DescriptionThis field of view in Cepheus features a beautiful pairing of the reflection nebula NGC7129, and the star cluster NGC7142 in the bottom left corner. The uploaded image is downsampled X4: the full resolution version is available at the listed Web Address. Now, this will be a bit of a stretch (astro-imager pun intended!), but could the reflection nebula be seen as the King's Crown, and the rich star field as the Crown Jewels ;)? |
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PhotographerMike RossetLocationMandarin, FloridaDate12 22 2012EquipmentCelestron CGEM,11'' SCT scope, Celestron NexImage 5 camera, processed with Registax 6.DescriptionCrater Copernicus reveals it's formations with just the proper light angle. Showing shadows and structre of this massive impact crater. |
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Photographersteve coatesLocationOcala, FloridaDateImaged December 29 and 31, 2011, January 6, 2012. Ha data collected on December 22, 2012EquipmentOrion 80mm EON Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG Canon T1i QSI 683ws Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II 7nm Baader Ha filter Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) FilterDescriptionRosette nebula (aka NGC 2237, NGC 2238, NGC 2239, NGC 2244, NGC 2246) Ocala, FL Constellation: Monoceros 5,200 light years distant Emission nebulas are areas of star formation. The red glow is from ionized Hydrogen atoms that have become excited from the surrounding "new-born" stars. The dark areas are bands of dense dust. |
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Photographersteve coatesLocationOcala, FloridaDateImaged December 4, 6,7 and 18, 2012EquipmentOrion 80mm EON (FL 480mm) Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG QSI 683 ws Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II Astrodon Tru-balance E-Series Generation II LRGB filters Baader 7 nm Ha filterDescriptionIC 410 an emission nebula about 12,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Auriga. Imaged December 4, 6,7 and 18, 2012 from Ocala, Florida RGB: 1 hour 18 min Red, 1 hour Green and 1 hour Blue (binned 1x1) Ha: 5hour 15 min (binned 1x1) Emission nebulas are areas of star formation. The red glow is from ionized Hydrogen atoms that have become excited from the surrounding "new-born" stars. The dark areas are bands of dense dust. |
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PhotographerJohn O'NealLocationThe Goodtimes Observatory in Amherst, OhioDateNovember 23, 2012EquipmentLunt LS60THa. The Imaging Source DMK31AU03.as ccd camera. Mounted inside a Skyshed POD on a Losmandy G-11DescriptionAfter 21 days away from the telescope due to illness, I was finally well enough to go back outside to view the sun. These prominences were all lined up and waiting for me to view them. What a pleasant surprise... |
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