Photo Gallery:
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
reused in any form without their permission.
Celestial Scenes
|
Photographerjohn hodgeLocationTitusville, Fl., USADate2/25/11; shortly after 5 PM local.EquipmentHand held image of Discovery taken with a Canon 400D and a 200 mm lens.DescriptionI made a day trip from S.C. to Florida for the final launch of Discovery. I was across the river about 12-14 miles from Pad 39. As expected the launch was a very emotional event, and I divided my time between photographing and enjoying the visual aspects of the event. This photo reminds me of Mike Collins's book title, "Carrying the Fire." I like this photo more than the ones in which the vehicle and boosters are visible. It captures the grandeur of the event. The flame in the contrail says it all. Hail Discovery! |
|
PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate02:35 UT, 03-15-2011EquipmentMeade DS series Saturn Newtonian reflector, on Meade alt-azimuth mount, with 40mm Meade super plossl and 2x barlow lens, and iPhone 3GS.DescriptionMercury through my Telescope with an iPhone, half-Moon phase is visible. |
|
PhotographerKALLIAS IOANNIDISLocationThessaloniki GreeceDate12 hours between 4/16/2011-5/7/2011EquipmentAT65Q telescope ,QHY-9M camera ,EQG ORION ATLAS mount. RGB and SII,Ha,OIII ASTRODON filters (6filter image processing)DescriptionStunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Energized by the bright, bluish central star seen here, this star forming region sprawls across hundreds of light-years spanning over three degrees on the sky while nearly 3,000 light years from planet Earth. Among the intriguing dark shapes within IC 1396, the winding Elephant's Trunk nebula lies just right of the center. 12 hours of exposure through RGB and SII,Ha,OIII filters Mahon obsevatory(Thessaloniki),9MAO observatory(Ano Milia Pieria). |
|
PhotographerMiroslav MatousekLocationPrague, Czech RepublicDateMay 8th, 2011 21:25 UTEquipmentTele Vue 127 NP, Nagler 2,5mm eyepiece, DMK31 camera, Losmandy G11 Gemini mount.DescriptionInspired by the article "Porrima´s Grand Opening" in the April 2011 issue I took this photograph.The avi file was processed by Registax 5.1 and with Adobe Photoshop. |
|
PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateMay 8, 2011 at 9:30pm CDSTEquipmentTelescope: Celestron C8 @ f/25 Accessories: TeleVue 2.5x Powermate; Atik EFW2 filter wheel; Dew control by Dew Buster Filter(s): Baader 1.25" LRGB Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G controlled by EQMOD performance tuned by Astrotroniks Camera: Imaging Source DMK31DescriptionThis was our first image of Saturn taken in LRGB and resampled to 150%. We managed to capture the data in between clouds from our driveway in Hendersonville, TN, USA on the evening of May 8, 2011. Being new to planetary imaging, we were not expecting much, given the conditions, but were pleasantly surprised with the results. We still have lots to learn and plenty of room for improvement, but are really enjoying planetary imaging so far. |
|
PhotographerJames WestLocationChandlers Ford, HampshireDate22nd April 2011 2054 UTCEquipmentCelestron 8" SCT with Canon 40D at prime focus ISO 800, 1/400 of a second.DescriptionInternational Space Station taken from my back garden in Hampshire, England |
|
Photographerfrederico pereiraLocationDitrito de Tabuleiro, na região de Conceição do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais, BrasilDate21/02/2010EquipmentCanon 40D, 18mm F 7 ISO 200 + tripodDescriptionNO centro da foto se nota a via lactea, com o cruzeiro do sul de deslocando para cima a esquerda logo abaixo ao horizonte. Sudeste do Brasil |
|
PhotographerTakehiko HashimotoLocationDidima(Turkey)Date26,March,2006EquipmentEF15mmF2.8,EOS5DDescriptionTo take this photo,it need the formal permission from Turkey. |
|
PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateJan 30 and Feb 04,2011EquipmentTeleVue NP101is @ f4.3 Finger Lakes ML8300 camera Losmandy G11 mountDescriptionNGC 2170 Lum 13x10m bin 1x1, RGB each 5x5m bin 2x2, taken with NP101is @f4.3 and FLI ML8300 camera. Taken by Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Observatory, Grafton,Ontario on Jan 30 and Feb 04, 2011. |
|
PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen DenmarkDate8.->10. April-2011EquipmentTelescope: Meade LX200ACF 16" Mount: Ken Milburn wedge Camera: SBIG ST-8XME Reducer: Lepus 0.62X Guiding: Via Individual ED70/SBIG STL 237H CCD using CCDSoft Filters: 2" IDAS LPS and 1.25" LRGB astronomikDescriptionA LRGB picture of NGC 4490 and NGC 4485. Exposure: RGB each channel 12*5min and LUM 12*5min+16*10min. Preprocessed, and stacked in CCDStack2 using dark, flat, dark-flat and bias frames.Further processed in Adobe PhotoShop CS4. |
< Previous Page
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
Next Page >
Astrophotography Showcase
| Astrophotography Articles on SkyandTelescope.com
|
