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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerRobert TurnerLocationSpartanburg, SCDate2/14/2011Equipment8" F5 Newtonian Losmandy G11 w/ Gemini Goto SBIG ST8300 Canon XSDescriptionThis small group of galaxies consists of the Messier objects M65 (NGC 3623) and M66 (NGC 3627) as well as the edge-on spiral NGC 3628 |
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PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate05:00 UT, 04-07-2011EquipmentMeade 114mm DS series Saturn Newtonian reflector, mounted on Meade alt-azimuth mount, with 17mm celestron plossl and 2x barlow lens, and iPhone 3GS camera.DescriptionSaturn through my telescope on a slightly cloudy night, using an iPhone camera. |
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PhotographerGARDE olivierLocationhaute Provence Observatory in FranceDateApril 2011, the 5thEquipmentFSQ106 ED with SBIG CCD 16803 (binning 1x1) 3 exposure of 10 minutes in each color (RGB) total exposure of 90 minutes.DescriptionThis picture is 4 degrees wild and we can see Antares star, M4 globular cluser and some difuse nebulae like IC4603 and IC 4604. |
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PhotographerChris BosshardLocationGossau ZH SwitzerlandDate04.11.2011 01:18 CETEquipmentAP155EDT refractor and Firewire Cam.DescriptionSaturn on a good night with a 6.1" refractor. Traces of the storm are visible in the upper part of the planetary disc. |
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PhotographerTrond Hugo HermansenLocationKristansand Kanonmuseum, Møvik, Kristiansand in southern part of NorwayDate8. june 2004 time 05.29 utcEquipment40 mm Coronadofilter on Helios 80 mm f/5. Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990 and WO DLC 28 ocular. Mount: Vixen GPDescriptionThe second contact of Venus in the early morning of 8. june 2004. This was the first time ever than man could see the Transit of Venus in hydrogen-alfa. The Sun showed a really big prominence on the solar limb in the beginning of the event. A few minutes later we could not se the prominence any more. |
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PhotographerMurat GureLocationAnkara-TURKEYDateMay 27, 2010EquipmentMeade DS80EC, 80mm f/11 refractor.DescriptionThis shows the tycho crater and the beatiful moon. |
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Photographer(Mr) Lynn HilbornLocationGrafton, OntarioDateMarch 22,29 and April 12,2011EquipmentTaken with TEC 140 @f7 and FLI ML8300 camera.G11 mount with Gemini. WO66 guidescope with DSI PROII camera.DescriptionLeo Triplet, M65, M66 and NGC 3628 group of galaxies. LLRGB with4 hours of Lum and 45m each RGB all binned 1x1. By Lynn Hilborn, WhistleStop Obs, Grafton, Ontario on March 22,29 and April2, 2011. |
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PhotographerErnest R. EvansLocationPawcatuck, CTDateJuly 11, 2010 15:25 UTEquipment6" f/8 Criterion RV6 Newtonian telescope w/violet filter at 150X. Digital point-and-shoot camera used afocally. Image composite of 200, 0.1" frames; processed in Registax, XnView and MS Paint.DescriptionThis photo shows the cloud deck on Venus photographed through a violet filter during strong daylight. Additional processing with software shows views with violet suppressed and also in gray tone. No obvious detail seen visually through the telescope! Ernie Evans |
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PhotographerPatrick McCulloughLocationDenver,Co.Date4-5-11, 10:45 AMEquipmentCoronado 60mm Solar Max II H-a,.5 angstrom telescope mounted on LX-90, 8in SCT. Canon 20d 1/100 exp.Processed in Photoshop 6.0DescriptionFirst day of using scope.Image shows the largest Prominence that I saw this day Incredible views through H-a |
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PhotographerMichael GallagherLocationTiplady, nyDate3/14/2011 22:18 pmEquipmentCelestron OMNI XLT 120mm Refractor, CG5 Computerized Mount, Phillips SPC900NC Webcam, Orion 5X High-light Barlow Lens, Celestron UV-IR Blocking FilterDescriptionPhoto showing the shadow of Promontorium Laplace on the end of the Jura Mountains onto Mare Imbrium. Represents a stack of 76 photos using the Registax software (Version 5.0) |
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