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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateFebruary 13 & 14, 2011EquipmentTelescope: William Optics ZenithStar 66 Accessories: William Optics 0.8x FR/FF vII; Dew control by Dew Buster Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (hyper-tuned by Astrotroniks) controlled by EQMOD Guiding: TS-OAG9 Off-axis, using a Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Camera: Atik 314L+ monochrome CCD @ -10.0C with Atik EFW2 Filters: Baader 7nm H-alpha Exposure: 40 x 10min. (6hr. 40min.) Acquisition: Images Plus Camera Control v4.0b Processing: Bias calibration in Images Plus v3.80; bad pixel map in Nebulosity 2.3.6c; Registration and combine in RegiStar Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS4; Carboni’s ToolsDescriptionThe Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237, Caldwell 49, Sh2-275) is a large HII star-forming region that lies just east of Orion in the constellation Monoceros. This large molecular cloud is comprised of several smaller parts which were discovered by three different astronomers: John Herschel (NGC 2239), Albert Marth (NGC 2238) and Lewis Swift (NGC 2237 & 2246). In 1690, John Flamsteed discovered the Rosette's central open cluster, NGC 2244. From Earth, the nebula is approximately 5000 light years distant and appears to be about 1 degree across - roughly 5 times the size of the full Moon. At an apparent magnitude of 9.0, the nebula is impossible to see with the unaided eye making it's discovery difficult. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMarch 1 and 4, 2011EquipmentMarch 1 and 4, 2011 Rancho Hidalgo, NM TEC-140 APO (F7) SBIG ST8300M Luminance 16X10 minute exposures Red 8X10 minute exposures Green 8X10 minute exposures Blue 8X10 minute exposuresDescriptionHere is a picture of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. The Pinwheel Galaxy is a face-on spiral galaxy 25 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. M101 is a relatively large galaxy compared to the Milky Way. With a diameter of 170,000 light-years it is nearly twice the size of the Milky Way. It has a disk mass on the order of 100 billion solar masses, along with a small bulge of about 3 billion solar masses. |
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PhotographerGianni PasqualiLocationCimone Trentino North ItalyDate6th March 2011Equipment6 inch Intes Micro M603 Mak-Cass optical tube with Baader Astrosolar filter density 5 on a Celestron CGEM mount with a Canon eos 40 D camera at prime focus.DescriptionGreat! Finally the Sun shows large Sunspots groups so observers and astrophotographers can have a lot of fun on watchin and imagin such a beautiful event or, at least, it's what happen to me. This image was taken with a Canon eos 40D at prime focus of a 6 inch Mak-Cass Intes Micro Alter M603 equipped with a Baader Astrosolar filter density 5 on a Celestron CGEM mount, focal length 1500 mms, focal ratio 10, iso 100, exposure time 1/125 s. and processed with Photoshop. Clear skies! |
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PhotographerGoran StrandLocationFroson, SwedenDate20110301EquipmentCelestron CGEM mount William Optics Megrez 72 telescope with Lunt 50mm front Ha-filter. Celestron 2x barlow IS DMK31 cameraDescriptionImage showing sunspot region 1164 on the 1 st of March 2011. Two images was captured, one for surface and one for prominences. The surface image is inverted to show more detail, but the sunspots are inverted back to it's original state. |
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PhotographerTheo RamakersLocationSocial Circle, GADate2011-03-07 14:15UTEquipmentSolarMax40, DMK41AU-2.AS on an EQ6 mountDescriptionInverted whole disk of the sun with the 5 active regions AR1164, 65, 66, 67 and 69. Two nice filaments are visible at AR1164 and 1166. |
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PhotographerLon DittrickLocationGila Wilderness, NMDateOctober 2, 2010 abt 1:00 AMEquipmentCanon Rebel XSi at 30 sec and f/5.6 ISO-1600 on tripod.DescriptionI was staying at a cabin in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico and decided to try some nights shots of the Winter Constellations. This shot of Orion contrasted nicely against moonlight reflecting off the metal aspects of the cabin. The gibbous moon just off to the left of Orion so this was an added challenge. |
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PhotographerJordi SolazLocationCaldes de Montbui - CatalunyaDate2011-2-6Equipmentreflector Newtown telescope 6" F/5. Canon EOS10D.DescriptionCombination of 5 exposures: 1/100s, 0.5s, 1s, 4s, 10s. Software Photomatix to create HDR image. I wanted to show in great detail the night side of the moon lit by the earth without burning the dayside of the moon. |
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PhotographerKevin BourqueLocationCharleston SCDate2011 Mar 06EquipmentCanon rebel and Nikon 100mm f2.4DescriptionThe moon and Jupiter hook up in the spring sky. |
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PhotographerCatalin FusLocationKrakow, PolandDate14:05 CET, 07.03.2011Equipment1 frame @ ISO 100, 1/1000s GPU Optical 102/640 APO on a Losmandy G11 Herschel Prism Telextender Meade 2x, Canon EOS 550DDescriptionAfter a long and cloudy winter here, in Southern Poland (Krakow) I had the chance yesterday to observe and photograph an ISS transit of the Sun. To my surprise, the shuttle is undocked and it can bee seen on the picture. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate11/27/10 18:57utEquipmentWO ZenithStar ED80II APO, P/B LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, PGR Flea3 Ccd, Baarder Solar filter.DescriptionThe sun was at an 35deg height and the International Space Station over 300 miles ground distance and 213 miles altitude making it a more challenging target. Captured 25 frames on this pass. See animation on my site. |
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