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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerGerard DemanLocationNamibia, Hakos Farm, is a 120 Km west from WindhoekDateNovember 7 at 21.30 HourEquipmentIt is token with a Pentax ist DS with a 135 mm Telelens. at 1600 isoDescriptionThe picture is token on Hakos farm in Namibia. The sky was very clear, also a litle wind. On the left side up is 47 tucana a globular cluster to see. |
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PhotographerSaber KarimiLocationEnvirons of Kermanshah, IranDate2010/04/16 about 1 hour after sunsetEquipmentCanon eos 30DDescription. |
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PhotographerErnest R. EvansLocationPawcatuck, CTDateApril 2, 2010 23:40 UTEquipment6" f/8 Criterion RV6 Dynascope Newtonian at 150X. FujiFilm point-and-shoot digital camera attached to telescope with homemade wooden camera mount. Image best of 28/190, 0.1" frames; processed in VirtualDub/Registax2/XnView/MS Photo Editor/MS Paint.DescriptionThis photo shows crater and albedo features on Mercury taken with a modest 6" scope. Apollonia is visible at top of photo, along with numerous craters and other albedo features. Imagers should attempt Mercury with even modest equipment, the results can be surprisingly good! |
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PhotographerYuri GirinLocationTver, RussiaDate14.02.2011, 18-00 UTCEquipmentCelestron XLT-8, barlow SW-2x, Webcam MS LC HDDescriptionLunar crater Clavius |
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PhotographerTheo RamakersLocationSocial Circle, GADate2011-02-17 14:17UTEquipmentSolarMax40 and DMK41AU02.AS with a Meade 140 2x Barlow in prime focus.DescriptionThis image was taken as part of a comparison between several Solar Scopes. This image really shows very well the structure of the active regions and sunspots. 1158 is still seen at the bottom right and 1161/62 in the upper half. |
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PhotographerRobert FieldsLocationHowell, MIDate2/19/2011EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 180 SBIG STL 4020DescriptionHaLRGB 45:30:30:30:30 minutes |
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PhotographerJerry FergerLocationRochester, New YorkDate2/23/2011EquipmentTEC 140 Refractor, Canon 500D (self modified) with Astronomik CLS clip filter, CGE mount, Orion 80mm short tube refractor with Solitaire guider, 3 hours total exposure (30 x 360) at ISO 1600.DescriptionIC 434 Horeshead Nebula in Orion. |
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PhotographerAnthony RansfordLocationOklahomaDateabout 4am January 2 2011Equipmentstandard tripod canon 5d with wide angle lenseDescriptionvenus rising before the moon in the early morning |
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PhotographerJames, Grace, Forrest, and Emily MaxwellLocationCaldera Rim Observatory, Near Jemez Springs, NMDateJan. 21, 2009, 1:30-3:30AMEquipmentMeade 10" F/4 Schmidt Newtonian on Losmandy G-11 Mount. Cooled Canon 400D. Processed in Nebulosity and Photobrush.DescriptionNGC 2682 (M67) is one of the oldest open clusters in the Milky Way (abt. 4 billion years), and has many stars similar to the sun. It also has numerous red giants. It has a yellowish cast due to a lack of bright, young stars. A total of 1 hour, 20 minutes of 3 minute exposures were taken at -8 degrees Celsius, and at an elevation of 8300 ft. Dark and flat frames applied. |
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PhotographerRobert GilletteLocationOssipee, New HampshireDateJuly-August 2010EquipmentASA 12-inch f/3.6 astrograph and StarlightXpress H9C camera on an APO 900 mount. Exposure of 399 minutes in 3-minute subs. Processing with CCD Stack and CS4 completed in February, 2011.DescriptionNGC 6914 is a dramatic reflection nebula in an area of dense dust and emission nebulae and star formation in Cygnus |
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