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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerMichael LevyLocationSeattle, Washington, USADateEarly morning of Dec. 10, 2011EquipmentCanon 450D camera with Tamron 17-50mm lens @17mm (for cityscape) and Canon 70-200mm lens @200mm (for moon).DescriptionLunar eclipse in the early morning hours of Dec. 10, 2011. Composite photo taken from the Rizal Bridge, looking towards Qwest Field and downtown Seattle. |
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PhotographerJosé Maria FancoLocationBauru - BrasilDate25/12/2012 - 23:52 TUEquipmentOrion Xt8 - Samsung stDescriptionJúpiter, no fim da ocultação pela Lua em 25/dezembro |
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PhotographerDavid MougLocationSt Rita, Manitoba, Canada.Date0430 CDT Sept 23 2012EquipmentI imaged through a Canon G-12 piggybacked on a Skywatcher refractor atop a HEQ-5 go-to mount.The flashcard of camera has CHDK installed to upgrade the ISO.DescriptionImage shows the constellation of Orion, the planet Jupiter and part of the constellation Taurus. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateOctober 30 - December 4, 2012EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO HA: 19x30 minutes (binned 1x1) SII: 20x30 minutes (binned 1x1) OIII: 16x30 minutes (binned 1x1)DescriptionThis is a narrowband image of NGC896. This is an emission nebula about 7500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was done using the Hubble palette. |
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PhotographerMahdi NaseriLocationTehran, IranDate2012/15/08EquipmentLens: GSO 8" Newtonian F/stop: f/4 Focal Length: 800mm Exposure: 1*4 sec Mount: EQ5 Camera: Canon EOS 50D modified ISO: 400DescriptionWhen the moon is in crescent, we see an attractive phenomenon: The Moon's Earthshine. What is the Earthshine? Earthshine is a faint glow on the dark side of the Moon. This faint glow is the reflected of sunlight from the Earth. The best time to see the Earthshine is the 1-5 day period before or after a New Moon, when the Moon is in crescent. In this photo you can see the Earthshine and two stars near the Moon. Photography from Earthshine is attractive, Because in such photos we can see a differ photo from other photos. Photo by: Mahdi Naseri Edit by: Farshad.S |
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PhotographerMarco AngeliniLocationParco astronomico AstrobralloDatedecember 2012EquipmentRC-14” F/8,4 SBIG STX 16803 LRGB Filters Baader LRGB Mount: Gemini Telescope Design - MOFOD Fork Mount L-R:G:B 720-180:120:120 (minutes) SQM: 21.2-21.8 (to be confirmed) Seeing: 1-8"-2.5" Authors: Acquisition: F. Antonucci - M. Angelini - F. Tagliani Image Processing: Francesco AntonucciDescriptionM82 and the sourroundings IFN in Ursa Majore LRGB composition of a rich field in Ursa Majore of about 50'x50' centered on the galaxy M82 and showing the faint IFN (Integrated Flux Nebula) and several small galaxies and galaxy xlusters. |
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Photographerglenn milesLocationN.IrelandDate15/12/2012 6-7 amEquipmentNikon d700-17-35mm f2.8 lens tripodDescriptionThis is downhill castle Co londonderry in N.Ireland. shows the early morning sky with two meteors above the castle. |
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PhotographerTim JensenLocationSaxapahaw, NCDate12-14-12 12:45AM ESTEquipmentC14, Flea3 2x Shorty barlow, Astronomik LRGB filter setDescriptionJupiter near opposition. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateSeptember 16 - December 10, 2012EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 18x20 minutes (binned 1x1) Red: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Green: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Blue: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2)DescriptionThis is an image of NGC247. It is a spiral galaxy about 11 Million light years away in the constellation of Cetus. It is part of the Sculptor group of galaxies, which includes NGC253. You can notice many of the background galaxies in the upper and lower right of the image. |
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PhotographerJordi SolazLocationPic du Midi Observatory - FranceDate6-12-1966EquipmentPanasonic TMZ-3 cameraDescriptionPicture of the shadow of Pic de Midi mountain (2877m heigh) over the fog covered plains. The image was take at sunset looking oposite the sun direction. Pic du Midi de Bigorre holds an astronomical observatory for sun and night observations. Its biggest instrument is a reflecting telescope 2 meters in diameter. |
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