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Photographer

Andrea Aletti

E-mail

chiomadiberenice@libero.it

Location

G.V. Schiaparelli Astronomical Observatory -Varese- Italy (Campo dei Fiori Mount 1226 m slm)

Date

31122010 04.45 U.T.

Equipment

C14 SCT + Webcam life cam hd + barlow 2x

Description

The storm seems to be less bright than last week, probably because the strong wind on Saturn have stretched it out. New cells are visible!! A great occasion for the planet photographer!
 

Photographer

Armando Busto

E-mail

aba@delphi.com.mx

Location

Morriston, Fl

Date

December 21, 2010 20:42 hrs

Equipment

Canon DSLR 550D with Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 set at 31 mm and f/3.5 iso 1600 4 sec exposure.

Description

Photograph of a venerable old oak tree under the light of a full Moon, when a shooting star passed between Sirius and Mirzam in Canis Major.
 

Photographer

Scott Moore

Location

Annetta, TX

Date

12-21-2010 02:45 (CDT)

Equipment

Canon 7D with Canon 18-200mm zoom on tripod. Composite of 2 photos, first one of 10 second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 2500 (for greater detail of stars), second of 1 second exposure at f/3.5 and ISO 2500 (for image of moon only). The 1 second exposure was then cut and merged onto the 10 second exposure.

Description

Lunar eclipse on Winter Solstice 2010 showing moon and several constellations (such as Orion in the lower left corner, and Taurus in the bottom center) and the Pleiades (in the lower right).
 

Photographer

Bernard Miller

E-mail

bgmiller011@cox.net

Location

Rancho Hidalgo, New Mexico

Date

December 21, 2010 1:30 am

Equipment

Telescope: TEC-140 Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO

Description

Lunar Eclipse at totality from Rancho Hidalgo, New Mexico on December 21, 2010.
 

Photographer

Francis X Murphy

E-mail

fxmurphy3@tesd.net

Location

Honey Brook, PA

Date

Dec 21, 2010

Equipment

Nikon D90 Nikon 80-400mm Lens Apogee Multi Purpose Fork Mount

Description

Composite image of the moon during the entire eclipse. Taken every 7 minutes more or less had to deal with clouds during the night. Wanted to display in one photo the progression of the eclipse and also show what the earths shadow cast might look like with the moon as a backdrop.
 

Photographer

Charles R Genovese Jr MD

Location

Madisonville, La

Date

12/21/10 8:36UT

Equipment

SW 120 ED on LXD 75 mount with Cannon XSi. 1.8sec.

Description

I tried multiple processing techniques but could not improve on this single unprocessed shot!
 

Photographer

Joaquin Tapioles

E-mail

pastorgalactico@wanadoo.es

Location

San Agustin del Pozo- Zamora- EspaƱa

Date

27/11/2010-19:14 TU

Equipment

TL 306mm F4,8 Cam: SPC900NC + Barlom X2

Description

Fotografia de Jupiter realizada a traves de un video de 12" procesado con registax 4.
 

Photographer

Clif Ashcraft

E-mail

wa2guf@optonline.net

Location

Perrineville New Jersey

Date

Several times from 5:46 to 7:45 pm EST

Equipment

Flea3 color camera, 2x Barlow and extension tube, 7.25" f/14 Schupmann medial, effective focal ratio f/35. Exposure 0.012 sec, frame rate 80 fps. Each image is a stack of the best 1500 frames from a video of 5500 frames. Processed in Registax5, composite made in PhotoShop

Description

The composition shows a sequence of images of Jupiter showing the SEB revival region on Jupiter as it rotates into view. At the time, the SEB revival occupied over 85 degrees of longitude. The shadow of Ganymede is visible in the first 7 images of the sequence.
 

Photographer

Julio Vannini

E-mail

jvannini@gmail.com

Location

Managua, Nicaragua

Date

Dec 20 - Dec 21 2010

Equipment

3" Newtonian telescope with EQ1 mount. Orion SteadyPix adapter. Canon Cybershot A540

Description

Several snapshots of the initial phase of the eclipse.
 

Photographer

Scott Ouellette

Location

Florida

Date

12/21/2010 - 12:00am - 3:15am

Equipment

Orion XT10 with a Leica D-Lux3

Description

Various degrees of the lunar eclipse.
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