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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateOctober 15, 2010EquipmentOrion ED80 Refractor Reduced 0.8, QSI 583WSG, Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO Mount, Astrodon 5nm SII, Ha and OIIIDescriptionLBN 667 - "Soul Nebula" in Cassiopeia - SHO Palette. Ha 8x15min ;OIII, SII 10x15min - All binned 1x1, Imager Temp -20C, Cropped Slightly for Framing. LBN 667 is the designation of the nebula, also known as Sharpless 2-199. Open clusters CR 34, 632, and 634 (in the head) and IC 1848 (in the body) are embedded in the nebula. The object is more commonly called by the cluster designation IC 1848. Small emission nebulae 670 and 669 are just below the lower back area. This complex is the eastern neighbor of IC 1805 (Heart Nebula) and the two are often mentioned together as the "Heart and Soul". |
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PhotographerClaude RothLocationCursac (46 Lot - France)Date07/20/2010EquipmentWilliam Optics FLT-110 with TEC optics f/6.5 William Optics flatner. Canon Rebel XT, with Baader UV/IR filter modification. EQ6 Skywatcher mount driven with Eqmod, guided with an Orion 80/400 shortube and QHY5 guiding camera.DescriptionThe phto shows a part of the veil Nebula in Cygnus. The Western Veil. It is a remnant of a supernova that exploded some 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate16. Oct. 2010EquipmentWO FLT-110, Canon 20Da and Meade LX200ACF 16" on wedge, SBIG ST-8XME.DescriptionFocus here on the galaxy M110. The widefield picture was taken as 15*5min. subs. using WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da camera. To enhance the M110 part in the widefield picture, a closeup LUM picture was added via Adobe Photoshop, exposure time 15*5min. using Meade LX200ACF 16" and SBIG ST-8XME camera. |
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PhotographerJimmy EubanksLocationBoiling Springs, SCDate17:00 UT 10/17/2010EquipmentDouble Stacked Coronado PST @ f/20 TIS DMK21 Orion Atlas EQ-GDescriptionThis image is a mosaic of 9 frames displaying the Sun's Chromosphere in Hydrogen Alpha. Aside from the four unique active regions, the most notable feature is the 500,000 km long filament stretching across the top of the disk. |
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PhotographerJames MaxwellLocationNear Jemez Springs, NMDateOct 11, 2010, 9PM-2AMEquipmentThe Triangulum galaxy (M33) and surrounding stars. Two hours of 28 second exposures, taken with DSLR sensor at 25 Deg. F. Stacked and processed in Nebulosity with dark and flat frames applied; then processed in PhotoBrush and Photofiltre. Higher resolution version available.DescriptionThe Triangulum galaxy and surrounding stars. Two hours of 28 second exposures, taken with DSLR sensor at 25 Deg. F. Stacked and processed in Nebulosity; then processed in PhotoBrush and Photofiltre. Higher resolution version available. |
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PhotographerLee DeCovnickLocationWalnut Creek, CaDateOctober 18, 2010 20:16 PDTEquipmentVixen VC200L f/9 Prime Focus, Vixen Sphinx SWX, Nikon D70 1/230 sec. iPhoto editing with Preview with a 27" 2.8GHz Quad-Ccore iMacDescriptionI'm developeing a collection of photographs that highlight striking lunar surface contrasts, (mares, rays, basins, craters) while harkening back to the famous Mt. Wilson lunar plates. During the next few months, I plan to use the same contrast "masks" on the usual (and unusual) lunar suspects. |
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PhotographerStuart BeaberLocationChesapeake, VaDateSeptember, 2010EquipmentWilliam Optics (WO) 110mm refractor with QSI583 ws on a Losmandy G11 pier mounted. Guided with WO 66mm refractor/DSI Pro/PHD. Filters 5nm Astrodon Ha, SII and OIII, 2 hours each in 15 minute iterations.DescriptionMore or less the center part of the Veil nabula, commonly know as Pickering's Triangular Wisp |
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PhotographerBader Al AmeeraLocational-salmy desert north kuwaitDate11:30 AM 16-10-2010Equipmentlense 300 mm f 2.8 canone camera 10d 3mX5 with lxd75 mead mount. |
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PhotographerMassimo TorriLocationEdmonton, AB, CanadaDate14 Oct 2010, 10pmEquipmentUnmodified Canon XSi at prime focus of an 8"f/4.9 Newtonian on a Losmandy G-11 mountDescription288x45s exposure at 1600ISO autoguided Blue Epsilon Cephei dominates this region of the sky with open cluster NGC 7235 on the right and the elusive planetary nebula Minkowski 2-15 in the low right |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate17. Oct. 2010EquipmentLX200ACF 16" on wedge for guiding via SBIG ST-8XME camera. WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da camera used for the Hartley subs.DescriptionA comet Hartley composition picture. The background scene/picture consist of 4*5min. exposure subs.; combined via Adobe Photoshop with 8*5min. subs. which were tracked on the comet kernel and then median combined. |
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