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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerJohn W. O'Neal, IILocationAmherst, OhioDate10/10/2010 05:48am ESTEquipmentCanon 40D w/55-300mm lens piggybacked on Losmandy G-11 GEMDescriptionComet 103P Hartley 2 whizzed by M38 and NGC 1907 this morning at dawn. It has now brightened to the verge of naked eye visibility and is a large, bright easy object in binoculars. |
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PhotographerJames MaxwellLocationNear Jemez Springs, NMDateOct 8-11, 2010EquipmentUsed a 10" F/4, Meade Schmidt Newtonian on Losmandy G-11. Cooled Canon 400D DSLR at approximately 25 Deg. F. 5" Refractor guidescope with Orion CCD for Autoguiding.DescriptionComet Hartley/2 on three consecutive nights in October after passing the double cluster. The bright star in the center photo is Eta-Persei (Miriam) which is about 1330 light years from Earth. Processed in Nebulosity and Photofiltre. Each frame is a series of 28-second exposures with Dark and Flat frames applied. Total exposure times of 26, 56, and 42 minutes, respectively. |
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PhotographerCurt RenzLocationArlington Heights, ILDate2010 OCT 22 at 18:01 CDTEquipmentSony Cyber-shot DSC-F717 on a tripodDescriptionThe Full Hunter's Moon rising above trees 33 minutes after moonrise and 1 minute after sunset |
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PhotographerHenning Høst OlsenLocationGadstrup DKDate11-9-2010 2230-2330EquipmentTakahashi TOA 130 with reduser 720mm. Cam, Orion Star Shoot 6,1mp Color.Guidet with Orion Starshoot Autoguider on a EQ6 Pro MountDescriptionM31-M32-M110 on a very rainy evening .Only 1,5 houer of clear sky that Weekend. |
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PhotographerDenis MarquisLocationSt-Agapit (QuébecDate18 sept. 2010 1:45h a.m.EquipmentCanon 1000D at prime focus.ISO 800 and 1600. Orion refractor 110mm ed f/7 Mount: Televue equatorial RSM-2000 Manuel guiding with guiding telescope. 8x5 minutes +dark+ offset (Total exposure:45 min.) Stack(DSS)+ PS3DescriptionHere is the open star cluster known as the Pleiades(the seven sister), that one can easily percive the evening and are part of the constelletion of Taurus.Clouds around stars are especially noticeable with long exposure photo. |
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PhotographerDenis MarquisLocationSt-Agapit (Québec)Date18 sept. 2010 3:30h a.m.EquipmentCanon 1000D unmodified at prime focus (no filter). Orion refractor 110mm ed f/7 Televue equatorial mount RSM-2000. Manuel guiding. Exposure time:2min+ 3min.+ 4.5min (Total:9.5min.) Dark+ offset at ISO 800. Stack with DSS + PS3DescriptionHere we see the great Orion nébula and several other objets. This complex is located in the contellation of Orion and is eeasily visible to the naked eye. I left the photo film in 2002 and i am now back in, but with digital astrophotography. This is one of my two first photos taken recently. Thank you if you decide to publish. |
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PhotographerSaber KarimiLocationEnvirons of Kermanshah, IranDate2010/04/16 about 8:00 pmEquipmentCanon 30D DSLRDescriptionConjunction of moon and Bright Venus several minutes after sunset. |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate17. Oct. 2010EquipmentWO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da. Guide via Meade LX200ACF 16" mounted on wedge.DescriptionWidefield picture taken of Comet Hartley. Exposre time: 2*900sec. |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate16. Oct. 2010EquipmentLX200ACF 16" mounted on wedge. Camera SBIG ST-8XME. WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da.DescriptionA closeup LUM M110 picture; exposure time 15*5min. taken with Meade LX200ACF 16", SBIG ST-8XME camera which is combined via Adobe Photoshop with color data taken from a widefield picture taken with WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da camera, exposure time 14*5min. |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate19. Sep. 2010EquipmentMeade LX200ACF 16" mounted on wedge and SBIG ST-8XME. WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da.DescriptionCloseup M33 LUM picture taken with Meade LX200ACF 16" telescope and SBIG ST-8XME camera, exposure time 12*5min. combined in Adobe Photoshop with a M33 color picture taken with WO FLT-110 and Canon 20Da camera, exposure time 16*5min. |
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