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PhotographerKjell H. WinnemLocationHof, NorwayDateSep 28 2010EquipmentHomebuilt 10 inch Newtonian and mount in dome. Cam.:Meade DSI Pro II guided off-axis with mod. ToUcam 840K Pro II and PHD, GPUSB interface to mount. Exp.: H-a 30min, SII 2x30min, OIII 2x30min, HST-palette. Processing: Nebulosity2 and PS CS3.DescriptionPart of the Western Veil (NGC6960) in the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant abt. 7000 years old,discovered in 1784 by William Herschel. Oxygen emits most of the light from this nebula,seen as blue filaments in the picture. |
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PhotographerEverton AllenLocationHome, Perrysburg, OhioDateOctober 1, 2010, 12:20 AMEquipmentOrion 80mm ED Apo Refractor mounted on 10" Meade LX200. Camera: Canon 40D modified for Ha sensitivity 4 x 4 minute sub exposures combined with Registax and finished processing in Photoshop.DescriptionNebula Eats Comet. Comet Hartley 103P passes within a degree of the Pac Man nebula, NGC 281 on October, 1, 2010. With the problem of light pollution at my location, I used a UHC filter to darken the sky and enhance the nebula and comet. The faint blue-green glow of the comet contrasts nicely with the red hydrogen clouds in the nebula. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateOctober 1, 2010EquipmentAPM/TMB 130/780, Field Flattener, QSI 583WSG, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB filters, Astro-Physics Mach1GTO mount.DescriptionM33 - The Triangulum Galaxy. L: 13x10min (1x1), RGB: 6x5min each (2x2), Imager Temp -20C, Full Frame. Messier 33 (NGC 598) is another prominent member of the Local Group of galaxies. This galaxy is small compared to its big apparent neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy M31, and to our Milky Way galaxy, but more of an average size for spiral galaxies in the universe. M33 may be a remote but gravitationally bound companion of the Andromeda galaxy M31. Several knots in the spiral arms of M33 have been assigned their own NGC catalog numbers - the largest of which in this image is in the lower mid-left and is NGC 604. This is one of the largest H II regions known anywhere: it has a diameter of nearly 1500 light-years, and a spectrum similar to the Orion nebula M42. Over 200 young hot massive stars (of 15 to 60 solar masses) have recently formed here. |
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PhotographerMatsopoulos N. TheofanisLocationSounio Greece ,Date30/9/2010EquipmentCamera Model:Nikon D50 Lens:Peleng Fisheye 8mmDescriptionThis photo shows a church (st John) and startrails . Total exp:3h Iso:800 f:f\4 |
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PhotographerJohn W. O'Neal, IILocationThe Good Night Observatory, Amherst, OhioDateOctober 2nd, 02:00 UTEquipmentCanon 40D at Prime Focus, Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian (AT8IN) mounted on a Losmandy G-11 in a Skyshed PODDescriptionComet 103P/Hartley 2 on the morning of October 2nd, 2010. 60 one minute exposures at 800 ISO, stacked but not aligned. White balance set at 4100 to counter effect of light pollution. |
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PhotographerAlson WongLocationLanders, CADateOctober 1, 2010EquipmentVixen 102-ED ST-8300C Paramount MEDescriptionThis image shows the greenish coma of Comet Hartley 2 on the left, with NGC 281 on the right. Some trailing of the comet nucleus can be seen, as the exposure was taken with the mount tracking the stars instead of the comet. |
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PhotographerBill WardenLocationLos Alamitos, CADate7/22-23,8/8-9 2010EquipmentTakahashi FS 102 @ f/6 (2.14"/px); Astrodon 5nm Ha, IDAS LPR filters, Starlight Xpress H9/H9c cameras, Losmandy G-11 mount. Ha 57 x 10 min, RGB 52 x 5 min, Bortle white skies.DescriptionHere's an image of the Propeller nebula in Ha RGB. This unusual nebula is part of an extended Ha region in Cygnus. A larger image can be seen here: http://whwastro.homestead.com/files/big/propeller-HaRGB-1280-3.jpg for comparison RGB only http://whwastro.homestead.com/files/propeller-RGB-800w.jpg Ha only http://whwastro.homestead.com/files/propeller-Ha-800w-2.jpg |
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PhotographerMike BroussardLocationMaurice, Louisiana, USADateOct 1st, 2nd, 2010,EquipmentTelescope: Televue TV-85 at F/5.6 (0.8x FR/FF) Camera: Hutech modified Canon XS Filter: IDAS-LPS Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD Processing: IRIS for stacking, stretching and initial color balance, Photoshop w/Noel Carboni's Astronomy Tools, Gradient XTerminator and Neat Image for the final image.DescriptionComet Hartley 2 (C/103P/Hartley) passes near the "Pacman" Nebula (NGC 281) on the night of Oct 1st/2nd, 2010. This image is over 7 hrs of exposure taken with an 85mm refractor and a DSLR. Processing almost 200 sub-images and assembling the final composite took about 2.5 days. Boy, am I glad that's over with. Whew! :) |
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Photographermaurizio mollinariLocationromeDate2 oct 2010EquipmentAstro-physics 130EDT opticstar Pl-131C powermate 5x takahashi EM-10 compaq dualcore 1.3Giga, registax 5Descriptionjupiter with refractor 130mm and webcam Pl131C |
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PhotographerJohn VermetteLocationTucson, AzDate10-03-10 9:00pm MSTEquipmentCelestron 14, CGE mount, Canon 1000d, Hyperstar.DescriptionComet Hartley 103p Taken from my backyard obsevatory in suburban Tucson. 25-30sec subs 10-Darks, Flats, and Bias Taken with Images Plus Processed with Images Plus and Photoshop. |
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