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PhotographerJames Maxwell & Nick WebbLocationNear Jemez Springs, NM, USADateMay 9-10, 2010Equipment10" Meade Schmidt Newtonian, G-11 Losmandy Mount, Cooled Canon DSLR camera, 5" Refractor Guidescope. Processed in Nebulosity and PhotoBrush. 1 hour and 2 minutes total exposure time (267 x 14s exposures).DescriptionA wide field view of the Sombrero Galaxy--seemingly by itself in a void. In reality there are many background galaxies in the view, such as PGC962963 (mag. 16.6) and PGC966406 (mag. 18.5). Some mottling of the dark lane is visible. Higher resolution version available. |
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PhotographerMichele BrusaLocationSan Galgano - Siena (Italy)Date2009/07/19EquipmentNikon D700, ob 24/70 f,5.6DescriptionSan Galgano Cathedral (Siena - Italia) in a wonderful starry night. |
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Photographerpaolo pinciaroliLocationFrasso Sabino RI ItalyDate15.06.2009EquipmentStellarvue 80 mm at focal 480 mm CCd Sbig ST10XME Equatorial mount EQ6Description11 x 15 RGB 7-5-10 with sub 5 min in bin 2 |
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PhotographerBenjamin Gomes-CasseresLocationManchester, VTDateJune 19, 2010, 2:35-3:06 amEquipmentTak Epsilon160, Tak EM200, Canon 450D; further details on the web link, including processing.DescriptionIt's all on the weblink, including the three versions -- static stars, static comet, and combination. The sky was perfect and I was lucky to catch the comet from a just after 2am, rising over distant mountain ridge. 10 good subs and lots of digital processing (Bernhard Huble method) led to a good result. If you are interested in full-res version for magazine or other use, let me know. |
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PhotographerPat PinnellLocationFranklin Co. Mo.DateMay 30 2010 - 04:00 a.m.EquipmentAT8RC, SSProV2, G-11Descriptioncomet C/2009 R1 McNaught, comet information from The Comet and Minor Planet Ephemeris Service, M1=8.1, distance from Earth:1.286 a.u., distance from Sun:0.907 a.u., sky motion:4.28 "/minute, 90seconds X 3, given the Moon was 94% illuminate, this comet is pretty bright. |
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PhotographerDr. Anthony RecascinoLocationOrmond Beach FloridaDateJune 5, 2010EquipmentStacked images of R1 McNaught from the evening of June 6.DescriptionComet R1 McNaught |
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PhotographerSteve YerbyLocationRichmond, VTDate2:30am estEquipmentED80 with Canon XT CGE Mount Meade DSI - guide on star (not comet) Exposure - 15 mins (3x5)DescriptionThis one was hard to catch due to it's close timing with twilight... |
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PhotographerHerbert WalterLocationAustriaDateApril 2010EquipmentMount: G42 Observatory+ and Pulsar Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED Camera: Atik314L+ Filter: Baader LRGB 1,25'' Exposure: L 12x600s, RGB รก 14x300s (total 5h30min) Software: THELI, CCDStack, Photoshop CS3DescriptionA nice Galaxietriplet in Coma Berenices. The maingalaxie in the image is NGC4725, discovered by William Herschel in 1785. This Galaxy is interacting with the companion northeast NGC4712. The Tidalstreams indicates this process and is clearly visible in the image, but better in the inverse version (see: http://www.skypixels.at/ngc4725_info.html). West of NGC 4725 you can see NGC 4747 with a distance of 190 mio LJ. |
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PhotographerLuke DoddLocationDuckadang, QLDDate28.8.2008EquipmentTakahashi 105FSQ, SBIG STL11000 camera, Astrophysics 1200 mountDescriptionShows M8 and M20, plus addition nebulosity |
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PhotographerHarvey CochranLocationCottonwood, AZDate05/01/2010EquipmentMeade LX90 10" SCT with Nikon DX40 digital SLR.DescriptionThis object crossed the field of view while imaging the giant elliptical galaxy M87 |
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