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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerOdilon Simões CorrêaLocationAraxá, MG BrazilDate28 Nov 2012 - 23:57:25 UTEquipmentMeade LX50 SC 10" F/10 and Canon EOS 600D/T3i at prime focus.DescriptionThis unique 1/80 sec. frame at ISO-100, portrays the last moments of the reappearance of Jupiter from the lunar occultation of November 28, 2012, as seen from Araxá, Brazil. |
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PhotographerSaber KarimiLocationGahar Lake spot, Lorestan, IranDate08/19/2012 10:00 pmEquipmentCanon DSLRDescriptionIn last days of summer, Milky way band appears about one hour after sunset. In this scene you can see a sweet-water lake as name as "Gahar". Gahar means Pearl in English. It seems like a blue jewel among the mountains. for more information about this Lake, click below link: http://geotourism.gsi.ir/Main/Lang_en/Page_21/PhenomenonId_116/StateId_65/Action_Phenomenon/Gahar.lake.html and also you can see a romantic view of this, at TWAN gallery: http://www.twanight.org/newTWAN/guests_photos.asp?ID=5001624 |
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PhotographerRandy ShivakLocationAnthem, AZDateJune 7th, 2012 at 10:25 MTEquipmentImaged with my Astro-Physics 152mm F8 and DayStar Quantum PE .5 Angstrom Filter and Flea2 ccd video camera.DescriptionAlthough the days are clear in Arizona it's still a challenge dealing with the 100 degree plus days. Most of my imaging is done before 11:AM local mountain time. This image shows sunspot group in Hi Resolution in H-Alpha light. |
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PhotographerKjell H. WinnemLocationHof,NorwayDate4-10 dec 2012EquipmentHomebuilt 10-inch Newtonian f/4 and mount in dome.Cam.:SXVR-H9 guided off-axis with DSI ProII and PHD,GPUSB-interface to mount.Exp.:Ha 5x30m,SII 4x30m bin2x2,OIII 3x30m bin2x2.HST-palette.Proc.:Nebulosity2 and PS CS3.DescriptionNGC7635,also called the Bubble Nebula is a emission nebula in Cassiopeia,created by the stellar wind from a massiv hot young Wolf-Rayet star(10-40 solar masses).The main bubble is contained within another bubble about 2,5 times the diameter of the smaller and all is embedded in a giant molecular cloud.Distance abt.7800 ly. |
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PhotographerChad QuandtLocationEastman Lake, CADate9FEB2013EquipmentCanon EF 85mm lens at f/4.0 on a Canon 60Da at ISO 1000. One hour of exposures.DescriptionThis huge nebula shows brilliantly against a field of stars. |
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PhotographerJames TseLocationChristchurch, New ZealandDate13 March 2013 NZDT 21:51EquipmentTakahashi E-180ED 500 mm f/2.8 astrograph and Canon 60Da.DescriptionI was waiting the fine weather for a week until 13 March. The sky was clear enough to capture the detail picture of Comet Lemmon whilst it was closed at max brightness mag 4.4. I used Takahashi E-180ED 500 mm f/2.8 astrograph to reveal its spectacular feature of its tail. Obviously, its tail was developed into a longer span with more than 7 degrees The detail enhancement picture was taken by Canon 60Da ISO 1600, 93s exposue at 13 March 2013, NZDT 21:51. |
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PhotographerAdrian HlynkaLocationAirliner over TaiwanDateDec 12, 2012 dawnEquipmentNikon D600 with 18-200 mm DX lensDescriptionThe thin crescent moon from a China Airlines jet at dawn flying north towards Taipei. The bright objects surrounding the moon, CCW from top: Venus, Mercury, the stars Acrab, Dschubba. |
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PhotographerTom HoffelderLocationNorway, MEDate3/13/13 2 pmEquipmentMy two photos were taken with a 50mm lens, f/2, 15 sec exposure, ASA 400, on a tripod. West was taken in Library PA and H-B in Skiatook OK.DescriptionNot for publication; just thought you might be interested in seeing the three comets to scale. I think I'm close to having the Pleiades twice the size of the moon, and Delphinus six times the size of the Pleiades. |
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PhotographerMichael CookLocationNewcastle, Ontario CANADADateFebruary 10, 2013 01:27 UTEquipmentMeade 0.4m ACF on Mathis MI-600 fork mount, QSI 516ws CCDDescriptionThe comet is shown here over a 60 minute period by taking 10, 600s exposures in the Rc-band. It is almost 4 AU (almost the distance to Jupiter), or 600 million km away. That's 32 light-minutes. Photometry puts it at Magnitude 15.6 with a small coma and the beginnings of a tail in position angle 105 degrees. |
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PhotographerChad QuandtLocationEastman Lake1900LDate9MAR2013 approx.EquipmentCanon EF 28mm lens, Canon 60Da, f/4.0, ISO1600, 30 sec exposure, unprocessed.DescriptionMember of the Central Valley Astronomers observes the Great Orion Nebula through a 25 inch telescope. |
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