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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerPeter Stetson, John StetsonLocationCape Elizabeth, MaineDateMarch 25, 2010 11h10m35sEquipment5" refractor, a white-light solar filter, and a webcamDescriptionThe International Space Station had an angular diameter of 37 arcseconds as it transited our sun this morning as seen from Kettle Cove State Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It was our good fortune that a solar active region was also in the picture. It is great to think that we are beyond solar minimum. |
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PhotographerPedro J MaysonetLocationKilleen,TexasDateMarch 18, 2010 8:33:15 PMEquipment127mm Celestron Powerseeker with Logitech Quickcam for Notebook Pro prime focus,EQ 1 mount and manually trackedDescriptionTook and avi video of Mare Crisium so my son can watch the moon while we were at the backyard, processed with Registax 5, and Photoshop CS2 |
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PhotographerMassimo TorriLocationEdmonton, ABDateMarch 27, 2010, 10:30PM MDTEquipmentCanon XSi on a tripod Stock 18-55mm lens with focal length set to 18mm Stop: f/5.6 Exposure: 1 frame 10 seconds Gain: ISO 800DescriptionA high haze was hanging over Edmonton, Alberta on Mar 27th. I took this image at 10:31PM of the 12 day old Moon surrounded by a lunar halo complete of moondogs. The constellation of Leo is also visible in the image. Saturn is also present in the image and is located at about 8 o'clock of the Moon (an annotated image can be found here: http://cosmicjourney.net/images/photos/big/Moondog1280-Annot.jpg) |
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Photographerpaolo pinciaroliLocationCastel Sant'Angelo RI ItalyDate28/07/2008Equipment3 hours with single 10 min RGB 7-5-10 of 5 min in bin2 Apo triplet 130 Focal 950 mm Ccd Sbig ST10XMEDescriptionApo triplet 130 mm Focal 950 eq6 Ccd Sbig St10 XME |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate03/28/10 03:29utEquipmentLX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F25, DMK21AF04 Ccd, PowerMate 2.5x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.DescriptionMy latest session of Saturn and a (SED) from March 28th ut. A possible dual storms system (Sed) at the northern latitude of the southern Hem. region. And a swirl of clouds seen at the Ned also visible from the highly contrasted image animation to show the very dim storm. Animation at: www.jaicoa-observatory.com |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateMarch 4 & 5, 2010EquipmentCelestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain at f/6.3; Atlas EQ-G, guided; Canon Digital Rebel T1i, Hap Griffin Baader modified; Astronomik CLS-CCD EOS Clip; 122 x 300sec @ ISO 800 (10hr. 15min.)DescriptionM109 (NGC3992) is a magnitude 10.60 barred spiral galaxy that is approximately 46 million light years distant in the constellation Ursa Major. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain, and again in 1783 by Charles Messier when he added it as entry number 109 in his famous catalog. |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateMarch 18 & 23, 2010EquipmentCelestron C8 Schmidt-Cassegrain at f/6.3; Atlas EQ-G, guided; Canon Digital Rebel T1i, Hap Griffin Baader modified; Astronomik CLS-CCD EOS Clip; 101 x 180sec @ ISO 1600 (5hr. 3min.); 31 x 120sec @ ISO 400 (1hr. 2min.) for the coreDescriptionM94 (NGC4736) is a colorful magnitude 8.99 spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. What makes this galaxy interesting, is the presence of 2 ring structures. The inner ring appears to be an active star-forming region, while the outer may be an accretion disk. It was discovered in 1781 by Pierre Méchain and cataloged by Charles Messier only 2 days later. |
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PhotographerFrank DiBlasi, Jr.LocationPoughkeepsie, NYDate03/27/2010 6:30pm EDTEquipmentZhumell 10-inch reflector. Kodak DX-7440 point-and-shoot digital camera. Home made equatorial mount.DescriptionThe Moon was two days shy of full and perfectly positioned for this un-retouched photo of Aristarchus crater – replete with shadow terminator. |
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PhotographerRogerio MarconLocationCampinas-SP-BRAZILDateMarch 28 2010 11:00UTEquipmentA Zeiss AS200 refractor , 200mm aperture 3000 f.l. Filter Coronado SM40 BF10 Lumenera LU075M camera 3000 frames stacked in RegistaxDescriptionA view in sub arcsec resolution made in rare good seeing in my backyard. The image is a stacck of 3000 frames take with a Lumenera LU075 camera. |
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PhotographerBill GardnerLocationIngersoll, ONDateMarch 26, 2010EquipmentAP155; AP900GTO; SBIG ST-10XME; Custom Scientific 4.5nm HA filter.DescriptionImage is two pane mosaic of 11 day old Moon, taken from backyard observatory. |
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