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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerJason MelquistLocationChaska, MN USADate1/9/2010 3:00am CSTEquipmentMeade 8in SCT on LXD75 with DMK21AU04DescriptionMy best images yet of Mars as it gets closer and closer to Earth. You can really tell the terminator is quickly moving across the planet and almost the entire planet is illuminated now. I forgot to let my 4x barlow cool down so the first image is not as sharp as the 2nd and 3rd as it cooled. The last image is also a bit blurry due to Mars starting to drop in the sky. |
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PhotographerSergio EguivarLocationMercedes, Buenos AiresDateNovember 2009EquipmentSCOPE: Celestron C8 SCT working at f5.1 CAMERA: SXVF H9 GUIDING: William Optics Zenithstar 66 with WO 0.8 x fr/ff IMAGE ACQUISITION: AstroArt 3.0 - Control Interface 3.72 plug in FILTERS: Astronomik Type II - Atik Filter Wheel EXPOSURES: LRGB (95,30,30,40) PROCESSING: Images Plus, CCD Sharp, Photoshop CS2DescriptionOne of the finest barred spiral Galaxies of the sky and the largest spiral in the constellation of Fornax. NGC 1365 is as massive as our Milky Way and its structure spans over 200 thousands light years. The galaxy nucleus presents a well shaped bar which is surrounded by cooler stars that appear yellow in the image and had visible dust lanes. The bar ends in two main curved arms. Some HII regions were revealed in the image indicating star forming regions. NGC 1365 belongs to the Fornax Galaxy cluster, located a bit more that 1ยบ from Chi2 Fornax near the limits with Eridanus. NGC 1365 and NGC 1399 are the brightest members of the mentioned cluster. |
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PhotographerMahdi ZamaniLocationMesr, Esfahan, IranDate11/2009Equipmenttelescope: William optic 110 mm Megrez. mount: Skywatcher HEQ5. Camera: Canon 30D. Exposure: 6 min. ISO: 3200.DescriptionNGC 869 & NGC 884 or X&H: A Double Open Cluster X&H is are over 7,000 light years distant toward the constellation of Perseus, but are separated by only hundreds of light years. |
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PhotographerBrian ClaryLocationBlack Forest, ColoradoDate12-18-2009 9:00 pm MSTEquipmentTelescope : SPC8 F6.3 Camera: Canon 350D Modified Software : PHD, Nebulosity, TheSky 6, PaintshopPro Exposure: 20x5min ISO 400DescriptionThe Horsehead nebula (IC434) in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just below Alnitak, the star farthest left on Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. The exposure is a composite of 20 5 minute frames. The outside temperature was between 15 and 17 degrees F at the times of exposure |
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PhotographerGuillermo AbramsonLocationBariloche, Argentina (41S 71W)Date2009-12-11 02:00 UTEquipmentCanon XTi at prime focus of Meade 8" LX10, standard tripod, wedge and fork mount. f=1250mm, ISO 800, 5s to 240s @f/6. (Original 3500 pixels wide.)DescriptionThe Great Nebula in Orion taken from my balcony on the sixth floor in downtown Bariloche. Stack of 40 shots from 5s to 240s, digitally processed to elliminate the orange glow of urban sky and rescue both the bright central region and the tenuous nebulosity. Enjoy! |
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PhotographerChris PetersonLocationGuffey, Colorado, USADateDec 10-14, 2009EquipmentVideo allsky cameraDescriptionThe image is a composite of five nights of data, leading up to the Geminid peak on December 14. It shows 419 Geminid meteors; over 100 meteors that were sporadic or members of other showers have been removed. 232 of the meteors were imaged on the evening of the peak. |
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PhotographerTom BeardLocationDeath Valley, CaliforniaDateDec 13, 2009 8PM-2AMEquipmentOrion Sirius mount, Nikon D300 with 24mm f/2 lens at f/2.8. 650 frames at 30 seconds, ISO 6400.DescriptionI wanted to get meteor trails showing the radiant near Castor. Since it wass snowing near Reno had to go far south. Worked well, but all the really brilliant meteors were near the horizon, and thus not in the picture. |
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PhotographerSidney RosenthalLocationPensacola, FLDateNovember 16, 2009EquipmentScope TSA102 at f/6 /Mount EM200/ Camera STL 11000/ Astrodon Ha 6nm 15x20/SII 3nm 9x20/OIII 3nm 9x20. Guiding with SBIG remote guide head and efinder. Processed with CCDStack, Pixinsight, and Photoshop CS4DescriptionLocated around 7500 light years away, the heart nebula or IC1805 lies in the constellation Cassiopeia. |
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PhotographerMilan GucicLocationAdza, SerbiaDateNovember 2009.EquipmentCanon 350D (self-mod Baader UV/IR filter), Zenitar 50/1.7@4.5($9) with B&W Redhancer filter, auto-guided on Losmandy G-8 with Astrolumina through TAIR 300/4.5; 19x10min @ISO1600 + 15x30s @ISO1600 Preprocessed in IRIS, post-processing in PS CS2&CS4 Adzine Livade (Adza's meadows), Sumadija, Serbia, Balkans.Description...amazing revealing of dust, nebula, stars, clusters just popped out after modifying my DSLR for better response to important wavelengths from space. A true winter constellation in another view. |
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PhotographerMahdi ZamaniLocationMesr, Esfahan, IranDate12/5/2009EquipmentTelescope: William Optics 110 mm APO f/6, Megrez. Mount:Skywatcher HEQ5 controlled by EQMOD Guiding:Orion StarShoot AutoGuider on William Optics 66 mm. Camera: modified Canon 30D. without filter.DescriptionThe Pleiades is one of the brightest and closest open clusters. This cluster also known as the Seven Sisters and M45. This image is a composite of 20 photos. Total exposure: 2h 30min |
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