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Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen DenmarkDateJuly-August 2009.EquipmentTaken with Meade LX200ACF 16" mounted on wedge, Optec NextGEN WideField 0.5X reducer and SBIG ST-8XME used.DescriptionNGC7635, a Ha (LUM), SII, Ha, OIII picture using tone mapping for narrowband color combine technique. Exposure time SII,Ha,OIII~12*10min. each. Dark, flat frame subtraction done on each sub-frames and Astronomic filters used. The picture is cropped a little due to that the raw frames were taken during three different nights during July and August 2009. |
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PhotographerJean-Christophe MeriauxLocationSan Bruno, CADate8/9/2009 - 11.43pm PDTEquipmentTelescope: Orion Maksutov Cassegrain 7″ with Atlas Mount CCD Camera Imaging Source DKF 21AU04.AS with RGB color wheelDescriptionPicture at Focal Plane F/D 15. All pictures are processed with Registax, Maxim DSLR, and Paintshop Pro Seeing 3-4 / 10 on ALPO scale- Stack of 539 R / 349 G / 763 B frames |
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PhotographerPAOLO PINCIAROLILocationRIETI ITALYDate24/12/2008EquipmentAPO TRIPLET STELLARVUE 80 MM CCD SBIG ST10 EQ6DescriptionHA 270 MIN CLEAR 50 MIN RGB 8-8-12 SINGOLS 10 MIN |
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PhotographerJohn W. O'Neal, IILocationHigh Meadows Reservation, Elyria, OhioDate09/13/2009 @ 14:00 ESTEquipmentMeade Hydrogen Alpha filter on an Orion 127mm Refractor, mounted on a Celestron ascg5-goto mountDescriptionWe set up our scopes at High Meadows Metroparks Reservation to show the public the Sun and were surprised to find several prominences visible. |
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PhotographerRobert NovakLocationDoor County WIDate9-11-2009 Between 10pm and midnight central timeEquipmentTaken with a canon 1000dh dslr and 200mm L lens at f 4. Mount is a vixen sphinx. Auto guided with a wo66 refractor and dsi pro. 25 5min exposuresDescriptionLooking into the heart of the galactic plane, there are about 35,000 stars in this image. The prominent feature here is the Cocoon Nebula or IC5146. Also present are Bernard 168,"the dark nebula region" and Pi Cygni naked eye star. |
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PhotographerNabarun SadhyaLocationKolkata, IndiaDate12 September 2009 14:12 UTCEquipmentSony Cybershot H50 digital camera only.DescriptionJupiter and its four Galilean moons, Europa and Io on left and Callisto and Ganymede on right. |
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PhotographerFrank de HoogLocationSpijkenisse NetherlandsDate10-09-09 at 23:11 -> 05:49EquipmentMount; EQ6, Ota; Orion 80ED, Camera; Atik 16HR. Atik 1,25" Filterwheel; CLS/R/G/B Autoguided - Guidescope; W.O.66petz Camera; DSI IIDescriptionMessier 33 Total exposuretime 6 hours. CLS - 12 X 600sec R/6 X 600sec + G/6 X 600sec + B/12 X 600sec |
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PhotographerWilliam McMullenLocationSharbot Lake, Ontario, CanadaDateSeptember 12, 2009 @ 10:00pmEquipmentCanon Rebel XT with Sigma 17-70 @ 17mm, F2.8, ISO 800, 30 seconds, Sherpa Tripod. I used a low power flashlight to "paint" the dock.DescriptionWhile photographing summer skyscapes, a very bright meteor appeared near the horizon. It was short lived but extremely intense. |
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PhotographerTim S. JonesLocationGlacier Point, Yosemite National ParkDateAugust 2009EquipmentCanon Rebel Xsi, f/4.0, ISO800, 1 minute.DescriptionYosemite's Half Dome seen through the smoke of a forest fire in the western side of the park. |
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PhotographerSteve RagalyiLocationFowler, OHDate6:20 AM, 9-16-09EquipmentCanon EOS Rebel XS DSLR with 18-55mm lens on standard alt-az tripod.DescriptionThis scene was taken this morning with my new Canon EOS Rebel purchased two days ago. I was just hoping for a neat picture. I never expected to virtually reproduce the illustration from your magazine/website. |
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