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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerOckert le RouxLocationRicketts Point, Melbourne, AustraliaDate13 March 2013, 9.27pm AEDT; UCT+11EquipmentNikon D3S camera mounted on a Manfrotto tripod. I Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 lens, set at 200mm at f2.8, ISO 5000 with a 6 second exposure. Post processing of contrast was done in Lightroom 4.3 software.DescriptionComet Lemmon is now a beautiful object of magnitude 2.8 in the constellation Sculptor and was sighted from Melbourne city, despite light pollution. |
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PhotographerMarkus MugrauerLocationAlgarrobo, ChileDateMarch 09th 2013EquipmentCanon D10 32x 8s ISO 800 f=50mm f/D=1.8DescriptionComet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) close to the galaxy NGC55 imaged on March 9th 2013 in the evening twilight. |
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PhotographerPoul W. NielsenLocationDenmarkDate2013-Mar-06EquipmentMeade 10" F6.3,Unitron tower mount, Canon EOS 1100D. 15 Sec. Exposure.DescriptionOrion Nebulae & Trapezium stars |
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PhotographerJoao VieiraLocationTorres Novas, PortugalDateJanuary 2013EquipmentGSO 8"RC with 0,63 focal reducer. Atik 314L+ camera with Astronomik narrowband Ha, SII and OIII filters. Losmandy G11 Gemini mountDescriptionThe Crab nebula in narrowband. 2Oh exposure |
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PhotographerLynn HilbornLocationprocessed in Grafton,OntarioDateprocessed March 5, 2013EquipmentHubble Telescope Legacy Archives data processedDescriptionNGC 602 taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Data processed by Lynn Hilborn on March 05, 2013. Data from the Hubble Legacy Archives established by the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre. Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. |
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PhotographerJesper GrønneLocationDenmarkDate2013-3-9Equipmenttripod, 14mm lens, DSLR Canon 5D II (mod)DescriptionWhile waiting for the comet, the two largest light phenomena in the sky, The Zodiacal Light and The Milky Way caught my attention last night. Taken over The North Sea at the west coast of Denmark, there is very dark and NO light pollution. A lot of objects are visible, from left Rosetta Nebula, a lot of objects in Orion, Jupiter, Plejades, California Nebula, Andromeda and others. |
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PhotographerAngela A StantonLocationAnaheim, CADateFebr. 26 2013 at about 7:40 pmEquipmentCanon 5D Mark III with Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II and a Canon 2x converter on trypodDescriptionI have taken many moon photos--this picture is not for its high quality, which it doesn't have with tree branches in the way but because on the lower quadrant now there is a very shiny object and I am wondering what that it. I have photos of the moon from other times and I can always see a little bit of one white spot there but now there is something new. I wonder if it was hit by a meteor or if a satellite crashed and its solar panels are shining back in pieces.. just wondering |
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PhotographerAlberto Di StazioLocationRomeDateMarch 3, 3013EquipmentCelestron 11 f/10. Mount: CGEM DX . Guidescope: sky watcher 80/600. Camera: SBIG 8300 MDescription16 x3' L / 10 x 3' R / 10 x 3' B. Artificial G. It was the first picture I took with the new mount. To note that I live in the center of Rome, in an area with strong light pollution. It is unbelievable what technology can do! |
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PhotographerMichele BrusaLocationRifugio Antonio LocatelliDateautumn 2012EquipmentNikon D700 with zoom 18/200 at f/5.6DescriptionThe Tre Cime di Lavaredo are three enormous free-standing limestone towers, unique not only to the Dolomites but to the world. |
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PhotographerJesper GrønneLocationDanmarkDate2013-2-2EquipmentCanon DSLR Mod.5DII, 8-15mm fisheye and a lightpollution filter. Tripod (no motormount) stack of 3 shots. 3x35 sec. iso4000 f/4.DescriptionEven with the yellow lightpollution removed, the blue lightpollution is strong. The red hydrogen-gas in The Milky Way is clearly visible, revealing a large number of objects. |
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