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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerTed RaffertyLocationGaithersburg, MarylandDateMay 2009EquipmentMeade LXD75 8-inch f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian using a DSI Pro 2 imager.DescriptionHaRGB mosaic of M8 taken on seven nights. The H-alpha images used 360s exposures, the red 50s, the green 60s, and the blue 100s. Exposures were captured using Nebulosity 2 and auto-guiding using PHD. The images were processed using AIP4WIN, DeepSkyStacker, Nebulosity 2, PhotoShop 7, and PhotoShop Elements 2. |
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PhotographerDr. Anthony RecascinoLocationOrmond Beach FloridaDateJune 26, 2009EquipmentMeade 12 inch SCT w/Starshoot Pro. 5 minute exposure.DescriptionRing Nebula aka M57 in the constellation of Lyra. |
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PhotographerFabiomassimo CastelluzzoLocationRiano (Roma) ItalyDateJune 2009EquipmentNewton Skywatcher 10 inch f 4.8, Filter Halpha 13 nm Astronomik clip Canon 350D ModifiedDescription10 X 6 min. 400 ISO RGB : 19 X 15 min. H Alpha in two nights,suburban sky (20 km from Rome). Processing with IRIS for gradient removal and balancing Ha RGB |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationBucegi Mts., RomaniaDateJune 19th, 2009EquipmentCanon EOS 5D and Canon EF 17-40 f/4L, 30s exposure at f/4.5, ISO 3200.DescriptionMilky Way above the Sphinx in Bucegi. The Sphinx is a famous geomorphological structure in Bucegi mountains. Some people think it was carved by the Dacians and is an astronomy related monument. |
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PhotographerRadu GheraseLocationValenii de munte, RomaniaDate06/21/2009EquipmentMeade 80mm apo refractor and Canon 400D modified for astrophoto, 13x2min and 3x3min stacked images at ISO 400 image processing using IRIS and PhotoshopDescriptionA beautiful pair of nebulae toward the center of our Galaxy |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateJune 13, 2009Equipment10" Orion Newtonian f/4.7 w/Baader MPCC; Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided; Canon 350D (self-modified) w/Astronomik EOS Clip IR filter, 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; 9 x 300s @ ISO 400DescriptionAt magnitude 8.00, The Gumball Globular is one of the more faint clusters in Ophiuchus. At one time, it was considered to be a "closely-packed" open cluster rather than a globular. M12 was discovered by Charles Messier on May 30, 1764 and lies approximately 16,000 light-years away from Earth. |
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PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationSebago Lake, MaineDate060609, 11:18 EDTEquipment4" refractor, a 5x barlow, and a DSLRDescriptionThis event was an occultation south of Boston, MA. Just West of Portland, Maine, Antares approached our moon and appeared within 35 arc seconds of the moon's northern limb. ( As a point of size comparison, it is unusual for the ISS to appear to be 35 arcseconds in size.) |
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PhotographerIng. Eduardo Alamilla EsquivelLocationSaltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.DateJune 04, 2009.EquipmentTelescope: William Optics 80 mm f/6 Super APO. Camera: Meade DSI Pro II. Filter: Baader H-Alpha 7 nm. Mount: Meade LX200GPS.Description50 subframes of 30 seconds each one. Processing: Meade ASIP. |
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PhotographerRandy TurnerLocationSnowflake, AZDateMay 8, `09EquipmentOrion AstroView 6 Orion StarShoot SSCI-II w/ .5 reducer and 13%t lunar filter 2 images stacked and aligned w/ RegiStaxDescriptionThe images of the ancients ... The "Rabbit-in-the-Moon" dominates this lunar landscape, but can you also find ... the "Man-in-the-Moon" (lower right), and the "Masked Marten" (upper right) ? |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate05/31/09 00:08utEquipmentLX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, DMK21AF04 Ccd, PowerMate 2.5x Barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.DescriptionOn this session I was able to image a rare event of five moons in the same fov of this still image and created a gif animation also showing Titan, Tethys, Dione moving from right to left and Rhea and Enceladus left to right a 2 hr capture sequence. Also on the negative image the cassini division is shown wrapping around the disk at this maximum tilt angle of this year. Gif animation too large for posting. Goto my site to view. |
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