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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerCesar CantuLocationEl Salto, Gto. MexicoDateMarch 30, 2009EquipmentEpsilon 180ED Takahashi. QSI540 with filters LRGB Astrodon. EQ Takahashi EM400.DescriptionI chose east photographic frame, looking for to make protagonists of the photography, to stars shining of the constellation of Aurigae, without reducing importance to the nebula. |
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PhotographerMichael DegerLocation30km nw from Munich/Germ.Date11.02.2008EquipmentMeade 12 " ACF with Lumicon GEG, f = 2000mm Vixen New Atlux SBIG ST2000XM with SBIG LRGB - filtersDescriptionThe picture shows the planetary nebula M97 with the galaxy M108 in the constellation of Ursa Major. Numerous background galaxies are all around. L:R:G:B 12x1min: 3x10min: 3x10min: 3x10min ( 1x1 ) |
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PhotographerElias ChasiotisLocationKeratea, Greece.DateApril 9, 2009, 16:49 UT.EquipmentBresser Skylux 70mm F10 refractor, Canon EOS 450D.DescriptionVery beautiful moonrise tonight. I had noticed this nice shaped and well placed tree long ago, but this was the first time i managed to capture it inside the rising moon. The moon appeared quite dark photographically because of thin clouds and i had to work at ISO 400. |
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Photographerpaolo pinciaroliLocationrietiDate02/03/2008Equipmentstellarvue apo triplet 80 mm EQ6 CCD: sbig ST10Descriptiontotal time 4 h shot 15 min |
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PhotographerPiotr SadowskiLocationRoztoki GorneDate24.04.2009EquipmentAPM\TMB 130 f/6 Sbig STL 6303 Astro-Physics 1200 GTO3DescriptionA few days ago I spent a weekend in Bieszczady Mountains - one of the places in Poland with the darkest sky. During 3 clear nights I've took a picture of 3 DS objects groups. This is one of them - Markarian's Chain. |
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PhotographerKenn HopkinsLocationSan DiegoDate04/08/2008EquipmentWilliam Optics Megrez II ED 80mm mounted on a C-11 using a Canon 20D camera. One 5 minute exposure.DescriptionThe largest globular star cluster in our galaxy, Omega Centauri (aka NGC 5139). Omega Cen itself is about 15,000 light-years away and 150 light-years in diameter - the largest of 150 or so known globular star clusters that roam the halo of our galaxy. info taken from http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070419.html |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate04/28/09 06:20utEquipmentLX200 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, F/R F6.3, ST2000xme, AO8, CFW9, Astronomik HaLRGB filter set. L19min,Ha97min,RGB30minDescriptionThe Eagle nebula M16 located in serpens here in this image shows its most popular gaseous pillars called the pillars of creation and with its dense hydrogen cloulds and dark globules and stars being born makes it a favorite to image. |
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PhotographerTahir SabanLocationHohe Wand, AustriaDate25/4/2009 00:00EquipmentAstro Physics 130EDT f/8. Modified Canon 350D 12x5 minutes. Mount was Takahashi JP-Z. Guiding with PHDguiding |
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PhotographerMahdi ZamaniLocationTehran, IranDate2008EquipmentCamera: Canon 5D, 6 photos merged by adobe photoshop CS4 for this Image.Descriptionmoon rise over Tehran city. Tehran light pollution from Kolakchal mountain. |
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PhotographerDavid RosenthalLocationMidland Park, NJDate04.27.2009 12:30-3:10amEquipmentModified 400D,8 inch SCT @ f/8 34*240 second ISO 400 exposures. Taken between 12:30 and 3:10 AM EST Atlas EQ-G PHD guided with a 66SD + DSI Pro I Calibrated [30B|30D|30F] and Sigma Clip combined in MaximDL 5 Processed in PSCS3 with GXT and Noel Carboni's ActionsDescriptionM13, also called the `Great globular cluster in Hercules', is one of the most prominent and best known globulars of the Northern celestial hemisphere. It was discovered by Edmond Halley in 1714, who noted that `it shows itself to the naked eye when the sky is serene and the Moon absent.' According to Charles Messier, who cataloged it on June 1, 1764, it is also reported in John Bevis' "English" Celestial Atlas. |
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