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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationHome near De Soto, Kansas.DateApril 28, 2009, 9:07 pm CDT.EquipmentEQ driven Canon Rebel XTi with a 300mm Nikkor lens @ f/8; 40 second exposure at ISO 200.DescriptionA Whippoorwill in a nearby woods seemed to be crying, "hurry up, hurry up, hurry up," as I rushed to set up the EQ mount and begin the exposure before the deep, purplish-blue twilight had faded away. I wanted to image the wxing crescent Moon's bright Earthshine, and capture the bright open star cluster M35 in Gemini. This is the result. |
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PhotographerManuel Rodriguez HuertaLocationAguascalientes, Mexico.Date2009 apr 22 07h16m local timeEquipmentOrion refractor Dia 80 mm, F.L. 400 mm with 25 mm eyepiece and Nikon Coolpix S550 camera in a tripod.DescriptionThe moon and Venus in conjunction. |
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PhotographerKari TikkanenLocationKiuruvesi, FINLANDDate17 Feb 2009, 17.30 GMTEquipmentCanon EOS40D+f/2.2,50mm, ISO1600, on tripod inside houseDescriptionShadows of snow meter and trees on snow are visible in light of Venus ! I took 2x30sec for lowest photo and 1x30 for upper photos each in composite. Exceptionally clear sky and good dark countryside sky made this possible. Other two tries unsucceeded. I was ill so I had to take photos inside house through window. |
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PhotographerJames McAfeeLocationSunriver, ORDate4/22/2009 0630EquipmentTEC 140, Canon 40D at prime focus.DescriptionTaken shortly after Venus emerges from lunar occultation |
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PhotographerMahdi ZamaniLocationIranDate2008EquipmentCamera: Canon 30DDescriptionThe first Iranian space rocket: Safir 2 |
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PhotographerMichael J. HutchinsonLocationLongmont, ColoradoDateApril 22, 2009EquipmentCanon PowerShot A590 IS digital cameraDescriptionI saw and photographed Venus and the moon before Venus disapppeared behind the moon. |
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PhotographerHerb BubertLocationDerry, NHDate4-15-09 10PMEquipment11" Starmaster ELT on Tom'O equatorial platform. Nikon Coolpix 4500.DescriptionThis image shows how the angle of Saturn's rings has changed from our perspective over a 6 year period. |
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PhotographerChris DietzLocationTexas Star PartyDate4-21-09 at 3AMEquipmentNikon 180 MM Lens at f2.8 13 300 second frames fron a Hutech modified Canon 450D. Images combined with 5 dark frames, normalized and enhanced with Richardson Lucy. Software was Imagesplus and guided with a starfish guider.DescriptionRho Ophiuchi Nebula with Antares, M4, NGC 6144 and other reflection Nebula. |
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PhotographerRoy FinleyLocation10M SE of Mechanicsville, VA 23111Date4/27/09 8:40 PM EDTEquipmentCanon EOS Rebel w/ 100-300mm Canon zoom lens @approx 200mm setting on fixed tripod. Camera was used in programmable auto mode w/ ISO400 selected as film speed. All that and a LOT of luckDescription2 Photos to be considered: One shows the Moon, Mercury, and Pleiades as a wide shot w/ trees on the horizon to provide context. Second image is a tightest possible shot of the 3 with the exposure better suited to showing the whole scence (and particularly the moon) to much better effect. First image is perhaps more "aesthetically appealing" but the 2nd image is much better technically. In either event I think they're good examples of the kind of photo opportunity that your magazine informs amateurs about and that's a good thing. Sending photo #1 now - please reply to tee_whun@yahoo.com if you want the other image because it's too large to send at a decent resolution. Speaking of which, do you folks have any facility for accepting 3-4 Mb full resolution files?? |
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PhotographerCraig and Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateMarch 29, 2009EquipmentOrion 80ED (f/7.5) on Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, guided; Canon 350D (self-modified) with Astronomik IR-block EOS clip filter + 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; 60 x 180s @ ISO 1600; Captured/Calibrated/Registered/Stacked/DDP in ImagesPlus; Post processed in Photo Shop CS4DescriptionThis is a grouping of galaxies in Virgo that form a gentle curved shape, hence it's name, Markarian's Chain. It was discovered in the mid 1970's by B. E. Markarian. The grouping forms part of the Virgo Cluster. This image is a total of 3 hours of integration time acquired on March 29, 2009. The temperature was 40° F. |
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