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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerClement ElechiLocationRoanoke, VADate4/22/2009 about 6.20 amEquipmentHand-held Canon Digital Rebel XSiDescriptionThe crescent moon and Venus rising together in the east. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocation9 miles NW of Topeka, Kansas.DateApril 23, 2009.EquipmentCanon Rebel XTi (Hutech modified) with an 85mm Nikkor lens @ f/2.8; 6 second exposure at ISO 100. Wide-beam flashlight used to paint the windmill and tree with light.DescriptionAs I was driving north on Humphrey road in rural Kansas just northwest of Topeka, I spotted this fully intact windmill that beckoned to be the foreground for a twilight image of the planet Mercury. |
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PhotographerGarrett GraingerLocationDeBary, FLDateApril 25, 2009EquipmentImaging scope was Orion ED80 Canon Rebel XT - Hap Griffin Modified 40 x 120s & 8 x 300s Guided with PHD & EQMOD IDAS LPS IP Vista Camera Control, IP 3.75, PS CS3DescriptionThe Omega Nebula Messier 17 (M17, NGC 6618), also called the Swan Nebula, the Horseshoe Nebula, or (especially on the southern hemisphere) the Lobster Nebula, is a region of star formation and shines by excited emission, caused by the higher energy radiation of young stars. |
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PhotographerTed RaffertyLocationGaithersburg, MarylandDateApril 17, 2009EquipmentMeade LXD75 8-inch f/4 Schmidt-Newtonian on a LXD75 mount using a DSI Pro 2 imagerDescriptionThe H-alpha image (combination of 480s exposures) and Red image (combination of 65s exposures) were meaned together before being combined with the Green image (combination of 65s exposures) and the Blue image (combination of 90s exposures). The exposures were taken on six different nights. PHD used for auto guiding and Nebulosity 2 for capturing the exposures. Images processed using AIP4WIN, DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight LE, and Nebulosity 2. |
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PhotographerLes TillyLocationNJAA Observatory NJDate4/24/09 9.30pmEquipmentSV70ED with TV 2008 F/F Canon 40D G11 mountDescriptionMarkarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster. It was named after the Armenian astrophysicist, B. E. Markarian, who discovered it in the mid 1970s. Member galaxies include M84 (NGC 4374), M86 (NGC 4406), NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC 4461, NGC 4458, NGC 4438 and NGC 4435 |
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PhotographerClement ElechiLocationRoanoke, VADate4/22/09 6.20amEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XSi, handheld. 18-55mm lens.DescriptionVenus and the crescent moon have risen in the east. |
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PhotographerDr. Anthony RecascinoLocationOrmond Beach FloridaDateMarch 7, 2009EquipmentMeade Lx200 with Meade Orion Starshoot Pro.DescriptionM20 aka the Trifid Nebula is a combination of both a reflection and emission nebula with an additional star cluster. One of the most beautiful object in the heavens. |
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PhotographerRick BaldridgeLocationLos Altos, CA, USADateApril 26, 2009 9:30pm PDTEquipmentCanon XTi Rebel with 200mm F2.8 lens.DescriptionWaxing crescent Moon with very bright Earthshine above the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) which are also above the bright planet Mercury. Below Mercury is the very red variable star AS Arietis. |
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PhotographerMichael BoschatLocationApartment balcony in Halifax,Nova Scotia,CanadaDateApril 26,2009 at 9:30pmEquipmentTripod mounetd Canon Rebel 350D with 18-55mm lens set at 55mm with a 10 second exposure at f/5.6, 400 ISO.DescriptionImage of cresent Moon with Pleiades (M45) and Mercury over Halifax. |
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PhotographerDave WeixelmanLocationNevada City, CADate5:05 am PDT, April 22, 2009EquipmentStellarvue 105 mm at f7.0 Canon 350D, 1 second exposure at ISO 200. Losmandy GM-8 mountDescriptionBeautiful occultation of the planet Venus from the Sierra Nevada in California. Disappearnce of Venus occurred under a dark sky at approximately 5:10 am. This exposure was taken just before disappearance. |
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