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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerCraig and Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateApril 3, 2009EquipmentCelestron C8 SCT with Celestron f/6.3 FR/FF on Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, Guided; modified Canon 350D w/Astronomik EOS Clip IR filter + 2" Hutech IDAS LPS filter; Best 22/30 120s @ ISO 1600 + Best 23/24 150s @ ISO 1600 + 20 180s @ ISO 1600; Captured/Calibrated/Registered/Stacked/Initial processing in ImagesPlus; Post processed in Photoshop CS4DescriptionM104 is a nearly edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is called the Sombrero Galaxy because of it's dark lane and unusual central bulge. This image is a little more than 2.5 hours total integration time. Due to M104's location (low in the SE to SSE), we had to start off with shorter exposures and increase as the night progressed. This image was acquired on April 3, 2009. The temperature was about 50° F. |
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PhotographerJonathan MasinLocationMurphy, TXDate11pm CST, Apr 12, 2009EquipmentNikon D80, Tamron 17-50 F/2.8, Tripod mounted.DescriptionRecently while shooting M81/M82 I was chased inside by an approaching thunderstorm. |
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PhotographerMark SiboleLocationFife Lake MichiganDateMarch 11 2009EquipmentExplore Scientific 102 mm APO SXVF-H9 piggybacked on a LX200 10 inchDescriptionThis is an image of M82 taken from my Observatory in Fife Lake Michigan. It has 2 hours of luminance in 8 minute sub frames and 1 hour of Ha. It also has 40 minutes of color info per channel. I added the Ha to the luminance and red channel. For the full size image please go here. http://astronomy.qteaser.com/images/M82LhaRhaGBES102.jpg |
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PhotographerDave CotterellLocationCastleton, ON, CanadaDate2009 03 21, 1:56pm EDTEquipmentCanon XSi, 10mm lens f/3.5, ISO 100, 1/1000sec.DescriptionSingle Solar Halos are fairly common when the sun shines through high thin cloud layers. The second, outer halo is much less commonly seen due to lack of contrast with the clouds and is also more difficult to photograph due to its large angular extent which puts it outside all but the widest lenses. Notice that the 'rainbow' colour effect which can be faintly seen is reversed in the secondary halo due to the double refraction. Also it can be seen that there is more scattered sunlight between the two halos than inside our outside them. |
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PhotographerGerald MaderoLocationCornville, AZDate07/28/2008EquipmentMeade LXD75 8" SCT, Canon Rebel XTi @ prime focus. 5 second exposure. Processed in Photoshop CS4DescriptionThe beautiful double star Albireo shown on a cool summer night in northern Arizona. |
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PhotographerMahdi ZamaniLocationTehran, IranDate2008EquipmentCamera: Canon 30DDescriptionWhat are people doing In this big city? you know ? And above they..... Beautiful show by the Moon and Venous sunset from Sanat sq, Tehran, Iran |
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PhotographerKevin CooperLocationCoonabarabran E149.28 S31.28Date17/3/2009 11:45 UTEquipmentCanon 30D DSLR camera modified with Baader filter. Takahashi FSQ106ED telescope at 387mm focal length with focal reducer. Losmandy G11 mount. Maxim DL/CCD Camera, mount control and processing. 4 x 900 sec. exposures stacked.DescriptionPart of vast Vela supernova remnant centered at 8h 31 -44 29 |
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PhotographerGARY MOORELocationLEOLA PA.Date4/9/2009EquipmentFUJIFILM FINEPIX S700 ON A STANDARD TRIPOD. SET AT ISO-64DescriptionWALKING WITH MY DAUGHTER. I SAW THE SET BEHIND THE TREES. BUT PICTURE LOOKS LIKE SUN SETTING BETWEEN THE TREES. |
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PhotographerMircea RadutiuLocationBucharest, RomaniaDate11 march 2009EquipmentNikon D40 + Nikkor 18-70mm on tripod; ISO200, 18m f/5.6, 30 sec.DescriptionLunar halo as seen from the terrace of the Astronomical Observatory 'Amiral Vasile Urseanu' in Bucharest, Romania. The bright dot it's Saturn. |
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PhotographerJohn TonksLocationSheffield UKDate29 March 2009 2300Equipment8 inch Klevtsov-Cassegrain DSI II Pro camera LRGB image 30 X 8Secs per filter unguidedDescriptionA moonless night(almost) and clear sky gave me a chance to capture this famous galaxy. |
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