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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateMarch 30, 2009EquipmentSBIG ST-4000XCM APM/TMB 130/780 Mach1GTO MountDescriptionM106 in Canes Venatici - 24x600sec, Imager Temp -20C. M106 (NGC 4258) is a Seyfert II galaxy in Canes Venatici. It lies at a distance of 22 to 25 million light years from earth and is receding at 537 km/sec. NGC 4217 is the bright edge-on spiral in the lower right of the frame, and may be a companion of M106. NGC 4248 is the small galaxy just to the upper right of M106. |
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PhotographerFabiomassimo CastelluzzoLocationRiano (Rome)Date27march 2009 23 + 1EquipmentNewton 10 inch f 4.8, eq6 pro, autoguide magz, baader coma corrector, canon 350D unmodifiedDescriptionunder a quite polluted sky with low transparency, I took this picture relative to the planetary nebula and the open cluster. The planetary is visible with focal lenght about 1 meter. In wide field is not good visible but it possible to see the M47 open cluster, quite close to M46 |
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PhotographerJim FerreiraLocationLivermore, CADate27 Mar 09, 2130PSTEquipmentStellarvue 102ED @ f/28, DMK21, Baader UV/IR block, GM8 mount |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateMarch 30, 2009EquipmentSBIG ST-4000XCM APM/TMB 130/780 Mach1GTO MountDescriptionSBIG ST-4000XCM, 18x600sec, Imager Temp -20C APM/TMB 130/780, Severe Crop (~200%) Abell 39 (PK47+42.1), a member of George Abell's Catalog of Planetery Nebulae is a low surface brightness planetary nebula in the constellation Hercules. The most sperical planetary nebula, it is almost a perfect sphere - also one of the largest known spheres with a radius of about 2.5 light-years. |
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PhotographerJames MaxwellLocationCaldera Rim ObservatoryDateJan. 3, 2009, 1:26-2:24AMEquipment10" F/4 Schmidt Newtonian (Meade) with Baader Coma Corrector. 5" Guidescope with autoguider. Losmany G-11 Mount. Color Astro 400D (Canon Rebel)cooled DSLR. Photograph taken at Minus 8C and at 8300 ft. elevation. Dark and Flat frames applied. Processed in Nebulosity and Photobrush.DescriptionRegion of M42, Theta Orionis, and Iota Orionis. Unfiltered exposure totaling 33 minutes (22 x 90 second frames). |
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PhotographerDr. Anthony RecascinoLocationOrmond Beach. FloridaDateFeb. 23, 2009Equipment12 Inch Meade LX200 with Orion Deap Sky ImagerDescriptionComet Lulin taken on the 23rd of February. |
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Photographercharles lilloLocationEverglades National Park, FloridaDateMarch 20th 2009EquipmentCanon XT DSLR, Atlas EQ-G, Orion ED-80DescriptionThis was a aprox 40 minute exposure of orion using 6 minutes sube along with 6 20 seconds subs for the core. What makes this photo so interesting to me is all the dust is this great nebulae. |
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PhotographerRobert VanderbeiLocationBelle Mead, NJDate3:48pm EDT Mar 21, 2009Equipment3.5" Questar and Starlight Express SXV-H9DescriptionThis is a picture of Venus less than a week from its closest approach. It's angular separation from the Sun was just 12 degrees at the time the picture was taken. |
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PhotographerRobert VanderbeiLocationBelle Mead, NJDate3:48pm EDT Mar 21, 2009Equipment3.5" Questar and Starlight Express SXV-H9DescriptionThis is a stack of the best 13 out of fifty 0.007 second exposures of Venus through a narrowband H-alpha filter. The stacked image has been resampled to be 2x bigger and the grayscale has been inverted so black is white and white is black. With a little imagination, it appears that the arc extends well beyond the normal 180 degrees one would expect to see. The extension is the glow caused by Venus' atmosphere. |
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PhotographerChris KotsiopoulosLocationAthens, GreeceDate27/3/2009 19:22 - 19:36 (UT +3)EquipmentCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi 27/3/2009 19:22 - 19:36 (UT +3) Shutter Speed 0.5 sec Aperture Value 5.0 ISO 100 - 200 Lens Canon EF70-200mm f/4L USM Focal Length 200.0 mmDescriptionThe 2500 year old Parthenon and the New Moon (just over a day old). Good seeing and transparency conditions contributed to success in capturing the thin crescent from inside the heavily light polluted city of Athens. The photo is a composition of six stacked shots taken at 12 minute intervals. Note that the Moon hides behind the temple and then partially reapers just before it dives below the horizon. The shot is taken from the top of the Panathinaiko ancient stadium. |
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