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Celestial Scenes
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Photographersadegh ghomizadehLocationIran Garmeh VillageDate11.23 2008EquipmentLosmandy + 180ED Takahashi+st2000xmDescriptionThis is the end my processing M42 at this time total about 5 hours exposure . software only PS |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateJanuary 22, 2009EquipmentCelestron 9.25 reduced 0.63, Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod, Mach1GTO MountDescriptionArp 78 ( NGC 772) in Aries, is a giant spiral galaxy approximately 130 million light years distant measuring 250,000 light years across. The galaxy below it in this image is E3 elliptical dwarf NGC 770 - a satellite of NGC 772 - that interacts gravitationally with it's companion causing deformation of one of the larger galaxy's arms. In 2003, two supernovae were seen in NGC 772 within three weeks of one another. |
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PhotographerHrishikesh KulkarniLocationPune, INDIADate30-1-2009 7:27 PM ISTEquipmentKonica Minolta DiMAGE Xg Camera & Tripod.DescriptionI used Konica Minolta DiMAGE Xg Camera & Tripod to take photos on regular time interval & then used Photoshop 7.0 software to merge them. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate01/25/09 08:53utEquipmentLX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, DSI III Pro, Astronomik LRGB filter set, F/R F6.3DescriptionComet Lulin (C/2007 n3) Showing its antitail and tail structure and oval fuzzball appearance with its lime/green color was easily observed rising hrs before the sun. |
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PhotographerJean-Denis DouvierLocationDoughton Park (Blue Ridge Parkway)Date10/30/08 11/26/08 01/26/09EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 160 at f/3.3 Canon 20Da at ISO 1600 Losmandy G-11DescriptionMosaic of 6 frames, each frame is exposed 1 hour 30 minutes. The mosaic shows Orion's belt and sword from Orion nebula to the Horsehead. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateJanuary 16, 2009EquipmentHap Griffin Baader Mod Canon 350D, Orion ED80 Refractor with WO 0.8 vII Reducer/Flattener, Astronomik CLS and Baader 7nm H Alpha Filters, A-P Mach1GTO MountDescriptionRosette Nebula in Monoceros - an almost purely photographic object that is for all practical purposes invisible to direct observation but extremely bright to Hydrogen Alpha sensing chips. RGB - 33x360sec at iso 1600, Hydrogen Alpha - 12x600sec at iso 1600. |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateJanuary 24, 2008 5:40pm cstEquipmentCanon 40D with a 300mm lensDescriptionAs the Sun was setting it crossed paths perfectly with a high voltage tower. The meeting of the energies that keep us alive. |
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PhotographerHerb BUbertLocationHillsboro, NHDate11-29-08 all nightEquipmentWilliam Optics Zenithstar 80FD with William Optics .8x flattener. Modified Canon 300D. Losmandy Titan.DescriptionThis image shows the newborn stars, nebulosity and dust in the bright vertical area below Orion's Belt known as Orion's Sword. It contains the star cluster NGC1981, M42- (the Orion Nebula which also contains a group of stars known as the Trapezium), M43 and the diffuse nebula NGC1977(also called the Running Man Nebula). |
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PhotographerRavindra AradhyaLocationBangalore, KarnatakaDate26/01/2009EquipmentCelestron Binocular 20X80DescriptionBeing a public holiday due to Republic day, we friends at Bangalore, Karnataka, Vivek, Ravi, Vijay, Arvind Benaka and Pradeep Jain enjoyed the treat of partial eclipse. Though it was only 10 percent, all Eclipses are fun to watch. |
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PhotographerWilliam RisonLocationNewburg, MarylandDate1/4/2009 2AM, 3/2/2008EquipmentMeade 12" LX200R on an Astro-Physics 900GTO mount. Lumenera SKYnyx2-0 camera with 1.5x barlow produced a focal length of 6096mm at f/20. Video was processed with ImagesPlus 3.5 to produce the final pictures.DescriptionSaturn's rings now appear virtually edge-on as Earth passes through the ring plane this year. |
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