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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateOctober 30, 2008EquipmentC/2006 OF2 (Broughton) Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod 10x180sec at iso 1600 30 Darks/Flats/Bias Celestron 9.25 reduced 0.63 50% cropDescriptionC/2006 OF2 (Broughton) taken at about midnight on October 30, 2008 when the comet was in imaged in Lynx at approximately RA 06h41m, DEC +60°42', magnitude 10.8 Earth Distance: 1.8986au Solar Distance: 2.4828au |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateNovember 08 2008, 9:15 pmEquipmentCanon 40D, with the Tokina 10-17 mm fisheye lensDescriptionWas able to capture a beautifully bright Taurid meteor, lit up the sky even with the Moon out. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate11/04/08EquipmentLX200ACF 12 in., F/R F6.3, CGE mount, DSI III Pro Ccd, Astronomik LRGB filter set, Atik mfw.DescriptionOne of many beautiful galaxies in the constellation Fornax. It is a Barred type spiral galaxy with its unique dust bands swirling into the core of the galaxy. |
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PhotographerStephane MurphyLocationGranville, OhioDateSeptember 2008EquipmentMount: Paramount ME Optic: Planewave Instruments CDK 12.5 F8 Camera: SBIG STL11000M Guider: ST-402 with Astrodon MOAG Astrodon Filters Generation 2DescriptionThis is the Shiny Bubble Nebula – NGC 7635. The beautiful Bubble Nebula can be seen towards the constellation of Cassiopeia. Ultraviolet light from the star causes the gas to glow through a process known as fluorescence, and winds of material blown out from the star give the nebula its characteristic shape. The nebula is some 10 light years across. The image was acquired from my backyard observatory in Granville Ohio in a warm September night 2008. |
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PhotographerKelvin PhoonLocationSan Diego, CADate4-13-08EquipmentCelestron C80ED refractor, Meade DSI Pro III ccd. Piggybacked on an 8" LX90, guided by a DSI Pro II. 3.5 hours total exposure.DescriptionM101 in widefield. NGC5477 can be seen prominently at 10:00, and CGCG 272-018 is at 3:00. |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TNDateOctober 1, 2008EquipmentOrion 10" f/4.7 Newtonian; Baader MPCC; Orion Atlas EQ-G with EQMOD;Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) Self modified; IDAS LPS filterDescriptionThe Bubble Nebula in Cassiopeia taken under moderate light pollution just outside of Nashville, TN. |
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PhotographerStephen P HamiltonLocationKing George, VADate10/4/2008 1:00:00 AMEquipmentTAK TSA-102, TAK NJP, Meade DSI Pro III, AstroDon LRGB E-Series Filters, AstroDon 6nm ha FilterDescriptionThis image shows the large amount of nebulosity that can be seen in M33. This image was captured over 5 nights (11 hours of image capture) and used not only standard RGB filters but also and Ha filter to bring out the nebulosity in the wonderful galxy. The Ha was combined with the Red filter in processing. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate10/12/08EquipmentLX200ACF 12 in., CGE mount, DSI III Pro, FR6.3, Astronomik LRGB filter set, Atik mfw. 3hrs of luminance at 5min subs.DescriptionThis Galaxys core was imaged due to its numerous objects seen closely on its core region. (Other Galaxies are dense and bright) nebulas surround this region and star clusters all the way to the center of the core could be seen. |
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PhotographerBOB MerhebiLocationNorth LebanonDateJune.14.08EquipmentCanon G9 12MP with regular tripodDescription15 sec single exposed image of Scorpius the Scorpion. taken from North of Lebanon. |
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PhotographerJoe GaffordLocationKenton, OK, Camp Billie JoeDate2008-10-01 , 7:27 UTEquipment18" f4.5 JMI NGT-18 Newtonian telescope with SBIG ST-2000XM ccd camera.DescriptionGalaxy NGC 891, the Outer Limits galaxy in Andromeda. 20/15/15/15 minutes of LRGB exposures. Taken at the Okie-Tex Star Party '08. |
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