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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerChris HutchesnLocationPontotoc, MsDateOctober 3 at 11:00PMEquipmentThis image was taken with a Celestron ASGT-C8 ,guided with a William Optics Z66SD mounted piggyback. Camera used was a Meade DSI Pro II with a Meade 3.3 focal reducer. Guide camera is a Meade DSI-C using PHD software.DescriptionNGC 1055 is an edge-on spiral galaxy located in the constellation Cetus. It is nearby the more popular galaxy Messier 77. It has a thick dust lane that obscures most of the core. |
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PhotographerCraig BobchinLocationOCA Anza Dark Sky SiteDate09/01/08 1:00amEquipmentCelestron 80ED Refractor w/Williams Optics .8 Focal Reducer Canon 20d Losmandy G-11 w/Gemini Meade10"SCT as guide scope SBIG STV sutoguiderDescriptionThe Double Cluster is the common name for the open clusters NGC 884 and NGC 869, which are near each other in the constellation Perseus. A beautiful telescopic and photographic object that is visible by the naked eye from dark skies. Somehow Messier missed this one. |
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Photographerval gothroLocationoutside of columbus, mtDate9/30/2008 @ 10:27pmEquipmentThree-minute exposure with Canon rebel XTI on a motorized Orion mini-eq mount.Descriptionthe fall Milky Way on a clear Montana night. |
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PhotographerMark SiboleLocationFife Lake, MichiganDateOct 11-2008EquipmentMeade 80 mm refractor and SXVF-H9 CCD cameraDescriptionThis is a very nice asterism (non-associated stars that form a visual cluster) in the constellation of Vulpecula.that resembles a coat hanger. A full sized image can be seen here. http://astronomy.qteaser.com/images/TheCoatHangerSX.jpg |
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PhotographerAlejandro GarroLocationCordoba, ArgentinaDate10/1/2008EquipmentSky-Watcher 8" EQ5 Dual Axis Drive - SC1 Modified for long exposure webcam (Philips SPC900)DescriptionThis photo is about one of the most beautiful globular cluster. 70 x 10 seconds ligthframes stacked in mosaic mode. It was taken with a webcam modified for long exposure. |
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PhotographerKlaus HohmannLocationBad TölzDate2008-09-08 23:35 UTCEquipmentTelescope: Meade 10" SCT @ f/4 (Reducer) Camera: Atik 16IC-HSDescriptionEarly September this year, asteriod (2309) Mr. Spock, a small body of 21 km diameter in the main asteroid belt between Mars an Jupiter came into line of sight with the galaxy NGC 7600. The total exposure times were: L: 167 × 90s R: 109 x 30s G: 107 x 40s B: 69 x 50s The nine images of Mr. Spock were seperated by 30 minutes each. I don't know how Mr. Spock would have evaluated this encounter, but for my part - I found it "fascinating" ... ;=} |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, ORDate2008-08-01 007:01 UTEquipmentCompustar C14 SCT @ f/7, Canon EOS 20DDescriptionNGC6992, the brightest portion of The Veil Nebula, is the remnant of a supernova that occurred 10-15,000 years ago. Its amazing filamentary structure may be due to compression of expanding shells of gas as they meet the resistance of the interstellar medium. The fact that the nebula is sweeping up interstellar dust as it expands is evidenced by the visibility of more faint stars on the lower right side of the nebula than on the upper left side. Exposures were 30 second unguided sub-frames calibrated with dark frames and flat fields. Processed with MaxDSLR and Photoshop CS2 |
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PhotographerDerek SantiagoLocationMorristown, NJDate10/5-10/7/08EquipmentDSI Pro III on ED80. Guided with DSI II on LX200R. Ten hours total exposure. Eight minute Ha subs and Four minute LRGB subs.DescriptionThere is a lot going in in the "Pac Man Nebula" in Cassiopeia. There is an open cluster, an emission nebula, obscuring dust lanes and Bok Globules. |
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PhotographerJoseph VellucciLocationSan Diego, Back YardDateOctober 11, 2008. 8pmEquipmentGalileo FS 90 with a Sony Cybershot held up to the eyepieceDescriptionThis is a picture of the moon that i took on my first night out. I hope everyone enjoys it. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateOctober 9, 2008EquipmentCanon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod Canon 70-200 f/2.8 L at 200mm Baader 2 inch 7nm H alpha filter Step Down Rings Astro-Physics Mach1GTO MountDescriptionNorth America and Pelican Nebulae Complex In Cygnus 31x600sec at iso 1600 30 Darks/Flats/Bias Taken during a waxing gibbous moon. Over 5 hours of Hydrogen Alpha data on the huge NGC 7000/IC 5070 Nebula complex in Northern Cygnus. This area is a vast collection of dust and gas in the Orion arm of the Milky way at a distance of about 2000 light years, spanning 100 light years. This group of nebulae, both bright and dark, contains no less than 30 seperate objects |
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