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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington, OhioDateOctober 8, 2008EquipmentCanon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod Canon 70-200 f/3.2 L at 200mm Astro-Physics Mach1GTO MountDescriptionA string of dark nebulae, a couple reflection nebulae, a very young star cluster, and a hint of hydrogen emission can be seen in this area that begins in the south of Perseus near the star Atik and proceeds southwest through Taurus and into northeastern Aries. The field seen here spans about 7 degrees of the sky. I would like to respectfully call this area "Barnard's Cascade" (even if no one else does). These include the first five members of Barnard's catalogue of dark nebulae (B1-B5) and five of his later entries (B202-B206). |
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PhotographerWilliam WardenLocationLos Alamitos, CADate8/27-28/08, 9/27-30/08Equipment8" LX200R scope, G11 Mount, SX AO .2 sec exposures, IDAS LPR filter, Ha CS 10 nm filter, Oiii baader 8.5 nm filter, SX H9 Camera. Luminance 28x2 min, Ha and Oiii 17x5 min eachDescriptionGlobular cluster M 15 augmented with narrow band filters to enhance planetary nebula Pease 1 (red object lower right of core). Pease 1 was the first planetary nebula found in a globular cluster. It was initially noted to appear very bright on a photographic plate using a Pulkovo ultra-violet filter compared to neighboring stars (otherwise of about equal magnitude). Subsequent spectrographic study revealed green lines of oxygen characteristic of planetary nebulae as well as red lines of hydrogen. A larger version is available here: http://whwastro.homestead.com/files/M15-f10-2008-800r.jpg Here's a nice article on the topic by Leos Ondra: http://www.seds.org/MESSIER/xtra/leos/pease1.html |
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PhotographerMark SiboleLocationFife Lake Mi.Datesept 22 2008EquipmentMeade 80 mm APO SXVF-H9DescriptionObject name: VdB: 152 Magnitude: 8.8 Equatorial: RA: 22h 13m 39s Dec: +70°17'53"(current) Equatorial 2000: RA: 22h 13m 25s Dec: +70°15'05" Horizon: Azim: 27°59'08" Alt: +50°49'43" Transit time: 23:45 Always above horizon. Mark Sibole Fife lake Michigan September 21, 2008 astronomy@qteaser.com Meade 80 mm APO SXVF-H9 120 minutes of luminance information in 10 minute sub frames 40 minutes per color channel in 10 minute sub frames. A total of 4 hours of information went into this rarly images area. It is a mix of reflection Nebula and dusty region . |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationLexington OhioDateSeptember 22, 2008EquipmentCanon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod Celestron 9.25 reduced 0.63 Astro-Physics Mach1GTO MountDescriptionNGC 7479 in Pegasus 50x180sec at iso 1600 30 Darks/Flats/Bias NGC 7479 (Caldwell 44) is a barred spiral galaxy about 105 million light-years away and roughly 120,000 ly across (20% larger than our Milky Way). NGC 7479 is also recognized as a Seyfert galaxy undergoing starburst activity in the nucleus and the outer arms. Studies of this galaxy indicate it recently underwent a minor merger and that it is unique in that the radio signal shows arms that are opening in an opposite direction to the optical arms. |
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PhotographerRobert CaseyLocationBellevue WADatesept 26, 2008 6PMEquipmentPanasonic Lumix FX500DescriptionAntique Spitz Planetarium projector, overall view |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateSunday September 28 2008, 11:27 amEquipmentCanon 40D prime focus with Coronado PST.DescriptionTook some shots of solar prominences on September 28 2008 with my Canon 40D camera prime focused with my Coronado PST. 1/40 second exposure ISO 1600. |
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PhotographerAdrianLocationSan Jose Ca.Date9-28-8EquipmentCoronadoPST Nikon coolpix 4500DescriptionNice proms on the sun today |
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PhotographerAdrian GuzmanLocationSan Jose Ca.Date9-29-08 12:42EquipmentPST coolpix 4500Descriptiontoday was a good day of proms |
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PhotographerOdilon Simões CorrêaLocationAraxá, BrazilDateSeptember 1, 2008 - 21h 30m UTEquipmentPanasonic DMC-FX3 digital cameraDescriptionThe beautiful view of the Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars is enriched by the birds in an interesting V-formation flight. |
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PhotographerLes TillyLocationCoyle fields New JerseyDate8/31/08EquipmentSTV 102ED with WO f/f stage II Canon 40D Losmandy G11 with Celestron 80mm short tube and DSI pro II for guiding with PHDDescription3 hours in total each exposure was 5 minutes ISO 1600 calibrated in Deepsky Stacker and processed in Photoshop CS2 |
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