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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerMarc DelcroixLocationTournefeuille, FranceDateDec.12th 2007EquipmentLX200GPS 10" (altaz), barlow x3 + additionnal extensions, RGB Astronomik filters, SKYnyx 2-0MDescriptionThis was a frozen night, following one month of bad weather. The anticyclon brought me good seeing, allowing me to take a good view of details in Syrtis Major, Sinus Sabaeus/Meridiani, and a haze appearing on the limb, as well as the north polar cap and the north polar hood breaking in Cydonia. Final image has been resized 150%. |
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PhotographerStig RognesLocationOslo, NorwayDateDEC 15th 2007 10 AMEquipmentNikon D70DescriptionSun dogs at sunrise. |
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PhotographerRadu GheraseLocationValenii de munte, RomaniaDate12/01/07 (MMddYY), 19:46-22:00 UTEquipmentImage aquisition: Canon EOS 400D (unmodified) through Vixen ED refractor 55mm f/d=8 piggybacked on C8-NGT telescope. 10 exposures (5 min each) at 1600 ISO stacked and processed with IRIS and Photoshop. autoguiding using modified webcam and Guidedog.DescriptionThe Great Andromeda Galaxy |
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PhotographerWilliam WardenLocationLos Alamitos, CADate12/1-3/07, 8/07EquipmentCelestron Nexstar 8 GPS, SX-AO @.2-.4 sec guider exposures, CS 10 nm HA filter, Baader 9.5 nm OIII filter with SX H9; IDAS LPR filter with H9C.DescriptionHere's an interesting juxtaposition of what appear to be two toroid-shaped planetary nebulae with layers of concentric outer shells: The little dumbbell M76 on the left appears edge-on, while the ring nebula M57 on the right appears face-on. M76 was imaged in December using narrow band HA and OIII filters while M57 was imaged in August with a combination of HA and RGB filters. |
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PhotographerVince TubolyLocationHegyhatsal (Hungary)Date2007.DEC.13. 18:50 UTEquipmentHegyhat Observatory, Hungary. 50cm Ritchey-Chrétien, FLI CM-9 CCD, Exp.: 7x60 sec. |
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PhotographerRobert TurnerLocationBethune, SCDate12/12/2007EquipmentWidefield image taken with Stellarvue 66ED and William Optics .8 reducer. The camera was a Canon Digital Rebel XT. The mount was a Losmandy G11. Autoguided with a Meade DSI.DescriptionOrion's belt consisting of the stars Alnitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. The horsehead and flame nebula accompany Alnitak and the faint Teardrop nebula is around Mintaka. |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDateNov-Dec 2007EquipmentDSI Pro II behind homebuilt 6" f1.8 astrograph & 10" LX200R @ f 3.3 H-alpha, green and blue filters used (no lums)DescriptionIn this 4 frame mosaic I tried to highlight the faint H-alpha wisps that surround the M42,43 and NGC1977 nebulas. 20+ x 2min subs were stacked using a full apature H-alpha filter with the fast astrograph to capture these frail smokish threads and the larger 10" scope was used for inner detail. Each was scaled ,layered together and ballanced fro color in PS. |
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PhotographerBill JonesLocationBackYard TennesseeDatenov 1 2007EquipmentTulip Nebula and Surrounding Nebulosities in Cygnus 21 x 600 sec Raw with Darks _ Flats-Calibrated with ImagePlus HUTECH MODIFIED CANON XTi (Canon Rebel XTi (400DH) spectrum enhanced camera with built-in astronomical UV/IR blocking filter (Type Ib) ) @ISO 1600 Custom White Balance Scope = Meade 5000 ED 80 with .8 Focal Reducer on Top CGE 1100 Guiding with PhD Process with ImagePlus and PhotoShop Graident XT TeminatorDescriptionThe image shows Sharpless 101 Nebula, a faint emission type nebula known also as Tulip Nebula on right with n Cygni to far right in the well known Northern Cross asterism. Surrounding nebulosities also contain 25 and 28 Cygni and NGC 6871 an open star cluster, also idenfied as GC 4548, h 2067 and Struve 2630 |
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PhotographerJ. Fairfull, J. StetsonLocationSouth Portland, MaineDateDecember 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12thEquipmenth-alpha filter and a webcamDescription978 has been a most enjoyable sunspot to observe during the quite of solar minimum. |
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PhotographerLorenzo ComolliLocationTradate, VA, ItalyDate13 december 2007, 21.14 UTEquipmentCanon 350D, 8mm f/3.5 objective, ISO 400, 60 s exposure.DescriptionA Geminid fireball on 13 december 2007, 21.14 UT |
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