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PhotographerKjell H. WinnemLocationHof, NorwayDateDec 4, 2007EquipmentHomebuilt 10 inch Newtonian(F4) and mount in dome. Camera: Modified ToUcam840K ProII with UV-IR CutFilter. Exposure: 5 min unguided, +dark frame processed in RegiStax 4.0DescriptionBubble Nebula is an expanding bubble of gas with a diam of abt 10 ly. |
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PhotographerMatt ThomasLocationJMSM Observatory, Mayhill, NMDateOctober 29 through November 7, 2007Equipment# Telescope: TMB152, 1200mm FL # Mount: Paramount ME # Camera: SBIG STL-6303 CCD, AstroDon E-Series TruBalance Ha and RGB FiltersDescriptionThree panel mosaic of the California Nebula. Exceptionally deep (both in detail and color) and much higher resolution than normally seen on this object (due to the mosaic at longer focal length). Full resolution image is ~5800x3000 pixels. Image is a combination of Ha and RGB data. The Ha data was used for the nebula in the red channel (100%) and partially in the blue channel (15%). The red data was used only for the stars in the red channel. The green and blue data were used for the entire image. Total exposure time for the entire image is 26 hours 18.2 minutes. |
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PhotographerWilliam WardenLocationLos Alamitos, CADate9-11/07EquipmentTakahashi FS102, SX-AO @.2-.4 sec guider exposures, CS 10 nm HA filter-SX H9, IDAS LPR-H9C, G11 HA 14x20 min, RGB 32x20 min.DescriptionThe Bubble Nebula in HA RGB. LPR and HA filters combined with extended exposure time (15 hours) were used to combat heavy suburban light pollution (Bortle white). The HA filtered images were used to enhance the nebula, tighten the stars, smooth the background, and eliminate light pollution. |
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PhotographerTony PirieLocationHarlow, Essex, UKDate17th November 2007EquipmentCelestron NexStar 130SLT on goto mount Toucam pro - unmodded with x2 and x4 barlows stackedDescriptionMars |
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PhotographerBill LoganLocationLogan Observatory, Eagar, AZ, USADate12-3-2007 0140 - 0700 UTCEquipment57 of 60 exposures at 300 seconds each for a total exposure time of 4.75 hours. Unmodified Canon EOS Rebel XT (350D) taken through an Astro-Tech 66ED refractor while piggyback on top of a NexStar 11 GPS that was used for autoguiding. Captured and processed in Stark-Labs Nebulostiy and post processed in Microsoft Picture It! V6.DescriptionUnder dark skies, this image clearly shows the spiral structure and over two dozen HII regions are visible. |
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PhotographerAnthony ArrigoLocationPark City, UtahDate2007-11-18EquipmentAstro Physics Starfire 160 Refractor Canon Digital Rebel XTi Losmandy G-11DescriptionI snapped a shot of Comet Holmes in the east and then swung the scope around to the west to image the moon. The two images were combined using GIMP. As you can see, the Comet is actually a bit larger than the moon. Higher resolutions available. |
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PhotographerSteve CrouchLocationCanberra (my back yard)Date12 September 2007 about 11pmEquipmentRCOS 12.5" Ritchey Chretein mounted on Losmandy HGM200 with STL11000M camera. 60 minute unbinned exposures in red, green and blue were taken and these were combined as synthetic luminance.Description47 Tucanae (AKA NGC104) is the second brightest globular cluster in the sky after Omega Centauri. It has a much brighter highly condensed centre which is often highly over exposed in many shots. |
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PhotographerSteve PastorLocationMayhill, New MexicoDateNov 20, 2007 12:30 AM MSTEquipmentImaged with a 178mm f/9 Astro-Physics refractor and a Canon 20Da DSLR camera (ISO 800) on a Paramount ME. Thirty 120-second exposure were taken and aligned, callibrated, and combined in Images Plus 2.82 and processed in Adobe PhotoShop CS2.DescriptionMessier 42, the Orion Nebula: A series of 2 minutes exposures were taken to avoid overexposing detail near the bright core of the nebula. |
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PhotographerDavid ChengLocationHehuanshan, TaiwanDate17th November, 2007. 16:58-18:39UTEquipmentCarl Zeiss 85mm f/1.4 lens opened at f/2.8, Modified Canon EOS 300D at ISO800, mounted on a Takahashi EM-10 Temma2 Jr. German equatorial mount.DescriptionThe Constellation Orion is dipped in a Nebula complex, with Sh2-254, Barnard's Loop, Flame Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, M42 and the Witch Head Nebula, along one side of the Winter Milkyway. This image is comprised of a Mosaic of 5 images, taken at a height of 2,800m at Hehuanshan in Taiwan. |
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PhotographerGarrett GraingerLocationNew Smyrna Beach, FLDate11/16/07 all nightEquipmentOrion ED80 Imaging Scope, Orion Sirius mount, Orion ST80 guidescope with Meade DSI-c. Canon RebelXT modified by Hap Griffin for imaging.DescriptionNGC 2264, the Christmas Tree Cluster and the Cone Nebula. 3 hours and 20 minutes with darks/flats and bias frames. The Christmas Tree Cluster (also known as Open Cluster NGC 2264 or the Xmas Tree Cluster) is an open cluster in the Monoceros constellation. |
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