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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerJohn PowellLocationSt. Cloud, FloridaDateSept. 26, 2007 - 2300 EDTEquipmentThe imager was an SBIG ST10XE through a Takahashi TSA102 reduced to f/5.98. It was guided with a Meade DSI Pro II through a piggybacked Celestron Onyx 80ED. The mount is a Takahashi EM11 Temma 2 GOTO Jr.DescriptionThis image is the core of IC 1805 "The Heart Nebula". It is a monochrome image shot through a 13nm Astrodon Hydrogen Alpha filter. 9, 10 minute subs aquired in Maxim DL. False color added in Photoshop then the Ha image was layered again as luminance. The "frilly" detail reminds me of the fractal created by the Mandelbrot equation. |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDateSeptember 2007EquipmentDSI Pro II behind homebuilt 6" f1.8 astrograph w/H-alpha filterDescriptionProbably the most difficult object I have attempted is LDN1622 or the sometimes “Boogieman Nebula”. This interesting and rarely photographed dark nebula lies just across Barnard’s Loop from M78 in Orion. The image was a combination of 112 x 2min frames taken over 3 nights in mid September, a lot of integration time to bring out only some of the detail. I hope this winter as Orion rises higher in the sky I will be able to add more detail and perhaps color to this image. |
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PhotographerMark WlochLocationSouthgate, MIDate9/28/2007 0556 edtEquipmentCelestron C8 SCT, Philips toucam pro II webcam,DescriptionInternational Space Station passed in front of the moon near the crater Tycho. |
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Photographermyron wasiutaLocationbackyardDateSept. 29, 2007EquipmentI used a Celestron CGE 1400 at f/7 and ST-402 ccdcamera. Telescope was autoguided by PHDGuiding using a ATK-1HS webcam on a AstroTech AT-66 f/6 refractor. Image is a stack of 6 5-minute subs in Luminance, and 3 3-minute subs in each red, green, blue.DescriptionImage shows a closeup of the ring structure in M57. |
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PhotographerJudd IsbellLocationHanna City, IL.Date08/31/07 23:00Equipment8" Orion SkyView Pro f/4.9, Camera-Meade DSI,AutoStar Envisage, Adobe Photoshop 7DescriptionMessier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebulae in the constellation Vulpecula, was the first planetary nebulae ever discovered. This planetary nebulae has a magnitude of 7.4 and is located 1,300 light years from earth. The collapsed central star is clearly visible in the center of the nebulae and has a bluish white appearance. |
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PhotographerHunter WilsonLocationMansfield, OhioDateSeptember 3, 2007EquipmentCelestron 9.25 reduced 0.63 Orion Atlas EQ-G Mount Guided with PHD Guiding and EQMOD Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader ModDescriptionM13 Imaged with the C9.25 at 1480mm focal length. Guiding was difficult, but it worked out well and the scope resolved the cluster nicely. 21x180sec at iso 1600 30 Darks/Flats/Bias |
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PhotographerRick SaundersLocationFingal, OntarioDateNov 22, 2006 about 9pmEquipmentThis was shot unguided through am 80mm f/6 Stellarvue Nighthawk II on a modified HEQ5 mount. The camera was an un-modified Canon 350D at 800ISO.DescriptionThis was shot on the first night with both the scope and camera and was my first attempt at digital astrophotography. Only 4 subs were taken, 3 of 180 seconds and 1 of 240 seconds with 3 dark frames. Processed with DeepSkyStacker, CS2 and The GIMP. |
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PhotographerAntonio PascarellaLocationEast Haven, CTDateAugust 12, 2007EquipmentOrion ED80 Unmodified Canon RebelXT 350DDescriptionPrime Focus 92-30 second images at ISO 1600 Stacked with DeepSkyStacker Processed with Photoshop CS |
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Photographeralan r grillo mdLocationbeaver island, michiganDatejuly 18, 2007 03:30Equipmentcanon digital rebel, iso 400, 10 min exp, 18 zoom, auto white balance, 4.5 apature guided piggy backed, polar mount, meade lx 90 emc contrast/brightness adjusted in photoshopDescriptionthis is one of my first attempts at piggy backed guided astrophotgraphy. central milkyway galaxy, sagitarius on horizon m-8, m20, m-17 |
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PhotographerJohn O'NealLocationCatawba Island, OhioDate8/28/2007 @ 05:21:52 ESTEquipmentUnmodified Canon 30D @ prime focus Meade 80mm f/5.0 mounted on a Celestron CG5-GT. Exposure 1/1000 second at ISO 100.DescriptionThree members of our local astronomy club and I travelled to Catawba Island State Park in Northern Ohio for the eclipse. At 5:21am I noticed a jet flying by and realized that it's trajectory would bring it across the face of the eclipsed moon. I quickly increased my shutter speed to 1/1000 of a second to freeze the jet in the frame. It worked! |
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