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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerLes TillyLocationFlemington NJDateAug 2012EquipmentFSQ106 EDX FLI PL16803 Paramount MX Astrodon 5nm HA 3nm OIII 3nm SIIDescriptionOver 20hrs of data in the veil area |
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PhotographerClifton ReedLocationMount Tamalpias, Mill Valley, CADate16 Sep 2012, 1:00 AM - ishEquipmentOrion Skyview Pro 8" Newtonian Skyview Pro Eq. Mount Nikon D5100 Guided w/PHD Orion Star Shoot Stacked with DSS Processing with Adobe CS6DescriptionI've been struggling with deep sky imaging for a year now and finally got something decent by paying close attention to polar alignment. Instead of squinting at the polar alignment scope, I devised a new method: I pulled out the polar alignment scope and replaced it with a simple green laser pointer. Viola, polar alignment was easy. I did fine tune the alignment with the PA scope, but the adjustment was really minor. BTW, the latitude scale was way off on the Orion Sky View Mount. There was a 7 degree error! I'll be writing to Orion. |
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PhotographerTerry HancockLocationFremont, MichiganDate30th August 2012EquipmentQHY9M monochrome CCD TMB 92SS F5.5 APO Refractor Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000)DescriptionShot from my backyard observatory over 3 nights during August 2012 this is a Hubble Palette version of The Heart Nebula with SII filter assigned to Red, H-Alpha filter assigned to Green and OIII filter assigned to blue channel. Total Exposure 14.5 hours |
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PhotographerMikael SvalgaardLocationMallorca, SpainDateJuly 11, 2012Equipment70mm f/6 ED refractor, Coronado SM60 H-alpha filter, 4x Televue Powermate, Skynyx 2-2M cameraDescriptionActive region 1520 displayed was one of the biggest sunspots in this solar cycle. Here it is imaged with a novel technique where three images made at slightly different wavelengths through a H-alpha filter are used as seperate RGB channels. This week I am blogging daily about this technique which anyone with a tunable solar H-alpha filter can use to make more colorful images of the Sun. |
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PhotographerLes TillyLocationFlemington NJDateAug 2012EquipmentTakahashi 106 EDX FLI 16803 with Astrodon 5nm HA 3nm OIII and SII Paramount MXDescriptionImage is 25hrs worth of data compiled in the Hubble colors consisting of North American and Pelican Nebula |
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PhotographerWerner PribilLocationAustria near ViennaDate2012-08-12 to 2012-08-15EquipmentASA 10N,ALccd 6c,AP 1200GTO Exposure: 61 x 10 min Processing: AstroArt 4 and 5, Photoshop CS3DescriptionVdB 141 Ghost Nebula in Cepheus |
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PhotographerAlireza vosoughiLocationHunejan village-Esfahan -IranDateApril 2012EquipmentCanon 1000D and Canon EF15 mm Lens at F 2.8 on tripod and 30s exposure timeDescriptionThis photo was made from three images have been merged into one image panorama 180° of spring night sky with its constellations shows |
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Photographerali shahbaziLocationzanjan,IranDate12 Aug 2012 . 14:00EquipmentCanon 40 D with lens 18-55 mm canon@27mm ISO:3200 F:4 Total Exposure:2580 secDescriptionThis photo was taken around zanjan city.This image is made up of eighty-six photos And each frame is thirty seconds of exposure. |
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PhotographerBill WorleyLocationAltoona, PADate9/9/2012 1:00 amEquipmentTarget: The Heart Nebula - IC1805 (HA-SII-HA-OIII/SBIG ST-8300M) Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD) Imager: SBIG ST-8300M @ -10C below ambient w/Hutech IDAS filter Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, processing - CCDSoft 5, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop Exposure Information: 18 x 10 minutes binned at 1x1 using a Baader 7nm Ha filter. 14 x 10 minutes binned at 1x1 for OIII, 14 x 10 minutes binned at 1x1 for SII. 7 Hours 40 minutes total exposure time. Mapped Red = SII, Green = Ha, Blue = OIII. Luminance = Ha. All exposures were dithered. Darks and Flats applied. Comments: Ha shot on 9/8/2012. SII and OIII shot on 9/9/2012.DescriptionThe Heart Nebula's (IC1805) core in narrowband. SII/HA/OIII. |
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Photographerkurtis markhamLocationWest Va , Srpuce Knob "Akmost Heaven Star Party "DateAugust 22,212Equipmentcgem 1100hd w/hyperstar ,atik 428 ccd imagerDescriptionLagoon Nebula |
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