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Photographer

P-M Hedén

E-mail

pm.heden@bostream.nu

Location

Vallentuna, Sweden

Date

2007-04-26 14.36 UT

Equipment

Solarmax 60 filter, Canon Digital Rebel XT and Orion 80ED 1500mm.

Description

I was watching the very nice sunspot 953 and during my session an airplane crossed the surface of the sun and I managed to capture the scene.
 

Photographer

Mark Sibole

Location

Fife Lake Mi

Date

April 18 and April 20

Equipment

Meade LX200R 10 inch and DSI PRO II.

Description

This was captured over 2 nights The first night I captured 180 minutes of luminance and the second night I captured 60 minutes per color channel.
 

Photographer

John L. Graham

Location

Kettering, Ohio

Date

4/17/07 2h UT

Equipment

A Meade DSI Pro and a DSI fitted with twin 35mm f/4 achromats (the objectives from a 7x35 binocular) driven by an LXD75

Description

LRGB of M65, M66 and NGC3628 (the Leo Trio) taken using a DSI Pro (L:56x30sec) and a DSI (RGB:26x60sec) fitted with twin 35mm f/4 achromats (the objectives from a 7x35 binocular) driven by an LXD75. The source images were saved as FITS3P combined offline in drizzle. Drizzle was also used to convert the FITS3P from the DSI to a BMP. The LRGB was then assembled in Photoshop.
 

Photographer

Babak A. Tafreshi

E-mail

babaktafreshi@gmail.com

Location

Tehran, Iran

Date

April 20, 2007

Equipment

Canon EOS 20D, 17mm fish eye lens

Description

Astronomy Day 2007 was a major event for Astronomical Society of Iran(www.asiac.ir).In Tehran there were thousands of people attended the event in a big public park.
 

Photographer

Mila Zinkova

E-mail

migagami4@yahoo.com

Location

San Francisco

Date

4/26/07 Sunset

Equipment

Canon XTI, 300 mm lens

Description

It was a beautiful sunset mirage with the birds all over the sun.
 

Photographer

Alexandros Diamantis

E-mail

aldiam1@hol.gr

Location

Athens, Greece

Date

22-4-2007 & 22:03:35 local

Equipment

Telescope:Celestron 9.25 XLT carbon fiber on a CG5-SGT mount. Digital camera: Sony DSC-H1. Eyepiece: Baader Hyperion 21mm. Exposure Time:1/3 sec F: 3.5 Expos. compansation:-1.9 step

Description

This unique image shows the Mons Argaeus on the Moon. The mountain height is 2300 meters and width 50 Km. The mountain is known from the Apollo 17 mission.
 

Photographer

Laurent Laveder

E-mail

laurent.laveder@laposte.net

Location

Quimper, Bretagne, France

Date

from 05/05 to 04/07

Equipment

Olympus 5060 with a DCL-4337 or Canon 350D with a Barlow 2x + Megrez 80/480 refractor on a tripod. 1/250 s at 200 ASA.

Description

The Moon is alive and is beating like a heart! With last April's Full Moon, I have finished my 2 year libration project and variations in Full Moon's diameter. In this animation, you'll see 2 years condensed in only 2 seconds! This animation is available in 800x800 in that page: www.pixheaven.net/photo_us.php?nom=0505-0704
 

Photographer

Eric Jacob

E-mail

ericjacob613@yahoo.com

Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Date

04-21-2007

Equipment

Canon 10D with Tamron 70-300mm lens @ 70mm f/4.5. Exposure 90 seconds @ ISO800. 25 exposures, dark frame subtracted and stacked manually in Photoshop CS.

Description

Nebulosity around Gamma Cygni & Deneb, including NGC7000 and the Pelican Nebula.
 

Photographer

Mark Sibole

Location

Fife Lake Mi

Date

April 29, 2007

Equipment

Coronado PST and a Meade DSI C II

Description

Here is a shot of sunspot 953 and solar flares. Also visable are some nice filimants. This was captured about 10 AM on april 29th.
 

Photographer

Eric Jacob

E-mail

ericjacob613@yahoo.com

Location

Santa Barbara CA

Date

04-16-2007

Equipment

Canon 10D with Celestron 102mm f/5 wide view refractor. 41 exposures of 1 minute at ISO 800. Stacked in Nebulosity 1.4.9, final prcessing in Photoshop CS.

Description

M94 Galaxy.
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