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Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerSteve KleynLocationHermanus, South AfricaDate22Jan 2007 21.08 SASTEquipmentSony HDC1 SLR digital camera, tripod mounted, undriven. Exposure 30secs @ ISO 100, f3.2, 35mm(equiv) lens.DescriptionHermanus is very near the southernmost tip of Africa. We mmissed the first very dramatic re-appearance of comet McNaught from behind the sun 3 days earlier due to cloud. It was still brilliant when the sky cleared and I got some pics. From Gearings Point looking across Walker Bay over the New Harbour (the bright lights). Successive clear nights followed but the tail began to fade noticeably. |
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PhotographerAmir Hossein AbolfathLocationMesr, IranDate02/10/2007EquipmentCanon Eos 30D, 15mm fisheye lensDescriptionGetting ready for a great star party |
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PhotographerAmir Hossein AbolfathLocationMesr, IranDate02/10/2007EquipmentCanon Eos 30D, 15mm fisheye lens, Sky-watcher EQ6-Pro MountDescriptionCombined of 4 stacks, 3 min each, Iso 800, f/2.8 |
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PhotographerChuck CundiffLocationAshburnham, Ma.Date2/9/2007 9:30PMEquipmentC11 used for Guiding, Photo taken thru an 80ED with SAC 10 using a .5 focal reducer mounted on a G11 mount at my observatory (Center Street Observatory). 11 of 16 5 minute exposures were processed in MaximDL and Photoshop CS2DescriptionM45 showing the nebulocity around the Stars. This was the first photo taken thru my new Celestron 80ED,piggybacked on my C11. More photos can be viewed on my web site at http://graphixent.com/cso. |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDateJan/Feb 2007EquipmentDSI Pro II behind 10" LX200RDescriptionThis image represents over a dozen hours of LRGB integration time. The bulk of the image is comprised of a mosaic of 6 panels taken @ f3.3 w/ Drizzle for a final image size of 9Mb. Inner detail of the Trapezium and M43 was taken @ f10. H-alpha data represents Red |
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PhotographerJulio VanniniLocationGranada, NicaraguaDateFeb. 12, 2006. 06:00 am.EquipmentDigital Camera: Nikon Coolpix 2100.DescriptionAn amateur astronomer watches Venus in Phase through a small newtonian telescope at dawn. The Chatedral of Granada is at the background. |
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PhotographerEnrico AfricaLocationWest Chester, OhioDateNovember 23-24, 2006EquipmentEquipment used: Takahashi FSQ-106 Takahashi EM200 Mount SBIG STL-6303 camera Astrodon HaRGB Filters |
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PhotographerDietmar HagerLocationStargazer private observatory near Linz, AustriaDate18.2.2007Equipment9" TMB Apo f/9 @f/7 (TeleVue 0,8 reducer) SXV M25C one shot color cameraDescriptionthe night of 18th of feb. offered a very good transparency. seeing was not perfect but good enough for this image. unfortunately after 2 hours transparency decreased gradually and I had to quit imaging after 3 hours. seeing 6/10 transparency 8/10 AstroArt4 3 hours total exposure time (8min and 12 min frames) PS CS2 Pix IS-LE |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationJohnson Co., Kansas, USADateJan. 12, 2007EquipmentThis is a 3 minute exposure with a 50mm lens @ f/8 on Fuji Velvia 100.DescriptionAs Comet mcnaught was just becoming a broad daylight naked-eye spectacle, we in the midwest got slammed with a winter storm - most of the precip that fell was in the form of ice pellets. In this image, you can see the pillars of light created when the lights from store parking lots eflect off the falling ice crystals. (See Atmospheric Optics) |
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PhotographerGary BoyleLocationOttawa OntarioDateJanuary 26, 2007EquipmentMeade 12" LX200 with ToUcam. Stacked 154 imagese processed withy Registax 4.+ |
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