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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerDietmar HagerLocationStargazer private observatory near Linz, AustriaDate15.1.2007Equipment9" TMB Apo f/7 (TeleVue 0,8 reducer) SXV M25C Astroart no filters.Descriptionin the night of 15th of Jan 07 we had some good seeiong at my observ. place! so I decided to go for M82 with my 9" f/7 Apo 9" f/7 SxvM25c 2,3 hours 4,6,8,10,12, minutes frames. image acquisition, autoguiding and preprocessing in AstroArt4 postprocessing in PSCS2, background smoothed in PixIS this image is a crop - see here the full sized version: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/sonic/index.html |
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PhotographerJohn L. GrahamLocationKettering, OhioDate3/18/07 4h UTEquipmentMeade LXD75 SN6, DSI & DSI ProDescriptionThis image of M3 was taken using a DSI Pro (L:40x15sec) and a DSI (RGB:25x30sec) at the prime focus of an LXD75 SN6. 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. |
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PhotographerErnst Olav AuneLocationHammerfest, NorwayDate19 february 2007, 16:51 UTEquipmentOlympus E-500 DSLR, 40-150mm zoomlens on tripod. ISO 200, 2sec.DescriptionVenus and the moon in beautiful constellation one cold evening in Hammerfest. |
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PhotographerPiotr PerczakLocationJeziory Wielkie, PolandDate02-18-2007EquipmentSky Watcher ED80, Vixen GPD2 mount, Canon EOS 300DDescriptionThis image was stacked from 20 1 min. exposures taken at ISO1600. The mount was unguided. |
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PhotographerAmir Hossein AbolfathLocationIranDate19th March 2007EquipmentWilliam Optics 110 triplet APO, EOS 30D, EQ6 mountDescriptionM4, M80 and Rho Ophiuchi are the most colorful objects in this area of the sky. |
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PhotographerJoe StefaniakLocationWarwick,NYDate3/9/2007EquipmentNP127is, Starlight Xpress Hx916, G-11, CS RGB filters, ST-4, roll off roof observatoryDescriptionM106. L=70 min, RGB=28 min each for a total of a 2 hr 34 min exposure |
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PhotographerJoe StefaniakLocationWarwick,NYDate3/9/07EquipmentTele Vue NP127is, Starlight Xpress Hx916, G-11, ST-4, CS RGB filtersDescriptionM51. L=60min, RGB=28 min each for a total of 2 hr 24 min exposure. Aquired with Astroart and Processed with AIP4WIN. |
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PhotographerMichael H. FletcherLocationLos Angeles, CADate3/17/07 approx 8:30pmEquipmentQuestar 3.5, Celestron NexImageDescriptionSaturn - A hint of both the division in the rings and some cloud banding on the planet itself. |
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PhotographerDietmar HagerLocationStargazer private observatory near Linz, AustriaDate15.3.2007 - 22h00UTEquipment9" TMB Apo f/7 (TeleVue 0,8 reducer) SXV M25C CCD one shot color cam mountegra - single arm fork mount Dynostar driver xm3 AstroArt4 PhotoshopDescriptionthe night this images was captured, seeing was exceptional good! at my place I usually encounter 5/10. that night seeing was arouind 7/10 according to Pickering. transparency could have been much better 5/10. preprocessing in AstroArt including image acquisition, guiding, colors. postprocessing in PS CS2 and Pix Insight LE further scale sizes on my webpage: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/sonic/index.html thanks ! |
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PhotographerAnthony AyiomamitisLocationAthens, GreeceDateMarch 18, 2007 @ 00:15-00:45 UT+2EquipmentAP 160 f/7.5 StarFire EDF, AP 1200GTO GEM, SBIG ST-2000XM, SBIG CFW10, SBIG LRGB + IR-blockDescriptionThe quasar 3C273 in Virgo is the brightest visible quasar from Earth and with a magnitude of 12.8 is also visible with average amateur equipment. Lying at a distance of two BILLION light-years away, it is the furthest any amateur equipment can reach (and especially right from one's backyard). |
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