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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographershashankLocationhosahalli, 70 kms north of bangalore, karnataka, indiaDate23rd december 2006 - 9:00 pmEquipmenta pentax Mv slr camera with a 50mm lens mounted on it with f/2 wide open pigybacked on a celestron 4" shortube scope and manually tracked for 8 minutesDescriptionthis photo shows the constellation orion.. the flame nebula has registered as well.... the other nebulosities didnt register because of bad sky condition.... |
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PhotographerBarre W. SpencerLocationSouthport, N.C.Date9JUL07 10:00pmEquipmentNikon D-50 WO 80MM Prime FocusDescriptionFull Over Southport |
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PhotographerMikeLocationBack Bay Newport Beach, Ca.DateMar 4, 2007EquipmentNikon D2X, 80mm 1/500sec f/8 ISO100DescriptionIt was a non event for us on the west cost but this is what the sun at sunset, and the moon after moonrise looked like from the Back Bay Newport Beach Mar 4, 2007 (Two pictures combined in camera) |
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PhotographerBob JohnsonLocationSaskatoon SaskatchewanDateOctober 18/06 3:36pmEquipmentPicture taken with a Meade DSI and Coronada PSTDescriptionLarge solar prominence taken with my Meade DSI and Coronado PST taken October 18/06 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. |
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PhotographerKevin BloodworthLocationGray, GA/ In private ObservatoryDateDecember 15 2006, 23:15 ESTEquipmentMeade 8" Starfinder reflector telescope with a .5 focal reducer on a LXD55 Autostar Mount. Camera used is a Meade DSI pro. Total exposure is 1 hour.DescriptionThis image of The Bubble Nebula known as NGC 7635 is located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. NGC 7635 is an excellent example of a planetary nebula and lies about 11,000 light years away. The bubble itself measures 6 light years across. |
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PhotographerLynn LauxLocationDoylestown, OhioDate12/2006EquipmentMeade 12" SCT LX200 Classic Canon 350 D at prime focusDescriptionThe Crab Nebula is the most famous and conspicuous remnant of a supernova, which was observed around the world in 1054 AD. In most astronomical handbooks this object is listed as 'bright', but an increase in light pollution has resulted in its becoming harder to see in a modest telescope! Once seen, however, it is not easily forgotten, resembling a gauzy handkerchief fluttering in a cosmic wind. |
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PhotographerLeek Meng LeeLocationSingapore, National University of SingaporeDate4th March 1.30am local timeEquipmentNikon D50 18 mm lens on Vixen Porta mount. Photoshop is used with high pass filter and setting gray pointDescriptionThis is taken about 3 hours before the Lunar Eclipse on 3rd March occurs! |
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PhotographerAnthony AyiomamitisLocationAthens, GreeceDateFeb 21, 2007 @ 20:30 - 22:35 UT+2EquipmentAP 160 f/7.5 StarFire EDF, AP 1200GTO GEM, SBIG ST-2000XM, SBIG CFW10, SBIG LRGB + IR-blockDescriptionRegrettably this stunning open cluster and Messier object is quite often overlooked. There exist few photos of this DSO?! |
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PhotographerErnst Olav AuneLocationHammerfest, NorwayDate18. november 1999EquipmentCanon EF (SLR) with 28mm lens on tripod. Kodak ISO 800 film, 15 sec.DescriptionSaturn,Jupiter and aurora in the western sky. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USADateOct. 27, 2004EquipmentThis is a 1/8th second exposure with a Nikkor 135mm lens @ f/22 on Fuji Velvia 50.DescriptionHere, as full as it can ever get, is the moon before entering Earth's shadow. Later this same night, the NY Yankees would be eclipsed by the Boston Red Sox! |
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