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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USADateJust after midnight, Aug. 13, 2001EquipmentThis was made with an all-sky camera: A 10 minute exposure with a 16mm fish-eye Nikkor @ f/4 on a Mamiya back loaded with Fuji NHG II 800.DescriptionThis is the Great Banded Airglow Display of Aug. 13, 2001. What this image depicts is the entire visible sky laced with bands of glowing oxygen molecules in Earth's ionosphere. The brightest of these bands were visible to the naked eye, but their color shows only in the time exposure. |
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PhotographerAlexandros DiamantisLocationAthens, GreeceDate27-11-2006 & 20:50:59 localEquipmentCELESTRON 9.25 XLT ON A CG5-SGT MOUNT. CAMERA: SONY DSC-H1. EYEP: BAADER 21MM. EXPOSURE TIME: 1 SEC, CAMERA F LENGTH: 7.5MM, F NUMBER:3.2, EXPOSURE COMPENSATION:-1.2 STEPDescriptionTHE IMAGE SHOWS THE MONTES CAUCASUS AND IMPRESSIVE SHADOWS ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationWallace Co., Kansas, USADateLate March, 1997EquipmentThis was made with a 50mm lens. Foreground was rendered first wit flash @ F/16, then sky tracked for 3 minutes @ f/2.8 Fuji Super G 800 film.DescriptionThis is the Great Comet of 1997 at its best from atop the highest point in Kansas, Mount Sunflower (e. 4,039). |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationGove Co., Kansas, USADateLate March, 1997EquipmentThis was a 5 minute exposure made with a 16mm fish-eye Nikkor @ f/5.6 on Fuji Super G 800 Plus. Flash was used during the exposure.DescriptionHere you see the western sky from under the Keyhole Arch at Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark. The zodiacal light and comet Hale-Bopp vie for attention. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationSpring Hill, Kansas, USADateJan. 1997EquipmentThis is a 2 minute exposure with a 35mm lens. First, the granite globe was focused on and rendered at f/16 with flash @ 1/250th sec., then focus shift to infinity for the 2 minute guided exposure. Fuji Velvia 50 film.DescriptionHere you see Venus at maximum brilliancy beyond a moon- washed graveyard. You can see a reflection of the slightly-trailed moon on the globe, as well as a hot spot from the flash. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationGove Co., Kansas, USADateLate March, 1997EquipmentThis is a 10 minute exposure with a 50mm lens @ f/2.8 on Fuji Super G 800 Plus.DescriptionThe dust and ion tail of the magnificent Hale-Bopp about to set behind one of the Chalk Pyramids at Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USADateOct. 29, 2006; 7:15 - 7:30 pm, CSTEquipmentThis is a 15 minute exposure with a 135mm lens @ f/5.6 on Kodak E200 in a Mamiya back pushed to ISO 3200. The image was then scanned, converted to B&W and filtered to bring out the 8 degree ion tail, then sharpened once.DescriptionThe ion tail of Comet SWAN (C/2006 M4) shows in this B&W rendering in spite of light from the first quarter moon. |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationLinn Co., Kansas, USADateOct. 29, 2006; 7:15 - 7:30 pm CSTEquipmentThis is a 15 minute exposure with a 135mm lens @ f/5.6 on a Mamiya back with Kodak E200 pushed to ISO 3200. Image was then scanned, coverted to B&W and filtered for maximum visibility of the 8 degree tail, and sharpened once.DescriptionThe ion tail of Comet SWAN (C/2006 M4). |
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PhotographerDoug ZubenelLocationCherry Co., Nebraska, USADateJuly 23, 2000EquipmentThis is a 15 minute exposure with a 50mm lens @ f/2.8 on Fuji NHG II 800.DescriptionThis image shows tiny comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) surrounded by green and red airglow. See S&T for July 2006, and Feb. 2007 for more info on this phenomenon. |
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PhotographerSergio EguivarLocation200 km notrth Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDateJan 21st 2007; 9: 21 PMEquipmentCanon 10D plus tripodDescriptionPhotograph taken with my friend Ricardo Contreras. Coming back to town, we saw this fantastic object folowing us. We just stop by the road to find a nice site to set up our camera. That was 200 km from Buenos Aires. We got home late but the believe it was worth it. |
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