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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDate11/17/06EquipmentMeade DSI PRO II behind 10" LX200R @ f3.3Description8 panel mosaic taken the night of November 17th under fair conditions. All images were taken with 2min intergration times. Lum images contains 10-20 stacked frames per panel. used H-alpha for red. All combined in PS |
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PhotographerMikeLocationVan Buren, AR USADate11222006-0058utEquipment5" F5.2 660mm Televue 127is refractor ST10XMEI ccd Losmandi G11 MountDescriptionComet Swan taveling back into space traveled across the galactic core and in front of a dark nebula. Dark meets light. |
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PhotographerRobert HortonLocationJamestown, RIDateNovember 8, 2003EquipmentTakahashi Sky 90, Nikon FM camera body, Fujichrome 100 film.DescriptionThe sequence of the November 8, 2003 total lunar eclipse was captured as multiple images on s single frame of film. By allowing the telescope to track at sidereal rate, the moon moved about one diameter every hour, from the lower right corner of the film, to the upper left. The exposures were timed about every 49 minutes to allow some overlap of the images, and the length of the each exposure was adjusted according to how much of the moon was eclipsed. In all, it took about 5 ½ hours to complete this sequence. |
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PhotographerBrian CombsLocationDeer Run Observatory, GeorgiaDate11/09-11/25/06Equipment12.5" RCOS mounted on a Paramount ME. Camera used was an SBIG 11000M.DescriptionThis is nearly 10 hours of data, including 4 hours of Ha data (to bring out the nebulosity in the spiral arms) taken on 4 different nights in November, 2006. |
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PhotographerAlexandros DiamantisLocationAthens, GreeceDate27-11-2006 & 19-28-48EquipmentCELESTRON 9.25XLT ON A GERMAN EQUATORIAL MOUNT CG5-SGT. DIGITAL CAMERA: SONY DSC-H1. EYEPIECE: BAADER HYPERION 21MMDescriptionThe atmosphere was unsteady and the area is very polluted but the Albireo duble star is fine with true colors without any prossesing. The image is a single shot. |
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Photographerbruce karbalLocationChicago, IllinoisDateDecember 9, 2006 7PM CSTEquipmentPentax 125 SDP at F 6.4 prime focus imaging with Finger Lakes Instrument Proline 16803, Finger Lakes Instrument CFW 4-5 50mm square filter wheel with Astrodon 50 mm square 6nm HA filter,Pentax 75 SDHF guide scope using SBIG ST 7xeall riding atop an A/P 900 gto mountDescriptionThis shot illustrates the tremendous field of view the new big chip cameras offer ! With my Pentax 125 SDP, that provides an amazing flat field at F 6.4...the field of view is 158 arc minutes x 158 arc minutes...literally 3 degrees square !!! from a 5" refractor. Additionally, this was taken at a forrest preserve less than 10 miles North of Downtown Chicago, showing just how powerfull, H-Alpha imaging can be, even from light polluted skies ! The image was 90 minutes long consisting of 3 frames of 30 minutes each. The original FITS file of this image is 64 MEG !!! |
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PhotographerKelvin PhoonLocationSan Diego, CADateOctober 11, 2006EquipmentCelestron 80ED refractor at f/3.8, Meade DSI Pro II CCD camera, Schuler Hydrogen alpha, OIII, and SII filters, Meade LX90 guided mount.DescriptionNGC7380 is an open cluster in the star-forming diffuse nebula Sh2-142. Located in the constellation Cepheus, the nebula is estimated to be 7,200 light years from earth. Sulphur II, hydrogen-alpha, and oxygen III filters mapped to Red, Green, and Blue channels (Hubble palette). 4 hours total exposure. |
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PhotographerBhushan JoshiLocationPune,Maharashtra,India.Date14-12-06 at 21:30 UTEquipmentTelescope: Anteres8" refractor Camera: Canon Powershot Mount :DobsonianDescriptionThough this is very basic photo which can be taken by any astrophotographer,some points i would like to pointout. This photo is taken by telescope which was mounted on simple Dobsonian mount and not having tracking system and very simple canon digital camera(not CCD). |
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Photographerioannis.dLocationAthens, GreeceDate5/5/2006EquipmentETX125SS-MEADE,F90NIKONDescriptionA HOT SUNSET FROM ATHENS GREECE |
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PhotographerBhushan JoshiLocationChinchwad,Pune ,India.Date12/15/2006, 23:45UTEquipmentTelescope: Anteres 8" reflector Camera: Sony 'security' camera with prime focus. Mount:DobsonianDescriptionSurface of Moon.This photograph is taken by Sony 'security camera' with prime focus. |
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