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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerAdrian GuzmanLocationSan Jose Ca.Date12-07-06 20:13 UTEquipmentCoronado PST nikon coolpix 4500DescriptionA big CME |
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PhotographerGeorg BarthLocationChester, NYDate12-10-06, 6:45 amEquipment8" MEADE LX200, CANON DIGITAL REBEL 300D AT PRIME FOCUSDescriptionI had just finished photographing the triple conjustion, and the sun was already washing out the horizon when I noticed Saturn nearly touching the Moon. I swung the telescope around and caught both in the same frame. |
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PhotographerP-M HedénLocationVallentuna, SwedenDate2006-12-13 21.57 UTEquipmentCanon Digital Rebel XT on a tripod Sigma 20mm f/1.8 @ f/2.5 Iso 400 Expo: 16sDescriptionAnother nice meteorshower, this time the Geminids. Even though my session was several hours before maximum I managed to capture a Geminid meteor in the constellation of Cygnus. |
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PhotographerDouglas SpaldingLocationNear Butler, MODate10/22/06 6PM CentralEquipmentNikon D50 with telephoto lens set at about 100 millimeters. I used auto exposure, and I didn't have my tripod so I set my camera on top of my car for stability.DescriptionI had gone out to the Astronomy Society of Kansas City's dark sky site near Butler, Missouri, for a night of astronomy when I saw this beautiful sky with a 2 day old Moon (1 day, 23 hours). |
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PhotographerEric JacobLocationSanta Barbara, CADateNovember 20, 2006, 11pmEquipmentA 3-minute exposure at ISO800, Canon EOS 10D mounted on a Celestron 102 mm WideView refractor.DescriptionNGC752, an open cluster located between Andromeda and Triangulum. |
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PhotographerHoward EskildsenLocationOcalaDate2006-11-15 16:35 UDTEquipmentMeade 6" f/8 refractor, Baader Visual Solar Film, W-15 yellow filter, IR-block filter, Nikon Coolpix 4300 digital camera.DescriptionA new sumspot has rotated into view in the eastern limb. It has not yet received a number, but will likely be 10926. North is up. |
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PhotographerTom FlemingLocation80 mi. west of DallasDateNov 18,2006 8:00 UTEquipmentBarndoor guider hand driven. Canon Rebel XT w/ Tamron 28-80 mm zoom lens at 48 mm.DescriptionA 3 minute exposure @ f/4.5,ISO 400. I use an IC Digital recorder with a voice track as a timer. This allows me to enjoy the sky while rotating the drive screw on the Barndoor guider. Conditions were perfect: cool with no wind and great transparency. |
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Photographerpouria nazemiLocationNorth of Semnan - IranDate21 Aug 2006 - before sunriseEquipmentCanon EOS-350D digital SLR cameraDescriptionThis photo taken before sunrise in Abbas Abad few days before 1st Sufi observing competition. 2 days after this photo about 110 observers gathered there to observer 120 objects in memorial of Alzufi , Persian great astronomer |
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Photographerstephen thompsonLocationSt Maarten, Dutch CaribbeanDate5.23 local time 8 Nov 2006EquipmentCanon 800mm lens with telesconverter, Canon Digital Rebel Rebel XLi on heavy photo tripod.DescriptionFollowed Mercury transit thru lots of clouds but as the Sun and Mercury approached the horizon, the clouds opened up and obliged for a few seconds. I was fortunate to be there with the right equipmnent to record the scene. |
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PhotographerPierreLocationQuebec, CanadaDateJuly 30th 2005 and september 17th 2006EquipmentTakahashi Sky 90 refractor with focal reducer, Starlight Express SXV-H9 CCD camera with SBIG CFW8A filter wheel and Astrodon LRGB filters. Exposures : 23 X 200 sec for initial luminance RGB : 8 X 6.5 minutesDescriptionIC 5146, known as the Cocoon nebula. A recent luminance taken in New Mexico (12 X 180 sec.,ST-8XE and Takahashi Epsilon 250 ) has been added in order to get better details of the nebular structure. LRGB composite |
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