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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerBill GriswoldLocationRobbins, NCDateOct 20, 2006 8:30PMEquipmentCanon 300D IR Modified digital SLR camera, Celestron C8-ASGT Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.DescriptionBubble Nebula located just northwest of the "W" in Cassiopiea. |
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PhotographerEnrico AfricaLocationWest Chester, OHDateAug 4 - Sep 15, 2006EquipmentTakahashi FSQ-106 refractor on a Takahashi EM200 Temma-2 Mount, SBIG STL-6303 CCD camera Astrodon H-alpha, S-II, O-III filtersDescriptionThis is a narrow-band e-liine mapped color of IC 1805 in Cassiopeia. The colors were mapped according to the Hubble Palette (SII=Red, H-alpha=Green, OIII=Blue) Total exposure time: 13.5 hours (4.5 H-alpha, 4 SII, 5 OIII) |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry, NHDate09/06EquipmentDSI Pro II behind modified 150mm refractor/cat optics ~@f1.8 piggybacked on 10"LX200DescriptionThis is a 3 panel mosaic shot such as the galaxy appears horizontal in the image. Each panel was takaen with a 2min intergration time for LRGB . The dynamic range of the camera allowed for processing both for the central nucleus and the outter arms. Combined in Photo Shop |
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Photographercharles stewartLocationFlorida Everglades, FLDate2005Equipmentmeade etx 90 Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope with a Meade lpi planet imager camera.DescriptionMOON |
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PhotographerADRIAN GuzmanLocationSan Jose, CADate11-08-06EquipmentCoronado PST solar telescope with a Nikon Coolpix4500 digital camera.DescriptionTransit of Mercury, 2006 |
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PhotographerAdrian GuzmanLocationSan Jose, CADate11-14-06 9:30 PTEquipmentCoronado PST solar telescope with a Nikon coolpix 4500 digital camera.DescriptionThe eruption (a"Dispartion Brusque") was very fast moving to open space from the sun. |
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PhotographerMark HodgesLocationRoanoke, VADate11/02/2006, 6:36pmEquipmentCanon 20D digital SLR camera, 18mm lens at f/4 ISO 1600. 30 second exposure.DescriptionA magnitude -8 Iridium flare, 6:30pm 11/02/2006 |
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PhotographerArvind ParanjpyeLocationPune, IndiaDateNovember 4, 2006Equipment6inch (150mm) Newtonian telescope on equatorial mount (without the sidereal clock drive) and used afocal mode to take these images of the Sun. I have used 10 x eyepiece and Nikon coolpix 3700 camera to capture the images.DescriptionThis composite image shows Sunspot group that is visible currently. Adobe Photoshop was used for enhancing the contrast. The details of taking images and enhancing procedure is available at http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/~aaa/sun/sunspots.htm |
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PhotographerAlexandros DiamantisLocationAthens, GreeceDate2-8-2006 & 22:43:50 localEquipmentCelestron 9.25 XLT Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on a CG5 German equatorial mount, Sony DSC-H1 digital camera with a Baader hyperion 21millimeter eyepiece. Exposure time:1/15 sec. F:3.2DescriptionThe northern area of the Moon with high mountains and big craters wiil somday be an exotic destination for tourists. |
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PhotographerStudied and imaged by Dr. Armando Lee, Bamm Gabriana, and Rochelle DeriloLocationGubat, Sorsogon, PhilippinesDate11/09/2006, 00:08:48 UTEquipmentApex 127mm f/12 telescope, Orion glass solar filter, LXD75 AT mount + PC164C-EX CCD camera + KIWI-OSD video time inserter + Garmin 18 LVC GPS with a Canon ZR200 video camera as the recorder.DescriptionThe image shows the 3rd Contact occurring at the frame whose exposure began at UT 00:08:48 and 117 milliseconds and ended 00:08:48 and 133 milliseconds using PC164, Garmin 18 LVC GPS, and KIWI-OSD video time inserter. GPS location was 12 55.2068 N and 124 07.4334 E at elevation 27.0 m. Explanation of the numbers: 00:08:48 is the time in UT 117 milliseconds is the time exposure of the frame began 133 milliseconds is the time exposure of the frame ended 69898 is the frame number |
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