Photo Gallery:
Note: All images in this gallery are copyrighted by the photographers and may not be
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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerGeorge LilleyLocationWarner Robins, GeorgiaDate10/28/06 10 pm EDTEquipmentCanon Rebel XT digital SLR camera, William Optics ZenithStar 80 mm refractor on a Losmandy G11 German-equatorial mount.DescriptionThe Pleaides, are also known as the Seven Sisters, are a relatively young star cluster composed mostly of B Type stars. Without magnification, an observer will most likely only be able to six of the seven sisters. Cheers from K9 Observatory! |
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PhotographerGeorge LilleyLocationWarner Robins, GeorgiaDate11/05/06 1 AM ESTEquipmentCanon Rebel XT digital SLR camera and a William Optics ZenithStar 80 mm refractor, mounted on a Losmandy G11 German-equatorial mount.DescriptionA real gem in our northern winter skies. One of my favorites. Cheers from K9 Observatory! |
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PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationFalmouth, MaineDateNovember 6, 2006 17:52 UTEquipmentCoronado SolarMax 90 hydrogen-alpha solar telescope with a Lumenera SkyNyx 2-0 CCD webcam.DescriptionThe sun's eastern limb brightened dramatically at 17:35 UT. The first image was captured at 17:52 UT, and the second picture was taken five minutes later. By 18:04 this flare event was no longer visible at the eyepiece. So fast as to be mercurial. |
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PhotographerBud GuinnLocationOregonDateOctoberEquipmentTelescope: TAK Epsilon 180ED astrograph, Starlight X-press SXV-M25C CCD camera on a Celestron CGE German-equatorial mountDescriptionThis is a beautiful area of the sky in the Constellation of Orion....Sometimes called the Sword of Orion. It includes M42, M43, and NGC 1977. This picture was a combination of three different nights, in both color and Hydrogen Alpha. |
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Photographeraaron jockoLocationMattaw, OntarioDateaugust 25 2006EquipmentNikon D70s piggybacked, ISO 800, 10-minute exposure |
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PhotographerAmarLocationOutside Bangalore at DevanhalliDateFebruary 2005Equipment28-105 millimeter f/4-f/22 Tamron zoom lens lens, Vivitar 3800N body, cable release and a tripod. The exposure time not noted.DescriptionThis photo shows the colourful beauty that the night sky can produce. |
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Photographerdominique dierickLocationVarages, FranceDateAugust 2006EquipmentTMB 80 millimeter refractor, SBIG STL4020 CCD camera, Vixen Sphynx mountDescriptionFor higher resolution, see my website: http://www.astronomie.be/dodi/ilog.html |
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PhotographerSachin PilankarLocationMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDate12:15am localEquipment4-inch reflector telescope, 25 mm wide angle eyepiece, 3.3 mega pixel digital Camera |
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PhotographerKenneth MooreLocationMyrtle Beach, SCDateSeptember 28, 2006, 10:00pm localEquipment8" Newtonian reflector wirh a Sony Digital CameraDescriptionThe photo is of a nearly first quarter moon, my first attempt at photography through a telescope. |
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PhotographerJohn L. GrahamLocationKettering, OhioDateApril 9, 2006EquipmentMeade DSI Pro at the prime focus of a Meade LXD75 SN6 Schmidt-Newtonian reflector.DescriptionLRGB (L:100x15sec, RGB: 30x15sec each, high gain) of M13 in Hercules. Source images saved as FITS, aligned and processed in Meade AutoStar Image Processing software. |
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