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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerRalf VandeberghLocationthe NetherlandsDateOctober 10, 2006 19:01-19:51 UTCEquipment10-inch Newtonian reflector at f/4.8 with ATK-1HS CCD camera. Composite of several exposures between 0.5 and 10 seconds.DescriptionDetailed view of the coma and the area of the core of the comet, enhanced by using a rotational gradient filtered processing. The brightest streamer we see is the beginning of the ion-tail.On the other side of the core, there are a few fainter jets, visible on most comets when approaching the Sun. |
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PhotographerTunç TezelLocationUludag, near Bursa, TurkeyDateOctober 21, 2006EquipmentCanon EOS300D digital SLR camera at ISO1600, 10-22 mm zoom lens at 10 mm, f/3.5.DescriptionThis is the "sky-full-of-bullets" image of the meteor shower as seen near Kirazli village. I made this composite image using 18 pictures containing 18 Orionids, one more possible Orionid and a sporadic meteor. |
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PhotographerMikkoLocationRajamäki, FinlandDate9/1/2006EquipmentTelescope: C11" NexStar GPS with f 6,3 Celestron foc/red. Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM.Guiding: SBIG AO-7. Filters: SBIG standard RGB and L= Baader IR/UVcut.DescriptionBubble nebula exposure time was 180 minutes Lumenence and RGB channels were 60 minutes each. |
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PhotographerLaurent LavederLocationQuimper, Bretagne, FranceDate10/07/06, 01:30 AMEquipmentCanon 350D digital SLR camera with a 2 x Barlow and William Optics Megrez 80 refractor (October) and Olympus Camedia 5060 + DCL-4337 + William Optics Megrez 80 refractor (January) on a tripod. 1/250 second exposure at ISO 400.DescriptionThe biggest Full Moon in 2006: 33'45" (near the perigee). The Full Moon of January 2006 was the smallest: 29'40" (near the apogee). That makes a variation of 14% for the diameter and 30% for the surface! Don't miss the animationshowing the variation: http://photoastronomique.net/geant/0601-0610.html |
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PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationPortland, MaineDateOct. 7, 2006 at 5:45 AMEquipment4-inch refractor,digital SLRDescriptionWhile watching the Harvest Moon set, its reflected image appeared on a clam flat in Portland's Back Bay. Two men were digging clams ... harvesting under a Harvest Moon. |
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PhotographerEric JacobLocationSanta Barbara, CADate11:15 pm. October 6, 2006EquipmentMeade 2130AT 5-inch refractor on alt-az goto mount, Pentax Optio digital camera on auto setting.DescriptionAccording to Starry Night software, the moon was 99.96% full at this time. |
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Photographerpaul rickettsLocationHelper, UtahDate8-14-06EquipmentMeade 90mm ETX, Meade DSI CCD camera.DescriptionA 25 picture mosaic of the Moon. Each frame is 50 exposures stacked using Meade Autostar Envisage. The composite was stitched together using Adobe Photoshop. |
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PhotographerDan HicksLocationAlexis Creek, British Columbia, CanadaDateJuly 29th, 2006 21:02 hrs PDTEquipmentCanon EOS 30D digital SLR camera with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f 4.5-5.6L IS USM image stabilization lens and 1.4 x teleconverter. Tv 1/100 Av 5.6 ISO 100 FL 400 mm (film equivalence 640 mm), image capture - Canon Raw file.DescriptionThe quarter Moon in a partially cloudy evening twilight sky. |
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PhotographerPeter W. O'BrienLocationDerry NHDate10/06/2006EquipmentMeade DSI pro II CCD camera on a 10-inch LX200 operating at f/10.DescriptionEven with a near full moon, a very still sky allwed for the necessary power and intergration time to produce this photo. |
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PhotographerFilippo CiferriLocationRome, ItalyDateSeptember 21-30, 2006EquipmentVixen Visac f/9 catadioptic telescope on Celestron CGE German equatorial mount, SBIG ST10 XME CCD camera with CFW-8A filter wheel.DescriptionThe image was sampled during 5 nights from Rome under strong light pollution conditions. |
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