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PhotographerGeorge LilleyLocationDeer Run GeorgiaDate10/15/06 4 am EDTEquipmentCanon Rebel XT digital SLR camera, Orion ST120 refractor, Meade LXD55 mount.Description120-sixty second images combined in ImagePlus, Adjusted in PhotoShop. The Orion Nebula is a gem of our skies, located in the middle of Orion's Sword. Cheers from K9 Observatory! |
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PhotographerShashank.H.J.Locationbannerughatta, 30 km south of Bangalore,Karnataka,IndiaDate25th december 2005 11 p.m.Equipmenta pentaxmv slr camera with 50 mm lens, ISO 400 film on a fixed tripod.Descriptionthis picture shows the big dipper rising between trees. |
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PhotographerJohn L. GrahamLocationKettering, OhioDate3/30/2006 2h UTEquipmentMeade DSI Pro at the prime focus of an LXD75 SN6DescriptionNGC 3115, the Spindle Galaxy in Sextans. LRGB (L:75x30sec, RGB: 25x30sec each, high gain) taken with a Meade DSI Pro at the prime focus of an LXD75 SN6, source images saved as FITS, aligned in ASIP, combined in drizzle, LRGB assembled in Photoshop. |
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PhotographerRick FienbergLocationDanbury, New HampshireDateOctober 14, 2006, 8:15 p.m. EDTEquipmentTele Vue-85 apo refractor @ f/5.6 and Canon 20Da digital SLR camera piggybacked on a pier mounted Meade 14-inch RCX400 with Milburn wedge.DescriptionComet SWAN low in the northwest. This is a stack of five 5-minute exposures processed by my colleague Sean Walker. |
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Photographerdarrell croffordLocationPalo Duro Canyon State ParkDate9-26-2006EquipmentTakahashi Epsilon 180ED astrograph with an SBIG STL-11000M CCD camera equipped with an Astrodon Hydrogen-alpha filter on an Astro-Physics 900 GTO German equatorial mount.DescriptionThis is a 4-frame mosaic of the Orion area, including the famous Horse Head Nebula (B 33), the Orion Nebula M 42), as well as the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). A special narrow band Hydrogen-alpha filter was used to create this panoramic view. This image really needs to be displayed at a larger image scale to really show off the fascinating structure. I have included a direct link to the image on my website thank you darrell crofford http://www.galaxies.com/darrellccd.aspx?photoid=81 |
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PhotographerTimo-Pekka MetsäläLocationEspoo, FinlandDateAugust 11, 2006EquipmentTakahashi FS-102NSV refractor on a Takahashi EM-200 German equatorial mount, Atik ATK-16HR CCD camera. True Technology SupaSlim Filter Wheel Astronomik S-II, H-alpha and O-III filters.Description"The Pacman Nebula" NGC 281 in Cassiopeia with narrowband emission line filters. The red color represents ionized sulphur (S-II), green is ionized hydrogen (H-alpha), and the blue is doubly ionized oxygen (O-III). The total exposure time is 3 hours. |
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PhotographerJohn GrahamLocationKettering, OhioDateSeptember 28, 2006EquipmentMeade DSI Pro CCD camera, homebuilt 8-inch f/6 Newtonian reflector on a Meade LXD75 German equatorial mount.DescriptionM27 - The Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula. |
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PhotographerMatija PozojevicLocationJapetic, CroatiaDateSeptember 28, 2006EquipmentCelestron C10-N Newtonian reflector, EQ6 German equatorial mount, and Canon 300D digital SLR camera. Total exposure time 17 minutes at ISO 1600.DescriptionM27 |
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PhotographerFilippo CiferriLocationRome, ItalyDateSeptember 15 through 20, 2006EquipmentVixen Visac at f/9 on Celestron CGE German equatorial mount, and an SBIG ST-10XME CCD camera. Total exposure was just under seven hours.DescriptionTaken on 4 nights from my backyard in Rome. |
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PhotographerFilippo CiferriLocationRome, ItalyDateJuly 20 to 23, 2006EquipmentVixen Visac telescope at f/9 on Skywatcher EQ6 SynScan German equatorial mount, and SBIG ST-10XME CCD camera. Total exposure time was over three hours.DescriptionFirst image taken with my EQ6 Pro mount, testing a portable setup. |
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