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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerKevin WitmanLocationCochranvilleDate11/09/2012 10:15pm ESTEquipmentMeade LX50 10"SCT and an Imaging Source DFK21AU04 camera. I also used a 2x Barlow for an f/20 focal raioDescriptionThe seeing was fairly good in Southeastern Pennsylvania on this evening. Unfortunately, there were not any Galilean moon transits taking place and the Great Red Spot was on the other side of the planet at the time. However, Jupiter's clouds are most impressive with Io nearby. |
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PhotographerMojtaba Gholami.SLocationsaneh ku , mazandaran , iranDate22.08.2012 / 04:10EquipmentCanon EOS 500D , Canon Lens 18-55mm @18mm , f/3.5 , iso 3200 , 30 secDescriptiona vision of the universe's beauties Orion Nebula, Seven sisters, Venus and Jupiter four of the most beautiful cosmic objects of our Night Sky appeared slightly upon the mountain and made this scene lovely to behold |
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PhotographerJean-Claude and Annick MERLINLocationHanga Roa (Easter Island, Chile)DateAugust 18, 2012 - 02h UTEquipmentDSLR CANON EOS 1000D modified with ASTRODON filter. Fisheye SAMYANG focal 8mm F/3.5. 45-seconds unguided exposure.DescriptionShortly after dusk from Ahu Tahai (Easter Island, Chile), the southern Milky Way shines with Alpha-Beta Centauri, the Southern Cross and Eta Carinae above the city lighs of Hanga Roa. Scorpius is at the zenith. Westward, the trio of Spica, Mars and Saturn shines in the Zodiacal Light with Arcturus and Corona Borealis toward north. |
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PhotographerRahul SudLocationJalori Pass, Kullu,Indian HimalayasDate11th Sept , 2012EquipmentNikon D 7000 Lens : Nikkor 18-35mmDescriptionI was in a real gloomy mood inside my tent whilst on a recent trek.I had this urge to go out and have a drag around 9 PM. Who said diamonds are found only on earth..i saw them scattered across the sky , as i stepped out of my tent..into the crisp , cold, rarefied mountain air, ...and as if to add to the beauty, the woolly mist rolled in out of nowhere ...and enveloped the valley in an affectionate hug...much like a mother hugging her new born child in winter ...i was only a privileged spectator...and blessed too..for it was ordained for me to witness the sublime union ...and so i thanked the stars of my existence that they allowed me the honor of this gentle and encompassing spectacle...i am blessed in ways that elude the ordinary mortals ...such are the honors and pleasures that life bestows upon me. |
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PhotographerKianoosh SabetizadehLocationKermechegan Village - Near Qom - IranDate2012.10.18EquipmentCanon EOS 550D, Canon Lens 18-55 IS @18 mm. iso 1600, f/3.5 on tripod and capture with remote control.DescriptionOrionid Meteor Shower is on the good meteor shower. With 30 Meteor Per Hour. In This Picture you see Meteor and Trail Of Airplane and Iridium Satellite. Total Exposure time is 2850 sec Or 47.5 Min. |
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PhotographerAdam MoncrieffLocationLennox & Addington County, Ontario, CanadaDateOctober 16, 2012 @ 11:00pmEquipmentCanon EOS 60Da, f/2.8 35mm lens, ISO 2000 Combination of 4 images each a 2m exposure aligned and stitched in PS Elements 10.DescriptionMilky Way Panorama from Cepheus to Aquila. |
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Photographereitel monacoLocationGeneva SwitzerlandDate2008-2011EquipmentMeade RCX400 16' with SBIG 8XmeDescriptionCollection of supernova explosion remnants. I continue to find amazing how from a similar hydrogen bubble you can get such a variety of different nebulas. The size in the picture are scaled to their real dimensions. |
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Photographerkurtis markhamLocationalexandria virginiaDate10/21/12 3:00amEquipmentcelestron cgem 1100hd w/hyperstar ,Atik 428exDescriptionwhile takeing a photo of 42 an orionid meteor passes through |
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PhotographerBartolomeo MontrucchioLocationTorino, Italy, near city centerDate17 August 2012, 21.51.47 UTEquipmentRefractor Celestron Omni XLT 120 on a Vixen GP, motor in RA. Point Grey Flea2 FL2G-13S2M-C with a Televue Powermate 2,5x for a final f20.83. 304 frames of 133ms, about 100 stacked by means of Registax 5. Images taken with AstroIIDC. Final processing with Photoshop. The image has been enlarged three times to have comfortable size.DescriptionThe photo shows Otto Struve 410, in particular its components A,B and C. Separation of AB is 0.9". Excellent seeing (9/10 on Pickering scale, 15 knots of wind at the 300 mb level (Unisys Weather)), SQM 17.7. The C star is 8.72; in the complete image also D component (10.02) is present, but here the image has been cropped because of the very strong difference between A and D, about 20 times which makes visualization very difficult. Separation is between rod shaped and figure eight, very good result for the 120mm; spherical aberration is present, but rings are clearly visible. |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, OR, USADate2012-05-09 through 2012-05-14EquipmentTelescope/Mount: Celestron Compustar C14 with 0.75x Astrophysics focal reducer (f/8.3). Camera: SBIG STL11000M with Baader Planetarium L,R,G,B filters.DescriptionM101 imaged in May of 2012 shows that the supernova PTF11kly is still glowing. The supernova can be seen along the 5 o'clock radial from the core, about 3/4 the distance from the core to galaxy's edge, It appears distinctly blue in color. The supernova was a Type Ia discovered on 2011-08-24 by the Palomar Transient Factory. It peaked at magnitude 9.9 in mid September, 2011. Imaging it last summer and fall was not possible because my view of it from my observatory dome was blocked. Reports indicated it dropped to magnitude 13 by November. I was delighted to see it still glowing when the Oregon weather cleared in May with the galaxy high in the sky for imaging. |
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