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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerAbhijit JuvekarLocationDombivli, IndiaDate17 March 2013Equipment6 inch Sky-watcher Dobsonian Telescope with Canon EOS 550D DSLR & Solar filter.DescriptionShot using 6 inch Sky-watcher Dobsonian Telescope with Canon EOS 550D DSLR & Solar filter. Labeling done using SOHO image as reference. |
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PhotographerPiotr BorasaLocationŁódź ul.HipotecznaDate15 marca 2013 13:44EquipmentCanon sx 20 is czas 1/3200s,przesłona f8, czułość ISO 80. pomiar centralnie ważonyDescriptionFotografia wykonana podczas spaceru blisko miejsca zamieszkania. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationAnimas, NMDateFebruary 5 - March 2, 2013EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTODescriptionThis is an image of NGC1333. This is a reflection nebula about 1,000 light years away in the constellation Perseus. This is part of the Perseus molecular cloud and is one of the nearest star forming regions. Luminance: 24x20 minutes (binned 1x1) Red: 12x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Green: 11x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Blue: 12x15 minutes (binned 2x2 |
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PhotographerStanley RusinLocationOneonta, NYDate3/15/12EquipmentCanon Rebel T3i, ISO 400, 8s exposure.DescriptionComet C/2011 L4 (PAN-STARRS) just over the horizon in Oneonta, NY. We almost gave up until I spotted it with my 12' Dob and My friend, Jason Smolinski took the picture with his camera. |
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PhotographerAlexandru TudoricaLocationGermanyDate11 February 2013Equipment0.5m Cassegrain telescope with a SBIG STl 6303 E ccd camera.DescriptionThe image shows comet ISON, which might become one of the brightest in history. |
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PhotographerPat PinnellLocationFranklin Co. Mo.DateJanuary 19-20, 2013EquipmentEdgeHD 9.25 at f/10, ST-8XME, Mach1, autoguiding: CCDSoft, FS-60CB with an ST-i, image capture:ImagesPlus, image processing:ImagesPlusDescriptionA stack of 8-5minute luminance images of comet C/2012 S1 ISON at an estimated magnitude of +15.6 and a distance from Earth at just over 4 astronomical units |
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PhotographerEric GirardinLocationGrand-Praz (Swiss Alps)DateAugust-October 2012EquipmentFSQ-106 Paramount STL-11000M Astrodon Ha, OIII, SII filters Ha: 3h, OIII: 2.5h, SII: 2.5hDescriptionIC 1318 region. The bright star is gamma Cyg (Sadr) and the dark molecular cloud is LDN 899. The open cluster M29 is on the bottom right and NGC 6910 is on the top left. This is a "true color" narrow band filter image made according to the article in the December 2011 issue of Sky and Telescope, p. 70. Although less obvious than with the Hubble palette of color, the presence of OIII regions mixed with Ha and SII in the right bottom corner is clearly visible. |
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PhotographerCarmelo ZannelliLocationPalermo cityDateJan 3rd 2013 - 21,57utEquipmentC14 @ F/30; Flea3M; SW-EQ6 on Baader AHT; (see my website for more infos)DescriptionA Jupiter of new year under prestty good seeing conditions... Thank you for your attention... and clear skies! |
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Photographersteve coatesLocationOcala, FloridaDateMarch 14 and 15, 2013EquipmentOrion 80mm EON Orion 50mm guidescope with SSAG QSI 683 ws Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) FilterDescriptionM106 with accompanying galaxies NGC 4217, NGC 4248, NGC 4232, NGC 4231 and NGC 4220. Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici ~23.7 million light years distant March 14 and 15, 2013 Ocala, FL Combination of 6 min and 10 min exposures stacked in DSS for a total of 6 hours 40 min 1 hours each RGB 3 hours and 40 min Luminance PS CS5 |
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PhotographerFrankie LucenaLocationCabo Rojo,Puerto RicoDate3/10/2013 at 6:04pmEquipmentKodak Z740 camera mounted on a tripodDescriptionThe smoke filled skies provided an excellent filter to make the Sun look red. My neighbors thought that this was the Moon because that is how the Moon looks near the horizon. |
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