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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerJohn O'NealLocationThe Goodtimes Observatory in Amherst, OhioDateJuly 30th, 2012 @ 16:39:59 UTCEquipmentThe Imaging Source DMK31AU03.as CCD Camera at Prime focus of my Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa w/B1200 & 0.5 Focal Reducer, mounted piggyback on my Losmandy G-11 and mounted inside my Skyshed PODDescriptionI was shooting the Solar Disk with Sunsot Groups AR1528, 1529, 1530, 1532, 1533 and 1534 when a jet roared across the disk. I knew seeing was good that day, but didn't realize how good untiul the jet passed by WITHOUT leaving a contrail. The atmosphere was so dry it immediately absorbed the moisture from the jet exhaust leaving no trail. |
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PhotographerRobin HarmonLocationSan Ramon, CADate2012/08/13 13:30EquipmentCelestron C8 on NexStar mount. Canon 40D DSLR.DescriptionVenus slowly disappearing behind the moon in the early afternoon. |
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PhotographerDaniel PerryLocationGMARS in Landers, CaliforniaDateJuly 29, 2012 at about 4:45am PTEquipmentCanon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens at f/3.2, Manfrotto tripod, 30-second exposure.DescriptionVenus, Jupiter, and the Pleiades rise above Goat Mountain in the southern California high desert. |
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PhotographerRichard WatsonLocationCorvallis, ORDateAug. 13, 2012 1:08 PDTEquipmentNikon D70 - 300mm Nikkor telephoto lens handheldDescriptionOccultation of Venus of August 13, 2012 - Bright side disappearance |
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PhotographerJJ ModigLocationLenexa, KSDateAugust, 8, 2012 at 8:00 pmEquipmentModified Canon 300d with a 28-70mm Canon lens at 28mm f/5.6DescriptionAfter a much needed thunderstorm, a nice double rainbow appeared. After I took a few shots, I wondered what it would look like without my infrared filter (it's a modified camera). Here's the result. The top picture is normal and the bottom one is without the IR filter. |
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PhotographerRaven YuLocationMarikina City, PhilippinesDateAugust 12, 2012 2:41 AM (local time)EquipmentCanon Powershot SX40 HSDescriptionDuring the early morning hours of August 12, Philippine sky observers had a great chance of witnessing a relatively rare occultation of Jupiter (and some of its largest satellites) by our Moon. In astronomy, an occultation is an event that occurs when an apparently larger body passes in front of an apparently smaller one. Sky condition: 70-80% cloudy |
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PhotographerRichard WatsonLocationCorvallis, ORDateAug. 13, 2012 2:29 PDTEquipmentNikon D70 - 300mm Nikkor telephoto lens handheldDescriptionOccultation of Venus of August 13, 2012 - Dark side reappearance |
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PhotographerFernando Pinheiro GuimaraesLocationSanta Rita do Sapucai, Minas Gerais - Brazil.Date2012-07-05 @ 12-04-14gmtEquipmentHa Filter: Daystar 0.4A ION Filter Scope: Explore Scientific 127mm f/7.5 Focuser: 3" Feather Touch with FB-II Electronic Focusing System PM: x4 making an EFL of f/30 Camera: DMK41AU02.AS Mounting: EQ-6DescriptionView in high resolution of the active region AR11515 emitting a Flare M2.3 close to its maximum. |
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PhotographerBurak YesilmenLocationTurkeyDate2012/05/01EquipmentOrion Atlas EQ-6 Mount 10" f4.7@f23.5 Newtoinan Telescope PGR Flea3 Firewire CCD Baader Planetarium IrPass Filter Televue 5X PowermateDescriptionThis frame is used 9 different photo, original size on my Astro Blog. |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, OR, USADate2012-04-21 20:42UTEquipmentTelescope:Celestron Compustar C14. Camera: Point Grey Research Flea3 Color. Best 300/1194 frames. Hydrogen-alpha filter, 1 angstrom bandpass. Three-inch energy rejection filter, rendering the system at f/51.DescriptionA large solar prominence on the near side of the solar limb, left, is seen projecting into space and exchanging filaments and clouds of plasma with a large prominence beyond the solar limb, seen somewhat more face on, right. Together, they form an enormously large arch. Over time, several filaments and clouds of plasma could be seen passing from one prominence to the other along the arch and I was able to make a frame by frame animation of that from several video clips. Although hydrogen alpha solar images are often obtained as grayscale data, I shot this video in color in an attempt to convey the actual visual appearance of solar prominences through a hydrogen alpha filter. The data for the solar disk were de-saturated and then artificially re-colorized to provide contrast in appearance between the disk and the solar prominence arch. |
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