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PhotographerRobert MillerLocationTirra Del Sol,CaDate4/24/2012 8pmEquipmentAstro-Tech 8" F-8 Canon 350D Mod Orion Atlas EQ-GDescriptionM-100 AND Meany Other Galaxy's 36 x 5 min 1600 ASA |
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PhotographerJohn StetsonLocationFalmouth, MaineDateApril 16, 2012, 18:10 UTEquipment90mm h-alpha filter, webcamDescriptionHere is an approximation of the speed of the April 16 solar flare and the size after 25 minutes: The attached image the April 16 M-class solar flare has been inserted into a full-disk (inverted) image of the sun taken on the 13th. 109 earths fit across the sun's angular diameter. It appears that in 25 minutes the flare extended out a distance of 40 earths from the sun's limb. 317160 miles was covered in 25 minutes. Speed? 761,184 miles per hour. |
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PhotographerTed RaffertyLocationGaithersburg, MayrlandDateJune 2007EquipmentOrion f/4.7 10-inch Newtonian using an SBIG 20000XM imager guided using an Orion ST80 using an DSI Pro 2 imager on a Losmandy G11 mount.DescriptionA image of M27 using Ha, OIII, L, R, G, and B filters. The color of M27 used Ha for red, OIII for the blue, and a combination of 20% Ha and 80% OIII for the green. The color of the stars used the LRGB image. Took 1x1 binned 900s exposures for the Ha and OIII filters, 1x1 binned 600s for the L, 2x2 binned 380s for the R and G, and 2x2 binned 480s for the B. Exposures captured using Nebulosity 2 and guiding with PHD. Image processing using AIP4WIN, DeepSkyStacker, Nebulosity 2, PixInsight LE, and PhotoShop. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMarch 15 - April 15, 2012EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 16x15 minutes Red: 8x10 minutes Green: 8x10 minutes Blue: 8x10 minutesDescriptionThis is an image of NGC 5033. It is a spiral galaxy between 40 and 60 million light years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici. |
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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateMay 13-27, 2012EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 18x20 minutes (binned 1x1) Red: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Green: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2) Blue: 8x15 minutes (binned 2x2)DescriptionThis is an iimage of NGC5426 and NGC5427, a pair of interacting spiral galaxies about 90 million light years away in the constellation of Virgo. |
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Photographerali matinfarLocationiran, tehranDatejune 5, 2012 - 8:15am (+3.5)tehran,iranEquipmentCanon 5D MII camera+Celestron edgeHD8" telescopeDescriptioniso:100 exp:1/500sec |
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PhotographerLeftyLocationNiwot, ColoradoDateJun 17 4:39 mstEquipmentCanon Rebel T1i 50-250mm lensDescriptionJupiter revisiting us being greeted by the late crescent moon and the earl morning pre dawn sky over Longmont, Colorado |
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PhotographerAmir ShenavaLocationMaharloo ,Fars, IranDateFriday, May 18, 2012 ; Time 1.25 AMEquipmentCanon EOS 450D Exposure time :15se ISO-1600 f/3.5DescriptionThis Photo Shows Ursa Major & Nature |
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PhotographerDonald WrightLocationVirginia Beach, VA, USADate16, 17, 18, June 2012EquipmentCamera: QSI-583ws, Filter: Astrodon 5nm Ha Telescope: Televue NP-101 refractor, Mount: Losmandy G11 Guidescope: Stellarvue SV80/9D on Robin Casady TGAD Auto-Guider Camera: Orion StarShoot with PHD software Processing software: MaximDL and PhotoshopDescriptionNorth America Nebula (NGC 7000) and Pelican Nebula (IC 5070). The image is a 3-tile mosaic taken on 3 consecutive nights. Each tile is a stack of 8x15-minutes exposures. They were taken within the city, and under a hazy sky that was awash with urban light pollution. Under such conditions the narrowband Ha filter is a “must have” item. |
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PhotographerMichael BoschatLocationHalifax,Nova Scotia,CanadaDateJune 21 at 9:46pm ADTEquipmentCanon 350D with a 75-300mm telephoto on a camera tripod. Lens set at 75mm, f/13, 1.3 sec, 100 ISODescriptionA shot of sky with ,Moon and Mercury and crepuscular rays: |
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