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Celestial Scenes
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Photographerroberto portoLocationluosto, finlandDate25/02/12 12:20hEquipmentnikon d700, lenses nikon 18-35 f/3,5 5 sec eexposureDescriptionwhile I was photographing the aurora to 28 degrees below zero, my wife began to light the fire in the cabin. the smoke started to come out of the chimney,and began to play with the Northern Lights |
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PhotographerLuis ArgerichLocationArgentinaDateFebruary 26th 2012EquipmentCanon 5DII, 24mm lens, tripod.DescriptionThe photo shows the Moon, Venus and Jupiter above the rural landscape of Heavy, Argentina. Population 20(!) The planets and the moon were shaped like a triangle and were a wonderful display just after sunset. |
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PhotographerJohn AmbroseLocationPemberton Lake, NJDateJan 24, 2012EquipmentObject: NGC2359 Telescope: Orion 10" f/3.9 Astrograph Guided w/StarShoot cam and 50mm finder Cropped for an effective FL of 1700 mm Camera: Cannon 550D T2i unmodified; IDAS filter Exp: 60 min (60x60sec subs); ISO 3200 Acquisition: ImagesPlus Camera Control v4.5 Processed with Images Plus, RegiStar and PhotoshopDescriptionThor's Helmet is a diffuse nebula size 10'; magnitude unknown |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateMarch 6, 2012 at 10:09am CSTEquipmentTelescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT Accessories: LS50FHa Double-stack etalon Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: Imaging Source DMK31 Exposure: 20.20ms (each) Gain: 529 (each) Length: 1:00 @ 30fps (each) Acquisition: Fire Capture Processing: Registax 6 Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5; ImagesPlus 4.5 Capture time: March 6, 2012, 10:09am - 10:13am CST Capture conditions: ~60°F; transparency: Above avg 4/5; seeing: Above avg 4/5DescriptionOn March 6, 2012 we captured this 4-panel mosaic of our daytime star. This image shows the massive sunspot 1429 to the upper left, with sunspot 1430 just below, and sunspot 1428 over to the right. At the very bottom of this shot is a neat, horseshoe-shaped filament and along the solar limb are many great prominences. Several plages are visible in this image as well. |
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PhotographerRandy ShivakLocationAnthem, AZ USADateMarch 10, 2012 17:08:13 UTEquipmentAstro-Physics 152mm F8 stopped down to 83mm. Captured with a FLEA-3 Video CCDDescriptionSunSpot Group 1429 has been producting several flares as seen here. |
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PhotographerCarlo MucciniLocationRome, ItalyDate03/11/2012 1:24EquipmentCoronado SolarMax 40 w/ BF 10 DMK41 b/wDescriptionThe Sun in Halfa light |
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PhotographerAdam MoncrieffLocationOttawa, OntarioDateMarch 11, 2012 @ 8:00pmEquipmentCanon T3i on tripod f/5.6 ISO 100 30 sec. exposureDescriptionCaptured this Venus Jupiter planetary conjunction over suburban Ottawa. You can see the Orion Nebula to the upper left behind the tree branches and what looks like an aurora to the upper right. Aurora alerts were posted for this evening. |
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PhotographerLeo DyLocationQuezon City, PhilippinesDateFeb 29, 2012 12:02 UTCEquipmentCanon EOS X5 DSLR, Sigma 8-18mm lens, fixed tripod. 15sec ISO400 f/4.5Descriptionwhen i looked up to the west I saw this pattern, an alignment of stars Canopus, Sirius, Betelgeuse, Aldebaran, the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus(from left to right) forming an acrh. You can see the light pollution coming from flood/nuke lights of a building construction site. |
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PhotographerLawrence GreenbergLocationFloridaDateMarch 1, 2012 17:30EquipmentTechnicarden medium format on tripodDescriptionBeautiful eveningview of alignment of three planets as seen about half hour after sunset. |
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PhotographerRobert MajewskiLocationLas VegasDateMarch 5, 2012 6 UTEquipmentMeade 8 inch SCT, PGR Flea3 cameraDescriptionMars close to the 2012 opposition date. |
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