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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerGraeme White and Michael MaherLocationWagga Wagga, AustraliaDateChristmas eve, at 04:00 local Summer timeEquipmentNikon D90, 18 mm f/3.5 at maximum ISO and with full noise reduction on Losmandy mount, 90 sec exposure. Photo taken in deep twilight.DescriptionComet Lovejoy photographed from Wagga Wagga, Australia. By eye, no head could be seen but it photographed well. Head is in Scorpio and tail extends up into Centaurus. The Milky Way is to the right of the comet. |
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PhotographerGraeme WhiteLocationWagga Wagga, AustraliaDateChristmas eve, at 04:00 local Summer timeEquipmentNikon D90 at 18 mm, f/3.5, maximum ISO and with full noise reduction. Losmandy mount. Plus photo from S&TDescriptionThe Kreutz Group of comets has resulted in more than ten bright comets and many hundreds of small fragments that have only been observed by dedicated solar satellites. The last Great Sungrazer was White-Ortiz-Bolelli seen in 1970. The attached shows Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (S&T july 1970, p16) and the new record holder, Comet Lovejoy, photographed Christmas eve from Wagga Wagga, Australia, by Dr Graeme White; the co-discover of Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (some 40 years earlier) and Michael Maher. Note the striking similarity of the structure – these two comets are truly sisters. |
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PhotographerKjell H. WinnemLocationHof,NorwayDateOct 20 2011EquipmentHomebuilt 10 inch Newtonian and mount in dome.Cam.:SXVR-H9 guided off-axis with DSI proII and PHD,GPUSB interface to mount.Processing Nebulosity2 and PS CS3.DescriptionNGC 281,nicknamed the Pacman Nebula due to its resemblance to the famous arcade game caracter. Discovered in 1883 by E.E. Barnard using a 15 inch telescope.Distance 9.5 Kly. |
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PhotographerCurtasu MihaiLocationBucharest, RoumaniaDateDecember 26th, 2011EquipmentCanon 10D, 50mm f/1.8DescriptionAlmost missed it due to clouds but it cleared up in time to take a few pics. It was still cloudy near the horizon so i couldn't take pictures while the moon was setting, that would have been a nice view. Still it was a wonderful gift for "astro-Christmas". |
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PhotographerEitel MonacoLocationGeneva SwitzerlandDate17 november 2011EquipmentMeade RCX400 16', with Sony digital camera and spectroscopy glassDescriptionIs it possible to do spectroscopy with 5$? Buy on line a 5$ filter for night illumination analysis, apply to the front of a digtal camera connected to the tescope, tilt it by 30 degreeand make a 10 seconds drift exposure, and you get great spectum of the stars' light. In Vega, a young star still burning H, it is possible to see the lines of HBeta, HGamma and HDelta in the blue part, and also the Ha in the red part, at the limit of the red sensitivity on my camera sensor. In the other older stas spectrum, where the H is now fused into heavvier elements, it is possible to see several other lines for elements like CH, CO,CN, MgH, ...etc. A lot of fun for 5 $! |
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PhotographerGustavo RojasLocationCentro Ciencia Viva, Constancia, PortugalDateNov. 26, 2011EquipmentCanon SX210 28mm lens, 2s exposure, ISO 400.DescriptionA thin, newborn Moon merges with rosy sunset colors in Portugal. |
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PhotographerRoger HassellLocationBergen Park CO USADate2:27am MDT 18 Aug 2011EquipmentCelestron NexStar 11GPS with f/6.3 focal reducer Nikon D300s in prime focue configuration.DescriptionThe International Space Station passed in front of the moon at 2:27am on 18 August 2011, as seen from a vantage point near my home. I took this photo with my Celestron 11" SCT telescope and Nikon D300s in prime focus configuration. |
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PhotographerKanad MandkeLocationPune, IndiaDate10th December 2011; 08:00pmEquipmentNikon D40 35mm Lens TripodDescriptionthe photo was taken just before the totality from Pune, India. It shows how people were engrossed in their routine activities in spite of such a wonderful astronomical phenomena! |
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PhotographerParimal DaveLocationPune City, INDIADate10th Dec 2011, 12:30 UT to 17:30 UTEquipment10th Dec, Total Lunar Eclipse 2011 - from Aundh ,Pune, INDIA by parimaldave@gmail.comDescriptionThe details are as below 10th Dec 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse photography observation Observation by - Parimal Dave & my wife Ketaki Dave - both Life members of JVP - oldest amateur astronomers association in Pune INDIA since 1995. Photography Location - From my residence at Aundh, Anand Park, Pune - 411007 Photography Equipment used - Canon 550D digital SLR camera attached to a 4 inch Celestron F/13 computerized telescope at Prime focus. Exposure time – ISO 400/800. Different exposures from 2 seconds, 6 sec, 8 sec, 10 sec & at Totality 25 seconds. Long exposures were possible as the telescope was tracking the moon continuously for approx 3 hours. Composite Image of the Moon passing through the Earth’s shadow created using Photoshop CS5. |
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PhotographerTakehiko HashimotoLocationTokyo,JapanDate6th June 2011EquipmentLS60THAD/B12CP with AirTune, ST-8300MDescriptionI am surprised at that time. |
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