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PhotographerBernard MillerLocationRancho Hidalgo, NMDateJanuary 15-23, 2013EquipmentTelescope: TEC-140 (F7) Camera: SBIG ST-8300M Mount: AP900 GTO Luminance: 23x20 minutes Red: 7x15 minutes Green: 8x15 minutes Blue: 8x15 minutesDescriptionThis is an image of M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy. This is what is known as a starburst galaxy and is about 12 million light years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. A starburst galaxy is one in which the rate of star formation is over ten times the rate in our Milky Way galaxy. The plumes of flame like hydrogen gas blasting out from its central region are a result of intense star formation. This intense star formation is thought to have been brought about by an earlier interaction with its nearby neighbor M81. |
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PhotographerN. EasdenLocationUpstate SCDate12/4 1amEquipmentA mix of old and new. This image was captured through a circa 1912 Alvan Clarke & Sons 8" refractor @ f/15 with a neximage 5 camera.Description1300 stacked frames processed through registax,gimp and iPhoto |
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PhotographerPaul CunninghamLocationHaleakala, Maui, Hawaii, USADate06/16/2010 5:16 HSTEquipmentNikon D700 DSLR, 85mm, f1.8, 30 sec., ISO 3200.DescriptionView of the Milky Way as seen in the dark skies of a moonless night near the 10,000' summit of Haleakala Crater, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Buildings are the Maui Space Surveillance Complex (MSSC), sometimes referred to as Science City. |
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PhotographerBob FrankeLocationChino Valley, AZDate1/7/2013 to 1/17/2013EquipmentTelescope: Takahashi FSQ – 106ED @ f/5 Mount: Losmandy G11 Camera: SBIG STF – 8300 Filters: Baader LRGB Exposure Time (s) Lum 390 min (39 x 10 min) Red 70 min ( 7 x 10 min) Green 90 min ( 9 x 10 min) Blue 120 min (12 x 10 min)DescriptionM45, the Pleiades cluster, is probably the most famous cluster in the sky. The cluster is easily visible with the naked eye. However, it is best viewed with binoculars or small telescopes. Although the cluster is also called the Seven Sisters, it actually contains over 3000 stars. Located in the constellation of Taurus, M45 is about 400 light-years away and only 13 light-years across. |
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PhotographerJoe GarlitzLocationElgin OregonDateMarch 15, 1999Equipment8" home made newtonian and a Cookbook245DescriptionThe still photo was published in S&T Aug 1999 Letters pg12 "The Night the Comet Stood Still". The opportunity to take this image was noted by Roger Sinnott, April 1999 pg 111 Celestial Calendar,Comet LINEAR's Odd Motion. In reviewing the image, Mr. Sinnott lamented not having the capacity to "print" the movie. Now that that capacity is available, here is the movie of Comet Linear (C/1998 M5): March 14/15, 1999. Telescope tracking was turned off. The motion of the stars and the comet are as seen relative to a stationary observer |
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PhotographerJohn BozemanLocation3RF Comanche Springs Astronomy CampusDate1/19/2013 10PM CSTEquipmentVivitar 100mm f/2.8 portrait lens (Pentax M42 type) QHY8Pro CCD camera iOptron iEQ45 mount 23X300 secondsDescriptionLarge widefield area showing M42, Barnard's loop, IC434, NGC 2024, M78,and more in the belt and sword region of Orion. |
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PhotographerVICTOR C. ROGUSLocationJadwin, MODate1/21/2013EquipmentThIS wide angle image was made with a 61 x 250 Baader Vario finder a 1/25 second exposure at f 4.1. ISO was 320. This one is my favorite.DescriptionThrough the clouds I was able to make this wide angle image of the January 21, 2013 conjunction of Jupiter and our Moon. |
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PhotographerVICTOR C. ROGUSLocationJadwin, MissouriDate1/21/2013Equipment5 Inch f9 Apochromatic refractor on Losmandy G-8 mount, Cannon 60Da cameraDescriptionJupiter and our Moon less than one degree apart, a beautiful sight on a cloudy night! |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateJanuary 3, 4, 6 & 7, 2013EquipmentTelescope: Stellarvue Raptor SVR105 @ f/7 Accessories: Stellarvue SFF7-21 flattener; Dew control by Dew Buster; Alnitak Flat-Man; Aurora flat panel Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha/OIII/SII Exposure: 12 x 20min. (Ha); 12 x 20min. (OIII); 12 x 20min. (SII) Acquisition: ImagesPlus Camera Control v5 Processing: Calibration, DDP in Images Plus v5; Registration in Registar Post-processing: ImagesPlus 5; Adobe Photoshop CS5; Gradient XTerminator; Noel Carboni's Actions, HLVGDescriptionThe Rosette Nebula is a large H-II region located in the Monoceros region of our own Milky Way Galaxy. It has an apparent magnitude of 9.0 and lies about 5,200 light-years away. This nebula spans about 130 light-years across. At the center of the nebula lies open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50), which was born from the Rosette's nebulosity around 4 million years ago, and was discovered by William Herschel in 1784. It is believed that the stellar winds from the cluster are blowing away nebulous matter which is creating the hole in the center of the nebula. |
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PhotographerVICTOR C> ROGUSLocationJadwin, MoDate1/21/2013Equipment5 inch f9 apochromatic refractor on Losmandy G-8 mount, Cannon 60Da astro cameraDescriptionThis is an over exposed version of the January 21, 2013 conjunction of Jupiter and our Moon. It is over exposed to reveal jupiters moons. |
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