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Photographer

Milan Gucic

E-mail

milangucic@gmail.com

Location

Adza meadows, Serbia

Date

3.-4. September 2011.

Equipment

Pentax 75/500 SDHF Apo, NEQ6 mount, Canon 350d Baader UV/IR guided with 50/200 finderscope and ToUcam II Pro SC1 modded, 27x10min @ ISO800.

Description

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, close to Deneb (the tail of the swan and its brightest star). The remarkable shape of the emission nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico.
 

Photographer

Brian Combs

E-mail

bgcombs@cox.net

Location

Buena Vista, GA

Date

9-13-11 7:14 and 7:41 UT

Equipment

C14@f/27 Paramount ME DMK 21AU618.AS

Description

Seeing was indeed excellent when these images were taken!
 

Photographer

Herb Bubert

Location

Derry, NH

Date

9-22 & 9-25-10

Equipment

C9.25 @ f/6.3 using Celestron f/6.3 reducer. G-11 w/ Gemini. ST-8300m with Baader Ha & OIII filters

Description

The Dumbbell Nebula is a planetary nebula in the Constellation Vulpecula.
 

Photographer

Herb Bubert

Location

Hillsboro, NH

Date

10-9-10

Equipment

C9.25 @ f/6.3 using Celestron f/6.3 reducer. Losmandy Titan. ST-8300m witn Baader Ha & OIII filters

Description

The Helix Nebula - NGC7293 is a large planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius.
 

Photographer

Scott Gauer

E-mail

13scoga@gmail.com

Location

Danville, PA

Date

11 August 2011 @ 9:15 AM

Equipment

Celestron Nexstar 6 SCT w/ afocal mount 25mm plossl single 8 second exposure Canon PowerShot A 630

Description

Albireo is a double star consisting of a red giant (Albireo A) and a blue dwarf (Albireo B). Their different colors make the system one of the best double stars observable.
 

Photographer

robert fields

E-mail

robertfields@yahoo.com

Location

Howell, MI

Date

August 8th

Equipment

STL 4020 Takahashi Epsilon 180

Description

IC 5146 Ha:OIII:RGB 180:120:60:60:60 min
 

Photographer

Tullio Di Primio

E-mail

tullio.diprimio@tiscali.it

Location

Chieti (Italy)

Date

16 & 17 July 2011

Equipment

Refractor APO D. 105 mm F 6,5 Mount Gemini 42 CCD SBIG ST8300

Description

IC 5070 (Pelican Nebula - Type Emission in H II) 17 frames x 10 minutes H-Alpha 7 nm
 

Photographer

Hamidreza Ahmadi

E-mail

hr.ahmadi127@gmail.com

Location

fereydunshahr.Iran

Date

10/8/2011

Equipment

canon 450D camera

Description

This photo shows the meteors in a starry night with it's photographer.
 

Photographer

Hamidreza Ahmadi

E-mail

hr.ahmadi127@gmail.com

Location

fereydunshahr.Iran

Date

10/8/2011

Equipment

CANON 450D CAMERA

Description

The Milky Way Galaxy, commonly referred to as just the Milky Way, or sometimes simply as the Galaxy,[a] is the home galaxy of the Solar System, and of Earth. The Solar System is located in the Milky Way galaxy around two thirds of the way out from the center
 

Photographer

Terry Mclean

E-mail

terrymc240@msn.com

Location

Epcot Center Florida

Date

18 May 2011 2000hrs

Equipment

Kodak pointe and shoot Z1012 digital camera

Description

Went to Florida to see the last space shuttle launch (was delayed so missed it) Took this photo at Epcott Center of the Full Moon in the right place
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