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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateAugust 2 & 9, 2011EquipmentTelescope: Stellarvue Raptor SVR105 @ f/7 Accessories: Stellarvue SFF7-21 flattener; Dew control by Dew Buster; Alnitak Flat-Man Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: QSI583wsg CCD @ -10.0C Guiding: Starlight Xpress Lodestar via PHD Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, OIII Exposure: 15 x 20min. (Ha); 16 x 20min. (OIII) Acquisition: ImagesPlus 4.0c Camera Control Processing: Calibration, DDP in Images Plus v4.0; Registration in Registar Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5; Noel Carboni’s Actions; Noise NinjaDescriptionCederblad 214 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is also referred to as Sharpless 171 (Sh2-171) and is part of a much larger region known as NGC 7822. The small, bright star cluster located just below and right of center is Berkeley 59 (Be59). |
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PhotographerWill DavisLocationTucson, ArizonaDate03:00 UT, 08-14-2011EquipmentA Olympus C-750 UZ digital camera, with a 3.2x telephoto lens, a FLD filter, and a polarizing filter. Exposure: 1/30 second, at f/3.7, ISO 50.DescriptionA huge red Waning Gibbous Moon in Aquarius rises in the East after Sundown in evening twilight. The shot was captured shortly before the Moon went up into the clouds. |
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PhotographerRichard SchmidtLocationBurleith Observatory, Washington, DCDate24 Aug 2011 03:15 - 05:13 UTEquipment32-cm PlaneWave astrograph; AP900GTO mount. SBIG STL1001E CCD + Kron-Cousins I filter.DescriptionComet Garradd's motion over 118 minutes is shown in this image take on the morning of August 24, 2011 (3:15 UT to 5:13 UT). In this image, a composite of 36 three-minute exposures, the comet is seen moving from SE to NW (left to right). It is presently SE of the star Gamma Sagitta. The field of view of this image is 26 arc minutes square. |
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PhotographerNiels V. ChristensenLocationCopenhagen, DenmarkDate22. Aug-2011EquipmentWO FLT-110 telescope and Canon 20Da camera. WO telescope mounted ontop of LX200ACF 16" placed on wedge.DescriptionComet Garradd, a color picture. Exposure time was 30*2min. ISO800 and all sub-pictures were tracked and stacked on stars. Full frame picture can be found here on www.astro-hp.dk |
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PhotographerManuel FernandezLocationLeón, SpainDateAgo to sep 2010EquipmentTELESCOPE: TAKAHASHI TOA 130 APO + Extender @ f/11,5 (1.500 mm) MOUNT: TAKAHASHI EM400 TEMMA II CAMERA: CCD QHY9 (-30º) GUIDE: STV CAMERA / EZ GUIDER 60mm.DescriptionMelotte 15 in the Heart of the Heart Nebula Hubble Palette. SII data mapped to Red, H-alpha to Green, OIII to Blue. TOTAL EXPOSURE: 36h / 36 subexp. (Ha=7,5h - SII=8h 15min - OIII=7h 45min). Subexp 30 and 45 min. FILTERS: Ha 6 nm Astronomik, SII y OIII Baader |
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PhotographerRod PommierLocationPommier Observatory, Portland, OR, USADate2011-07-04 through 2011-07-06EquipmentCelestron Compustar C14 telescope with 0.75x focal reducer (f/8). SBIG STL 11000M CCD with Baader Planetarium filters. Exposures:LRGB=78:36:36:36 minutes=3 hours:06 minutes total exposure. Sub-exposures were 6 minutes and had to be obtained intermittently when the nebula was visible between trees on my southern horizon.DescriptionM16, the Eagle Nebula, lies 7000 light-years from Earth, which places it in the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way galaxy. It is a nebula with notable star forming regions, including the "Pillars of Creation" seen at the center and made famous by the Hubble Space Telescope image. The longest pillar is about 6 light-years long. Another star forming region is "The Spire", which looks like its poised on a pedestal and is oriented horizontally to the upper left of the Pillars of Creation. The Spire is 9 light-years long. |
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Photographerpejman shojaeeLocationalamut,aqzvinDate4th august 2011Equipmentcanon 500D , tristar mount,exposure time 25sec, iso 3200 ,f/3.5Descriptiona scarecrow spend his time watch the night sky , and enjoy himself with stargazing , i took this photo with an imagination of a scarecrow walk through me ,that night was awesome, alamut is really a dark place !!!!!! |
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PhotographerRyan David BittlesLocationHwy 20 Pelham street FonthillDatejuly 22 5:45am 2011EquipmentThe Camera is a Canon powershot SX30is Handheld I have a work location with east west vista for great sunrise sunset photo opps.DescriptionSunrise Fonthill Ontario Yellow traffic light,couldn`t resist two sphere`s photo sunrise chaser. |
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PhotographerDaniel Isaac JohnsonLocationCerro Tololo, ChileDate7/25/2011EquipmentSony DSC-W330 on tripod.DescriptionI took this photo during my observing run on Tololo. |
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PhotographerMircea RadutiuLocationDarvari, Calarasi, RomaniaDate13 august 2011EquipmentNikon D80, Nikkor 18-70DescriptionIn spite of the Full Moon on the night of the Perseid meteor shower peak, it wasn't bad at all. |
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