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Celestial Scenes
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PhotographerVlad DumitrescuLocationZapodia, RomaniaDate23 50 U TEquipmentCanon 40D and 20-35L 2.8DescriptionWith the Moon shining bright, the constelations were very visible so it was a very good night to stay out with some friends and show them around the sky and also watch for perseids brazing the sky |
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PhotographerPeter GorczynskiLocationOxford, ConnecticutDate2011-July-16 8:31UTEquipmentCelestron CGE1400, DMK21AF04, Astronomik RGB filters, 2x shorty barlow (f/28)DescriptionJupiter and Ganymede in very good seeing. Red Spot Jr is near the limb. |
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PhotographerTim LockhartLocationBowling Green, KyDateThe evening and early morning of July 27th and 28th, 2011.EquipmentCAMERA: Canon XSI, 450D modified TELESCOPE: Orion 100ED @ F/18 MOUNT: Celestron CG-5GT. ISO SETTING: 800 EXPOSURES: 32 EXPOSURE LENGTH: 300sec. TOTAL EXPOSURE LENGTH: 2hrs 40min. SUBTRACTIONS: 10 dark frames and 10 bias frames. CAPTURE: MaximDL STACKING/PRE-PROCESSING: Deep Sky Stacker PROCESSING: Photoshop CS3DescriptionThis photo shows NGC 7009, with it's bright central star, it's gasses being blown off in layers and it's ansae, "handles." |
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PhotographerCraig & Tammy TempleLocationHendersonville, TN, USADateAugust 2, 2011 at 8:56am CDSTEquipmentTelescope: Lunt Solar Systems LS60THa/B1200CPT Accessories: TeleVue 2.5x Powermate Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma2 Camera: Imaging Source DMK31 Exposure: 1/154sec. - 1/120sec. Gain: 560 - 672 Length: 2:00 each Acquisition: IC Capture.AS (Uncompressed AVI) @ 30fps Processing: Registax 6: align, stack, wavelets Post-processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Capture time: August 2, 2011, 8:56am - 9:57am CDST Capture conditions: 81.1°F - 85.2°F; transparency: Avg. 3/5; seeing: Good 4/5DescriptionThis image is composed of 7 separate images that were captured on August 2, 2011 then "stitched" together to create a single image. On this day the Sun was sporting three active regions with some nice sunspots. The one on the left in this image is AR1263. The center grouping is AR1261 and the right-most region is AR1260. The filament next to the sunspot in AR1260 actually developed during our imaging session. |
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PhotographerJesús Carmona de ArgilaLocationMadrid (SPAIN)Date8/14/2011EquipmentHalpha solarmax90 bf30 656,28nm <.7A, DMK21AU618.ASDescription1x1500 frames 1/23" RegiStax6 & Photoshop CS |
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PhotographerCurtasu MihaiLocationFundulea, RomaniaDate13/08/2011EquipmentCanon 10D, 18-55mm kit lens, Astrotrac mount.DescriptionMe and a group of amateur astronomers from Bucharest went outside the city, mainly to get rid of the light pollution and the city smog. The Perseid activity was not really great but i managed to capture a couple of brighter meteors. The experience was great though. |
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PhotographerJesús Carmona de ArgilaLocationMadrid (SPAIN)Date8/15/2011EquipmentHalpha solarmax90 bf30 DMK21AU618.ASDescription2x1500 frames (1/120" & 1/500") RegiStax6 & Pothoshop CS2 |
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PhotographerStefano CampaniLocationCervarezza, Italy 44°20'N 10°20'EDate2011 August 2EquipmentCanon EOS 450d Pentax 75 SDHF 10 pictures of 3 minutesDescriptionThe picture was taken on 2011, August 2 when the Garradd Comet was near to M15 globular cluster (less than 1 degree) Comet is now very small and faint and it isn't showing much details, but probably on February 2012 it'll be visible at naked eye |
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PhotographerTom AlexanderLocationSummit, Mauna Kea, HawaiiDate6/30/2011. 7:12 PM, local timeEquipmentHTC Incredible SmartPhoneDescriptionSunset over the Subaru and Keck 1 and 2 domes on the summit of Mauna Kea. Haleakala, a 10,000 foot peak on the island of Maui, 75 miles away, is visible above the clouds on the right side of the picture. The greenish tinge above the sun is not a green flash, but is the actual sky color. |
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PhotographerMarianne ProcopioLocationDanvers, MassachusettsDate2011/08/13 3:23 amEquipmentCanon XS, 18-55 mm lens, f5.0 ISO 800, 30 second exposure.DescriptionA Perseid meteor aligns perfectly with the Pleiades and Jupiter |
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