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PhotographerElias ChasiotisLocationSounion, Greece.Date2010/01/15, 06:00 UT.EquipmentBresser Skylux 70mm F10 refractor, Canon EOS 450D, JMB Solar Filter 60/75mm, ISO 400, exposure 1/125 sec.DescriptionWith a small telescope and a solar filter, prominent sunspots were visible during the Annular Eclipse of January 15, 2010. Atmospheric turbulence is also evident in the image, due to the very low altitude of the eclipsed rising sun. |
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PhotographerRaj KunkolienkarLocationVaranasi, IndiaDate22-July-09EquipmentCannon EOS 500D Velbon TripodDescriptionOne can observe the phase of totality during the longest total solar eclipse of the century along with the solar corona overlying the river Ganga which is considered holy by the Hindus |
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Photographerpaul schulzeLocationNE of Stephenville, TXDateNovember 17, 2009 at 02:00EquipmentTelevue NP-127is at f/4.2 on a CGE mount. The camera was a modified Canon XSi.DescriptionI was taking a series of 300s ISO 800 subs of M45 and discovered that three of the subs had meteor trails in them. The picture is the median combination of three consecutive five minute exposures with a 45s delay between photos. The three Leonids can be seen to follow almost exactly in a straight line. A most unusual series of events to capture so close together in time and space. I over brightened the combination to bring out the three separate Leonid trails from upper left to lower right. |
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PhotographerSteve RagalyiLocationFowler, OHDate6:20 AM, 9-16-09EquipmentCanon EOS Rebel XS DSLR with 18-55mm lens on standard alt-az tripod.DescriptionThis scene was taken this morning with my new Canon EOS Rebel purchased two days ago. I was just hoping for a neat picture. I never expected to virtually reproduce the illustration from your magazine/website. |
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PhotographerMonica Andreea DRAGANLocationSibioara, RomaniaDateAugust 13th, 2009 00:27:54 AM EDTEquipmentTripod mounetd Nikon D50 with 35mm f/1.8 lens. 10s exposure, f/2, ISO 1600.DescriptionAround midnight on August 12/13th I took the photo of this bright Perseid meteor, passing through the Big Dipper. It made the astrophotography session and the whole stargazing night worthwhile. |
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PhotographerJohn W. O'Neal, IILocationAmherst, OhioDateAugust 12, 2009, 2:30-4:3-amEquipmentCanon 40D piggybacked on a Losmandy G-11 inside a Skyshed POD.DescriptionOn the morning of August 12th at about 2:30am there was a marked increase in meteors. At 2:30 Perseus was still pretty close to the horizon and I was shooting up higher in the Pegasus - Cassiopia are to stay above the skydome. An intersting effect was that the Perseid did not rain down out of the overhead sky, but seemed to rise up out of the trees and horizon. Fron 2:30 to 3:30 the meteors rose atr about a 5 minute pace. From 3:30 to 4:30 they appeared every 2:5 minutes. At 4:30 the moon burst out from behind a tree in my yard and the show immediately stopped. This image is a composite with nine of the best meteors... |
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PhotographerJames MaxwellLocationCaldera Rim ObservatoryDateAug. 19, 2009, 9:26-11:20PMEquipmentMeade 10" F/4 Schmidt Newtonian, on Losmandy G-11 Mount. Cooled Canon (Astro) 400D at 4.5C, acquired with Nebulosity Software. Autoguiding using 5-inch refractor with Orion Deep Space Imager and PhD guiding. Post-processing with Nebulosity and Photobrush.DescriptionComet Christensen C/2006 W3, tracking the comet. This was taken in a Rich Milky Way Field within Sagitta on Aug. 19, 2009 between 9:26-11:20PM MST. A total of 1 Hour and 27 minutes from 90 second exposures. Photo was taken at 8300 ft. elevation at the Caldera Rim Observatory near Jemez Springs, NM, USA. Higher resolution photo available. |
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PhotographerLorenzo ComolliLocationGolf Club, Luvinate (VA), ItalyDate12 Aug 2009, 22.34 UTEquipmentCanon 350D, 20mm f/2.5, 20 s exp, 400 iso.DescriptionA perseid meteor falling stright above the lights of Lake of Varese, northern Italy. The foreground is from hole 10 at the Luvinate Golf Club, while ending a pubblic star party. |
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PhotographerEmmanuele SordiniLocationNear Chongqing, ChinaDateJul 22, 2009, about 01:15 UTEquipment* Skywatcher ED80 f/7.5 refractor riding on a Vixen GP mount * Canon EOS 350D @ ISO 200, RAW mode * Computer-controlled image acquisition with DSLR Remote ProDescriptionDigital composite of the solar corona from 28 frames. A total of seven 11-stop sequences (from 1/500 to 2s) were acquired during totality, of which only the best four (exp. times 1/15s, 1/8s, 1/4s, 1/2s) were used in the composite. In spite of the presence of high cirrus clouds, the wispy details of the inner corona are clearly visibile. |
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PhotographerRoy FinleyLocation10M SE of Mechanicsville, VA 23111Date4/27/09 8:40 PM EDTEquipmentCanon EOS Rebel w/ 100-300mm Canon zoom lens @approx 200mm setting on fixed tripod. Camera was used in programmable auto mode w/ ISO400 selected as film speed. All that and a LOT of luckDescription2 Photos to be considered: One shows the Moon, Mercury, and Pleiades as a wide shot w/ trees on the horizon to provide context. Second image is a tightest possible shot of the 3 with the exposure better suited to showing the whole scence (and particularly the moon) to much better effect. First image is perhaps more "aesthetically appealing" but the 2nd image is much better technically. In either event I think they're good examples of the kind of photo opportunity that your magazine informs amateurs about and that's a good thing. Sending photo #1 now - please reply to tee_whun@yahoo.com if you want the other image because it's too large to send at a decent resolution. Speaking of which, do you folks have any facility for accepting 3-4 Mb full resolution files?? |
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