Photographer

David Rosenthal

E-mail

djrlx90@optonline.net

Location

Midland Park, NJ

Date

9.19 & 9.25.2008

Equipment

Self modified 400d, Borg 76ED + Astro-Tech FF 50 by 360 second ISO800 exposures Astronomik CLS Clip and Baader UV-IR Cut Filters Atlas EQ-G + EQMOD, Takahashi FS-60C + DSI Pro I Guided Maxim DL v5 : Pulse Guiding, Acquisition, Calibration [30D|30B|30F] and SD Mask Combine Processed in PSCS2 + GXT & Noel Carboni's

Description

At an apparent magnitude of 4.4, the Andromeda Galaxy is notable for being one of the brightest Messier objects,[10] making it easily visible to the naked eye even when viewed from areas with moderate light pollution. Although it appears more than six times as wide as the full moon when photographed through a larger telescope, only the brighter central region is visible with the naked eye.

Photographer

William McMullen

E-mail

perseus475@hotmail.com

Location

Sharbot Lake, Ontario, Canada

Date

September 12, 2009 @ 10:00pm

Equipment

Canon Rebel XT with Sigma 17-70 @ 17mm, F2.8, ISO 800, 30 seconds, Sherpa Tripod. I used a low power flashlight to "paint" the dock.

Description

While photographing summer skyscapes, a very bright meteor appeared near the horizon. It was short lived but extremely intense.

Photographer

Rolando Chavez

E-mail

rolochavez@comcast.net

Location

Powder Springs, GA

Date

09 August 2009 3:01am

Equipment

Celestron C-14, Celestron CGE Mount, DMK 21 AF04 Camera.

Description

Jupiter showing the GRS, Callisto, Europa and the Impact site at upper right hand.

Photographer

Mike Hood

E-mail

MHVega@aol.com

Location

Kathleen, Georgia, USA

Date

708 UT August 9, 2009

Equipment

A TEC 200 at F-32 with a color SkyNyx camera on an AP 1200 Mount.

Description

The impact under high contrast appears to have broken into four dark spots with two spots close side by side.

Photographer

Emmanuele Sordini

E-mail

emmanuele@sordini.com

Location

Near Chongqing, China

Date

Jul 22, 2009, about 01:15 UT

Equipment

* 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 Pro

Description

Digital 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.

Photographer

Alson Wong

Location

Wuhan, China

Date

July 22, 2009

Equipment

Borg 77mm ED f/6.5 refractor Kenko SkyMemo mount Nikon D300

Description

A composite image of the corona combining 12 exposures ranging from 1/1000 to 2 seconds, taken through thin clouds.

Photographer

Alex Conu

E-mail

alex.conu@gmail.com

Location

Bucegi Mts., Romania

Date

June 19th, 2009

Equipment

Canon EOS 5D and Canon EF 17-40 f/4L, 30s exposure at f/4.5, ISO 3200.

Description

Milky Way above the Sphinx in Bucegi. The Sphinx is a famous geomorphological structure in Bucegi mountains. Some people think it was carved by the Dacians and is an astronomy related monument.

Photographer

Mike Hood

Location

Kathleen, GA

Date

6-09-09 about 5:30 EDT

Equipment

TEC 200 refractor on a AP 1200 Mount. The camera was a SkyNyx color model. F- 25.

Description

The transit on both Ganymede's and Io's shadow with Io in transit on the disk of Jupiter.

Photographer

Bob Johnson

E-mail

bjohnson555@hotmail.com

Location

Saskatoon, Saskatchean

Date

1:00am May 24 2009

Equipment

Canon 40D and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye lens

Description

The Milky Way is starting to appear here in Saskatoon. As I was imaging, I was treated to an Aurora with a beautiful Violet tinge just above the usual green.

Photographer

Craig Patterson

Location

Fort Davis, TX

Date

May 25, 2009

Equipment

Piggybacked on top of 12" LX200GPS using a Canon Rebel Xsi.

Description

The galactic core of our home in the Universe, the Milky Way.