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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate08/09/08 04:48utEquipmentLX200gps 10in. ota, CGE mount, DMK21AF04, PowerMate 2.5x, Astronomik LRGB, Atik mfw.DescriptionAfter a session of Jupiter i deciced to image Uranus and Neptune. Neptune is approaching Opposition on the 15th and soon in september Uranus. A recent image of Jupiter was used to compare size comparising using the same setup and equipment on all three planets. |
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PhotographerOlivier GARDELocationMongoliaDate18h05 local timeEquipmentDSLR Canon 20Da with 200mm lenz and focale doubler.DescriptionOne single shot of 1/1600s taken at the third contact. |
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PhotographerRobert StephensLocationYuwi, ChinaDateAugust 1, 2008EquipmentTelescope: Borg 77mm ED Refractor Mount: Kenko Sky Mount Camera: Canon 40DDescriptionSeeing the Total Solar Eclipse from near Yuwi, China was touch and go, with a cloud covering the Sun just minutes before totality. The clouds cleared away to reveal a glorious spectacle. A composite of 13 images from 1/2000 second to 2 seconds. |
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PhotographerTom NordLocationDazhuang, ChinaDateAugust 1st, 2008 at appx. 7:13PM Local TimeEquipmentCanon 40D with 400mm EF-L Zoom LensDescriptionI took this at the centerline of the eclipse track in the desert north of Dazhuang, China which is northeast of Jiayuguan. The air was incredibly transparent and the eclipse was vivid. We showed many local Chinese the eclipse through our telescopes which was just as fun as the eclipse itself! |
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PhotographerElias ChasiotisLocationNovosibirsk, Russia.Date2008/08/01, 10:44:26 UT.EquipmentBresser Skylux 70mm refractor, Canon EOS 450D.DescriptionIt was a marvelous eclipse that we saw, visible so unexpectedly! For days the weather was unstable, but just before the eclipse the sky became so clear as if we were not in Siberia! The corona was beautiful, many prominences and large parts of the chromosphere were visible as well as many Baily's Beads. |
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PhotographerMichael KarrerLocationSt: Radegund, AustraiDate1.Aug. 2008, 9:30 UTEquipment175/f8 TMB refractor at f = 5,3 m. Lumenera SKXnyx 2-1mDescriptionThe lunars southern limb projected against the granulated solar surface |
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PhotographerAlex ConuLocationBucharest, RomaniaDateAugust 1st 2008EquipmentCoronado PST and Canon Powershot A60 camera.DescriptionThe maximum phase of the solar eclipse on August 1st 2008 as seen from Bucharest, Romania. Although we didn't see a total eclipse in Romania we had fun photographing the partial phase and guiding people at the "Amiral Vasile Urseanu" Public Observatory in Bucharest, |
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PhotographerILIA TEIMOURILocationCambridge,UKDate1st Aug 2008, 1035EquipmentCanon EOS 20DDescriptionI took it in cloudy sky, it was hard! |
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PhotographerRick JohnsonLocationMinnesotaDateSeveral days June-July 2008Equipment14" LX200R, STL-11000XM, Paramount MEDescriptionSome of the lensed galaxies behind Abell 2218 are identified. Note Arc A, 362 and 468 are images of the same galaxy at 10.7 billion light years. The big blue galaxy is UGCA 413 and is only about 320 million light years away. Abell 2218 is 2.07 billion light years away light travel time. Scale 0.25" per pixel. |
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PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate06/18/08 05:26utEquipmentLX200gps 10in.ota, CGE Mount, DMK21AF04, Astronomik LRGB filter set, Atik MFW, TeleVue 3x barlows.DescriptionJupiter and its storms trailing behind the Great Red Spot. Jupiter at its lowest angle for this year for northern latitude making it a difficult subject to image. |
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