Photographer

David Abbou

Location

Stafford, VA

Date

May 19, 2007

Equipment

Canon D30 digital camera on a tripod

Description

The May 19, 2007, conjunction between the moon and Venus.

Photographer

dietmar hager

E-mail

dietmar.hager@maz.at

Location

Stargazer Private Observatory

Date

23-4-07

Equipment

9" TMB Apo f/22,5 - 2,5 Powermate DMK 21F04

Description

Date: 23.4.2007 - seeing 4-5/10; transp. 7/10 Scope: 9" TMB Apo f/ 22,5 (2,5 TV PM) CCD: DMK 21f04 @30 fps Software: Registax 4 Processing: postprocess. PS CS2 further info here: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/sonic/index.html

Photographer

B. Morrissette, T. Johnstone, J. Stetson

E-mail

jstetson@maine.rr.com

Location

South Portland, Maine

Date

May 1, 3, 4 2007

Equipment

90mm h-alpha telescope and a webcam

Description

My students, B. Morrissette and T. Johnstone, were interested in how sunspots change; here are three observations taken on May 1, 3, and 4.

Photographer

Tunç Tezel

E-mail

canopia@yahoo.com

Location

Bolu, Turkey

Date

9th May 2007, 2140 GMT+3

Equipment

Canon EOS300D camera (at ISO 800) and 100-400 tele zoom piggybacked on Meade 8" LX10 SCT.

Description

Venus continues to pass interesting objects in this fine evening apparition. This time, bright open cluster M35 and its companion NGC2158 are with the bright planet. This picture is a composite of two separate exposures to prevent Venus's glare; 5 minutes at f/11 and 3 minutes at f/5.6.

Photographer

Laurent Laveder

E-mail

laurent.laveder@laposte.net

Location

Quimper, Bretagne, France

Date

from 05/05 to 04/07

Equipment

Olympus 5060 with a DCL-4337 or Canon 350D with a Barlow 2x + Megrez 80/480 refractor on a tripod. 1/250 s at 200 ASA.

Description

The Moon is alive and is beating like a heart! With last April's Full Moon, I have finished my 2 year libration project and variations in Full Moon's diameter. In this animation, you'll see 2 years condensed in only 2 seconds! This animation is available in 800x800 in that page: www.pixheaven.net/photo_us.php?nom=0505-0704

Photographer

Robert Horton

E-mail

stargazerbob@aol.com

Location

New Mexico

Date

November, 1998

Equipment

35mm camera, mounted on a tracking platform.

Description

These two images were taken during the wonderful Leonid meteor storm of 1998. The first image captures a brilliant bolide as it explodes in the atmosphere. The flash of the meteor was as bright as the full moon. The second exposure was begun immediately following, capturing the ghostly cloud of debris left over from the meteor. That cloud persisted for over 30 minutes. Both images are 15 minute long exposures, guided using a small equatorial mount.

Photographer

Mila Zinkova

Location

San Francisco, California, USA

Date

04/20/07 Sunset

Equipment

Canon XTI, 18 mm Lens.

Description

Yesterday many halos were seen during the day. The day has ended with a beautiful pillar.

Photographer

Dietmar Hager

E-mail

dietmar.hager@maz.at

Location

Stargazer private observatory near Linz, Austria

Date

14.4.07

Equipment

9" TMB Apo f/9 SXV H16 astronomik filters

Description

Some decent seeing, even though it was not at its best. LRGB L=3 hours 6x9min R; 6x5min G; 6x10min B; (colors 2x2 bin) for further detail please visit: http://stargazer.christelhager.info/sonic/index.html

Photographer

Jan Pinkham

Location

Laffayette, Ca

Date

April 2007

Equipment

Disposable

Description

My preschool class of 3 and 4 year olds. We have been studying our Solar System and we were given some old copies of your magazine. We made a collage of pictures from the mags. My husband thought it a sacrilege to cut them up. Even tho we talked about Pluto as being a minor planet, it was the favorite of many kids followed closely by Jupiter and Earth. Thanks Jan Pinkham

Photographer

Kshitija Kelkar

E-mail

m31and_liril@yahoo.co.in

Location

Pune , India

Date

14th April 2007 5:50 AM IST

Equipment

KODAK Z612 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA with stand

Description

Mars getting occulted by the Moon !