home >
community >
gallery
Photo Gallery
Editors' Choice Archive
|
PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate03/05/2012, 04:01utEquipmentEquipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F30, CGE mount, PGR Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik L, RGB filter set.DescriptionMars at close opposition to Earth today, Bright bluish oragraphic clouds in Elysium region and through out the equatorial belt, (Top) Utopia region (Bot) Dark dot is Huygens crater and center Hellas basin is brighting. |
|
PhotographerShekhar PhatakLocationTromso, NorwayDate4 February 2012EquipmentCanon 7D, Canon 10-22 wide angle lens on a tripodDescriptionYesterday, perhaps being convinced of the sincerity of my love, Aurora had finally decided to reveal herself just a little more. And what manifestations they were! Here is just one of them. What shall we call it? A giant steaming cup of some divine brew? or celestial ikebana? or some surrealistic astro-art capable of providing inspiration even to Salvador Dali? Word just fail you. |
|
PhotographerEfrain Morales RiveraLocationAguadilla, Puerto RicoDate02/02/2012, 06:07utEquipmentEquipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, F30, CGE mount, PGR Flea3 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik Ir, RGB filter set.DescriptionMars from this morning (Feb.2nd) under favourable conditions and now approaximately one month from opposition. Here from the top Polar regions are Utopia, Cebrenia (Viking2 Lander) Mid area Syrtis Major (Dark area) and Elysium region with Oragraphic clouds and below Hellas and Mare Tyrrhenum region. |
|
PhotographerBill MetallinosLocationMount Pantokrator, Corfu GreeceDate21 Jan 2012EquipmentCanon eos 40D ef 15mm fisheye f/2.8 iso 800 30sec Photoshop, CropedDescriptionDuring our star observation last night 21-22 Jan. 2012 at mount Pantokrator at the island of Corfu I put my Canon eos 40D with the ef 15mm to Capture us... after a while a bright Meteor fall from the nightsky about -8mag!! it was so bright that everything around us turn into a shine blue-green color, you can see it on my 16"inch telescope, on the maps on the table, at the Car, even the ground it turns blue!! It was Amazing!!! |
|
PhotographerRandy ShivakLocationElyria, OH USADateDecember 26, 2011EquipmentAstro-Physics 152mm F8 with 2x PowerMate and DayStar Quantum PE .5 Angstrom H-alpha filter and Flea-3 video camera.DescriptionA large solar prominence looms of the solar limb. |
|
PhotographerGraeme WhiteLocationWagga Wagga, AustraliaDateChristmas eve, at 04:00 local Summer timeEquipmentNikon D90 at 18 mm, f/3.5, maximum ISO and with full noise reduction. Losmandy mount. Plus photo from S&TDescriptionThe Kreutz Group of comets has resulted in more than ten bright comets and many hundreds of small fragments that have only been observed by dedicated solar satellites. The last Great Sungrazer was White-Ortiz-Bolelli seen in 1970. The attached shows Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (S&T july 1970, p16) and the new record holder, Comet Lovejoy, photographed Christmas eve from Wagga Wagga, Australia, by Dr Graeme White; the co-discover of Comet White-Ortiz-Bolelli (some 40 years earlier) and Michael Maher. Note the striking similarity of the structure – these two comets are truly sisters. |
|
PhotographerDavid LiuLocationRoma, Queensland, AustraliaDate3:19 am 25/12/2011EquipmentCanon 5DmkII with Canon 14 mm f/2.8L II lens on an Astrotrac Travel System equatorial mount and pier. 2x 301 second exposures at f/4 and ISO 800. Field of view is approximately 104 degrees (horizontal).DescriptionThis center of this 104 degree (horizontal) widefield photo points towards the South Celestial Pole (east is left, west is right). The comet “Lovejoy” with its two tails is a magnificent sight at 27 degrees long, adjacent to the Milky Way galaxy. The Southern Cross (Crux constellation) and Pointers (Alpha/Beta Centauri) are featured slightly left of center, while the Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud are to the right of centre. The stars Canopus and Achernar feature in the top-right and bottom-right of the photo. The yellow (east) and green (west) glows are from the morning twilight. |
|
PhotographerGustavo RojasLocationFederal University of São Carlos campus, São Carlos, Brazil,DateDecember 23, 2011, 7h30 GMTEquipmentCanon T2i+50 mm lens @f/4, 10 sec. exposure, ISO 1600, fixed tripod.DescriptionComet C/2011 W3 Lovejoy is every astronomer's dream Christmas gift. It is visible even in urban areas if you find a darker location like a park. This picture was taken at Federal University of São Carlos campus in Brazil, about 2km from the city, 30min before sunrise. |
|
PhotographerParimal DaveLocationPune City, INDIADate10th Dec 2011, 12:30 UT to 17:30 UTEquipment10th Dec, Total Lunar Eclipse 2011 - from Aundh ,Pune, INDIA by parimaldave@gmail.comDescriptionThe details are as below 10th Dec 2011 Total Lunar Eclipse photography observation Observation by - Parimal Dave & my wife Ketaki Dave - both Life members of JVP - oldest amateur astronomers association in Pune INDIA since 1995. Photography Location - From my residence at Aundh, Anand Park, Pune - 411007 Photography Equipment used - Canon 550D digital SLR camera attached to a 4 inch Celestron F/13 computerized telescope at Prime focus. Exposure time – ISO 400/800. Different exposures from 2 seconds, 6 sec, 8 sec, 10 sec & at Totality 25 seconds. Long exposures were possible as the telescope was tracking the moon continuously for approx 3 hours. Composite Image of the Moon passing through the Earth’s shadow created using Photoshop CS5. |
|
PhotographerAndy ChatmanLocationBangkok, ThailandDateDecember 10, 2011 - 7:45PM - 11:15PMEquipmentCanon 5DII + 16-35L at 16mm. ISO 100. F22. Shot in RAW, Processed in ACR. Stacked using Photoshop CS5 Statistics (Maximum) command.DescriptionThe Moon and Jupiter rising over Bangkok, Thailand during the Total Lunar Eclipse of December 10, 2011. This is a composite of 104 2-minute photos taken over 3-1/2 hours. |
Astrophotography Showcase
| Astrophotography Articles on SkyandTelescope.com
|
