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Total lunar eclipse
02/20/2008 Orchard Park, New York. Nikon D200,
AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8D IF-ED II @ f/2.8. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
11-02-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon
LRGB filters (10 x 5 sec. each channel). Acquired and processed in
MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)
Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, November
2 and 3, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon
6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3.
This comet is currently in outburst. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)
Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon
6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3.
This comet is currently in outburst. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes in Outburst (animation)
Animation made from images taken on October 26, 28 and 29, 2007. Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon
6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3.
This comet is currently in outburst. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
10-29-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (15 x
20 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4
and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color
gradient mapping applied to highlight structure. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
10-28-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (15 x
20 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4
and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color
gradient mapping applied to highlight structure. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
10-26-2007 and 10-28-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250, Astrodon
6nm Ha filter. Acquired and processed in MaximDL4 and Photoshop CS3.
This comet is currently in outburst. These two photographs, taken two
days apart, demonstrate its rapid expansion. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
10-26-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250,
Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (20 x 5 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4
and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. False color
gradient mapping applied to highlight structure. |
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Comet 17P/Holmes
10-26-2007 Takahashi TOA-130, ST-10XME, MI-250,
Astrodon 6nm Ha filter (20 x 5 sec.). Acquired and processed in MaximDL4
and Photoshop CS3. This comet is currently in outburst. |
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Sunspot 904 08-16-2006
Orion ED80, Coronado Solarmax 40. Image by Tristan Dilapo. |
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2003 UB 313 "The Tenth Planet"
09-05-2005/09-07-2005
12" LX200, ST-9 @ f/6.3.
Trans-Neptunian Object 2003 UB313 vying with Pluto in Size. The
object's distance from the Sun varies between about 38 AU (1 AU is 150
million kilometers) and 98 AU, which is also close to its current
distance. Its orbit has a period of about 560 years and is even more
elongated and more inclined than the orbit of Pluto. |
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Comet Macholz (cropped) 01-28-2005
Imaged with a TV85 and Canon 300D. Twenty 2 minute subframes were
acquired, aligned and combined in MaximDL/CCD 4. Processed in Photoshop
CS and Neat Image. |
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Comet Macholz 01-28-2005
Imaged with a TV85 and Canon 300D. Twenty 2 minute subframes were
acquired, aligned and combined in MaximDL/CCD 4. Processed in Photoshop
CS and Neat Image. |
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Sunspot Group 720 01-18-2005
Imaged with a handheld Canon 300D at 300mm f/5.6 and white light solar
filter. Processed in Photoshop CS and Neat Image. Two days after this
image was taken this sunspot exploded, sparking an X-class solar flare
and hurling a billion-ton coronal mass ejection into space. Solar
protons accelerated to nearly light speed by the explosion reached the
Earth minutes after the flare, sparking a days-long "proton storm" with
associated aurorae borealis. |
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Mare Orientale 12-05-2004
This rare glimpse of Mare Orientale was acquired in full daylight using
my TV-85 together with a Canon 300D at prime focus. 1/400 sec. at ISO
100. Image processed in Photoshop CS and NeatImage. North is up. West is
to the left. The upper image is full frame color. The lower left image
is cropped showing only the red channel. The lower right image is 3-D
rendered using techniques described in the December 2004 issue of S&T. |
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 Venus transit
06-08-2004 Imaged with TV85, white light solar
filter and miniDV camcorder. Stacked in Registax 2 and processed in
Photoshop CS. |
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Venus transit 06-08-2004
Imaged with TV85, white light solar filter and miniDV camcorder. Stacked
in Registax 2 and processed in Photoshop CS. While shooting this video a jet
off in the distance flew across the Sun - a particularly unique solar double
transit ! |
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Pluto animation Imaged on
July 12, 14 & 16, 2002 with 12"
LX200 @ f/6.3, ST-9. |
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Mars First image of Mars! Taken
on 06-24-2003 at 9:08 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/20, Phillips ToUCam Pro
and IRB filter. Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7.
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Mars Imaged on 07-14-2003 with a 12" LX200 at
f/30 and f/20, Phillips ToUCam Pro and IRB filter. Processed with
Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars
IImaged on 07-19-2003 with a 17.5" Newtonian reflector (f/4.5) mounted
on a GEM with a 3x Televue barlow, ToUCam Pro and IRB filter, Processed
with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars Imaged on 07-30-2003 at
07:41 UTC with a 12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro and Baader UVIR
cut filter. Processed with Registax 1.1 and Photoshop 7. A dust storm is
present in Chryse near the edge of the disk in the 11:00 o'clock
position.
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Mars Imaged on 08-13-2003 at 7:13 UTC with a 12"
LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UVIR cut filter, and Optec
IRB filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars Imaged on 08-15-2003 at 6:03 UTC with a 12"
LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UVIR cut filter, and Optec
IRB filter. Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars Imaged on 08-19-2003 at 5:14 UTC with a 12"
LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter.
Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars Imaged on 09-07-2003 at 5:07 UTC with a 12"
LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter.
Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7. |
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Mars Animation. Imaged on 10-13-2003 with a
12" LX200 at f/30, Phillips ToUCam Pro, and Baader UVIR cut filter.
Processed with Registax 2 and Photoshop 7. |
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Solar Prominence 06-28-03 80mm ST Refractor,
Phillips ToUCam Pro, Coronado Solarmax Ha filter.
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Jupiter 03-16-03 10"
LX200GPS at f/10 with a StellaCam EX. StellaCam EX to MiniDV. Aligned,
stacked and processed with Registax and Photoshop 7. |
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Solar Prominence 80mm ST
Refractor, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Coronado Solarmax Ha filter.
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Sunspot Complex 05-03-03
TV85 Refractor, StellacamEX.
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Mercury Transit 05-07-2003
TV-85, StellaCam EX.
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Saturn 09-01-02
12" LX200 at f/20 with a Stellacam EX .
NOTE: At the time this video was taken Saturn
was only 41 degrees above the horizon, Sirius was blinking like
emergency lights on a police car, and the seeing was horrible! |
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Saturn 09-17-02
10" LX200GPS at f/20 with a Stellacam EX .
NOTE: Saturn was 54 degrees above the horizon.
Stellacam EX video was recorded to miniDV using a Canopus
ADVC100. 84 frames from approx. 2 minutes of video were then
aligned, stacked and processed. |
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Lunar mountains 08-31-02
Stellacam EX with 12" LX200
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The Moon in Ha 10-10-03
12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm
Ha Filter
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The Moon in Ha 10-10-03
12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm
Ha Filter
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The Moon in Ha 10-10-03
12" LX200 @ f/.63, SBIG ST-10XME, Custom Scientific 3nm
Ha Filter
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Lunar Landscape 10-03-03
12" LX200 @ f/10, Phillips ToUCam Pro, Baader UV/IRB
Filter
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The Moon occults Saturn 03-16-02
Orion XT8, Nikon Coolpix 950 (afocal)
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Crater Humbolt 10-10-2003
Imaged with 12" LX200 f/30 vs. f/6.3 |
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