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C2-Class Solar Flare 07/17/2010 Televue TV-85, Coronado Solarmax 40, Imaging Source DMK31. Sunspot 1087 erupted on July 17th (1800 UT) producing a long-duration C2-class solar flare. | |
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Holiday Sun 07/03/2010 Televue TV-85, Coronado Solarmax 40, Imaging Source DMK31. After wallowing in the doldrums of solar minimum, our Sun is finally beginning to show signs of increased activity. | |
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Comet McNaught C/2009 R1 Transiting NGC 891 06/08/2010 Meade 12" SCT @ f/6.3, SBIG ST-9 (15 second subs). Image by Tristan Dilapo and Mike O'Connor. Imaged at approx. 2:00 am (EDT), the comet was only 10 degrees above the horizon. A time lapse video can also be viewed here (WMV format) or here (YouTube). | |
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Memorial Day Sun 05/31/2010 Televue TV-85, Coronado Solarmax 40, Imaging Source DMK31 | |
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ISS Transit of the Moon Animation 04-01-2009 Nikon D200 @ ISO 400, Nikon Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D, 1/800 sec. | |
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ISS Transit of the Moon 04-01-2009 Nikon D200 @ ISO 400, Nikon Nikkor 400mm f/2.8D, 1/800 sec. | |
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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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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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