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Luna and Orion Nebula - 03/04/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-03-04 22:39:40 Permalink

Here's an image I put together tonight of Orion Nebula. This is 4 images plus one dark frame stacked in The Gimp.

1 @ 60 seconds, 3 @ 30 seconds, 1 @ 30 second dark frame, ISO 1600:

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And one of the moon. This one is 10 images stacked in The Gimp:

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Lunar X Is Back Posted by: Stephen - 2009-03-03 21:06:59 Permalink

Just took this image (with 6" reflector and 2x barlow) of the X feature that is of interest to a lot of amateur astronomers and astrophotographers when the moon is at the current phase.

Full Moon and Regulus - 02/09/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-02-10 17:38:51 Permalink

Took some images of the full mon last night. They turn out pretty well as the moon was close to Regulus.

First is one I took of the moon rising above Kennesaw, GA:

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Next, a couple shots of the moon next to Regulus and Algieba (upper left).

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This one is zoomed in on the moon and Regulus:

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The Sun at Sunrise - 02/08/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-02-08 10:43:59 Permalink

Took a series of images of the sun this morning, just after sunrise. 30 miles or so to the north the ISS passed in front of the sun, but I didn't feel like driving.

Sun - 01/31/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-31 14:07:08 Permalink

Took a few shots of the sun today, just for fun. Heh, there's nothing much going on at all.

Sun - 01/31/2009
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Also, a short video made with my point and shoot in video mode.

Edit: Uploading a couple captures taken with 2x barlow connected to the Nikon D40...

Sun - 01/31/2009
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The Sun - Extra Large Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-21 20:09:11 Permalink

Took a few pictures of the sun today with my new Celestron Ultima 2x barlow lens. This is a great barlow, and I can't wait to get some lunar shots with it. Anyway, here's a mosaic of the sun from four separate images. To get the full effect of the large scale, click on the "Large" link under the thumbnail. It's 6.8 megs, so be patient while it loads.

Sun - 01/21/2009
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A Boring Sun Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-18 16:16:03 Permalink

Still nothing happening today, not one sunspot to be had.

Luna - 01/16/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-16 21:38:35 Permalink

I'm almost never awake early in the morning, so I never get shots like this. Furtunately, I pulled an all-nighter at work last night and was able to capture this early morning shot of a waxing bibbous (60%) moon.

A Cold Moon Shot - 01/16/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-16 02:21:08 Permalink

Wow! A record low tonight, coldest it's been in six years. I almost didn't take this image, but then I would be missing one for this lunar cycle.

Waning Gibbous, 68%:

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It's not the best image, but I had to shoot and scoot.

Moon and the Sun - 01/15/2009 Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-15 03:03:14 Permalink

Here's an interesting study, the sun from earlier today and the moon later in the evening.

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Note: Both sun and moon imaged through same scope and camera. I have not scaled or altered either image in any way.

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A Loney Place Posted by: Stephen - 2009-01-14 14:15:36 Permalink

Continuing my collection of moon shots, I stepped out into the freezing cold last night to capture this image. A single frame (no stack or crop) of Luna in all (well most of anyway) her glory.

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When will we go back to the moon? She's so lonely! Sadly, we do not have such a powerful figure as JFK to get the masses focused and excited about the idea anymore.

Part One:

Part Two:

We can only dream and hope, those of us who have the desire to see this become a reality, that we will get there again sooner rather than later.