Thursday night is looking grand for another photo session. With a plate of cookies.
AstroGeek
Back in Black
Back in Black
Last Saturday night, after a couple of very inspiring naked eye/binocular observing nights in Maine, I settled into my dome to shoot a picture. B143 is a dark nebula located quite close to Altair in our summer sky. This is a very busy starlit area in the direction of our galaxy's center. But a vandal in the night has spraypainted the letter "C" over the stellar backdrop. Some suggest it was the Cookie Monster. This image was taken with a 5" refractor and an SBIG CCD camera with color filters. Total exposure time was about two hours.
Thursday night is looking grand for another photo session. With a plate of cookies.
AstroGeek
Thursday night is looking grand for another photo session. With a plate of cookies.
AstroGeek
Steve L
Re: Back in Black
Great images Steve! Nice to see you back in action.
I like the contrast between the blue and yellow LOL
I like the contrast between the blue and yellow LOL
Bruce D
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I'm glad you're back too, Steve. Great image!
Aren't you glad you didn't have to travel 9.5 years to capture it?
Just a thought. Sorry, got Pluto on my mind!
BG
Aren't you glad you didn't have to travel 9.5 years to capture it?
Just a thought. Sorry, got Pluto on my mind!
BG
Comets:40, Best Meteor shwr: Leonids '01, Best Aurora:Oct. '03.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
Total.Sol.Eclipse,7/10/72 from Nova Scotia.Annular Sol. Eclipse '94,
Trans.of Venus 2004&2012.,ShoeLevy crash into Jupiter '94.
4/25/66 fireball-9 mag.,SN2011fe,N2012aw,DelphN2013.
Re: Back in Black
Hey Steve, glad you chimed in and sent a picture, stop being a stranger, send more pictures.
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Ioptron IEQ 45 Pro mount
Ioptron tripier
Ioptron eq 25 mount
Ioptron tripod
Celestron #93709 next image solar system imager
Unitron 3 inch equatorial mount W/ tracking motor and tripod
Restored ED 102 Vixen ss Doublet
"Ilagitami non carborundum" Uncle Nick '49
Re: Back in Black
Steve,
Great to see you posting images again. I like dark nebula as well and actually was finally able to spot a few of them visually last year at Stellafane in my 16" As always, top notch image Steve.
Great to see you posting images again. I like dark nebula as well and actually was finally able to spot a few of them visually last year at Stellafane in my 16" As always, top notch image Steve.
Paul...
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16" f/5 Night Sky Truss (Midnight Mistress)
10" f/5 Home built Dob with Parks mirror.
Pre-Meade PST
Celestron Skymaster Binos 25-125x80
Meade Travelview Binos 10x50
See that 16" in the sleek black dress? She is all mine. :)
Re: Back in Black
Steve,
I to, just got back from Maine and their skies are indeed inspiring. Your image is just as inspiring. Superb.
Don
I to, just got back from Maine and their skies are indeed inspiring. Your image is just as inspiring. Superb.
Don
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Orion 120mm F/5 Refractor
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Explore Scientific 80 Triplet
Explore Scientific 102 Triplet
Orion 8" Astrograph