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Orion
atomic7732
Exposure of about 20 seconds
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Wed, Mar 11 2009
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Orion — the constellation
Galin
by Galin Valchev I took this photo on 2009/04/11, at 8:36:08 PM GMT at Rojen National Observatory (Bulgaria), with my Canon EOS 400D Digital EF-S 18-55 mm Kit. The exposure time is 1800 s, f/5.6 with ISO-100. On the photo, it's clearly seen the possition where the sun have set (the red radiance at...
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Fri, May 1 2009
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Orion and Canis Major
Panchito
By Frank Garcia. This is composite of 2 photos taken from my light polluted back yard in Broussard, LA. With a Foggy-B filter in place, the brighter stars of Orion and Canis Major are accentuated making the constellations easily identified. Photo details: Taken on 10-24-09 at 0200 CST (0800 UTC). Camera...
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Thu, Oct 29 2009
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Nebulosity in Cygnus the Swan
wtconner
by William Conner Hale Hill Observatory, near Spencer, Indiana Photographed on 11 November 2009 at 23:00 EST Nikon F camera with Kodak Elite Chrome 200 Slide Film. Nikkor 50mm 1:1.2 lens at f/2.8 for 40 minutes. Scanned at 2,500dpi and processed in Photoshop Camera piggybacked on 4" guide scope...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009
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Nebulosity in the constellation Orion
wtconner
by William Conner Hale Hill Observatory, near Spencer, Indiana Photographed on 12 November 2009 at 01:00 EST Nikon F camera with Kodak Elite Chrome 200 Slide Film. Nikkor 50mm 1:1.2 lens at f/2.8 for 40 minutes. Scanned at 2,500dpi and processed in Photoshop Camera piggybacked on 4" guide scope...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009
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Orion
AMANAMATEYRASTRONOMER
The photo was taken one day after the Full Moon.
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Sun, Jan 31 2010
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Crux 17 April 2010 and activity on next AG Crux area
MROCKENBACH
Place: Torres-Praia Real / Brazil Localization place: 29º25'40"S / 49º47'49"W - local time: 22h05' to 22h16' Large picture ( 22h07'20" ) and pictures botton line extract from originals ( time indicate), only enlargement, equal for details on right column. Camera...
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Tue, Apr 20 2010
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Centaurus and Crux Area
MROCKENBACH
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 23 July 2010 - 19h16min Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1 / ISO 80 / 15 sec exposure. Enhancement: Photoshop CS4. Tree: Araucaria Angustifolia
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Wed, Jul 28 2010
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ISS crosses Corona Borealis and Hercules 18 August 2010
MROCKENBACH
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Local Time: 19h12min30sec Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, ISO 80, 60 sec exposure. Track ISS: composition 02 frames. Enhancement: Photoshop CS4. ISS: appears 19h07min05s / culmination 19h12m mag -2.7 / disappear: 10h14min48 sec. Distance 535 km, height above Earth...
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Sat, Aug 21 2010
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4 National Annual Star Party of Greek Amateur Astronomers
AntonFarm
Farmakopoulos Antonis This photo it's from National Annual Star Party of Greek Amateur Astronomers - Mt. Parnon, Greece - July 9th-11t h 2010 The picture taken with Canon EOS 500D & Tamron 17-50 mm Lens at 17mm. Exposures 30sec ISO 3200.
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Mon, Sep 20 2010
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Orion before sunrise
dass717
by Dave Lassiter Orion before sunrise from Harisburg, Pa. Canon EOS T1i. 20 seconds @ ISO 1600.
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Sun, Sep 26 2010
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Orion and the waxing moon in Cuba
Jean B
by Jean B. April 7th 2011, Habana, Cuba . ( lat. 23° 7' ; long. 82° 23' ) Clear sky, 23°C. While in Cuba for vacation, I decided to sketch this part of the sky seen from our balcony (looking West). The small crescent moon and the giant Orion side by side was magnificient. Sketching...
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Thu, Apr 28 2011
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International Space Station
Jean B
by Jean B. The International Space Station can be localized easily using differnet charts available on the internet (http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/). Saturday night at 21:33, local time in Montreal, the ISS shone at a magnitude of -4.0 in the WNW direction. It passed through the constellation...
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Mon, May 2 2011
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ISS crosses the Teapot of Sagittarius - 6 August 2011
MROCKENBACH
by Marcos L Rockenbach Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Local time: 19h08min. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, 60 sec exposure, ISO 80. Scenery: Contrast, brightness and enhancement Photoshop CS4. Detail: original picture. ISS: Magitude: -4.2 / Distance: 460 KM / Height above Earth: 396 km...
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Sun, Aug 7 2011
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Canis Major area
MROCKENBACH
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 21 December 2011. Local time: 21h19min to 21h22 min. Stack 04 pictures ( 2x 30 sec and 2x 60 sec exposure ). Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20, ISO 80. Stack, contrast and brightness Photoshop CS4. Marcos L Rockenbach
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Mon, Dec 26 2011
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My window to the Sky
MROCKENBACH
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 21 December 2011 - Local time: 22h03min. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20, ISO 80, 60 sec exposure. Contrast and brightness Photoshop CS4. Through this window, in the apartment where I live, is that I get most of the images that I share with the friends...
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Mon, Dec 26 2011
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Orion the Hunter
MROCKENBACH
by Marcos L Rockenbach Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 21 December 2011 - localtime: 21h01min to 21h03min. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20, ISO 80, 60 sec exposure. Stack 03 pictures. Stack, brightness and contrast Photoshop CS4. Orion the Hunter: as seen in the sky / southern hemisphere...
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Mon, Jan 2 2012
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Canis Major and Iridium 35
MROCKENBACH
by Marcos L Rockenbach Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 09 January 2012 Local time: 21h044min. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, ISO 80, 60 sec exposure. Contrast and brightness Photoshop CS4. Iridium 35: Flare from left antenna - magnitude -6.5 (source: CalSky )
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Mon, Jan 16 2012
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Cassiopeia and the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
David123429
Date: January 19, 2012 at 2335hrs Location: Saints Rest Beach, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Weather: -10 Degrees Celsius, strong wind coming off the Bay of Fundy, almost completely clear except for a couple of very high small, light clouds. Equipment: Canon Rebel DSLR on tripod set to 30 second...
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Fri, Jan 20 2012
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Night sky next to the South Celestial Pole
MROCKENBACH
by Marcos L Rockenbach Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil Date: 14 February 2012 - local time: 22h47min. Camera Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, 30 sec exposure, ISO 80. Brightness and sharpness Photoshop CS4.
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Tue, Feb 28 2012
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Interstellar alignment!
kohamher1
Orion, The Hyades, the Pleiades and Venus all got together atop the treeline at the Lorain County Metroparks Carlisle Reservation in Lorain County, Ohio, for this cosmic line-up on April 4th, 2012. This is a single 12 second exposure at iso 800, with a Canon 40D and 28mm lens.
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Mon, Apr 9 2012
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Moonlit flag and starry composite
Panchito
Just for the fun of it, I made this composite photo. It consists of 3 photos I took at different times last year and this year. The exaggerated Moon was taken a couple months ago, while the stars were taken last year when I was in Chile, South America. The foreground was the opening ceremony for the...
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Tue, Jun 19 2012
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Nike & Orion
Ohmega
On a rush visit in Mexico City, I took this picture of The Independence Monument also know as "El Angel" and just behind of her... "The Hunter". Cheers!
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Sat, Dec 1 2012
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Night sky over Taha'a island - French Polynesia
MROCKENBACH
Date: 16 November 2012 Local: Le Taha'a Hotel in front of Taha'a island. Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47, 15 sec exposure. Contrast Photoshop CS4. Marcos L Rockenbach
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Tue, Jan 8 2013
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Moonlight in the Shuangqiao Valley
Jeff.Dai
Moonlight shining on Shuangqiao Valley, a world heritage site of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries in western China. The seven stars of big dipper are easily find above the mountain .The two head stars of the dipper are the "Pointers" to the northern star, Polaris. Following the curve along the...
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Sat, Jan 19 2013
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