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• Wow! Astronauts on EVA, As Seen From Earth

  
  Universe Today — Authority: 653
  Ralf Vandeberghs detail of an image he took on March 21, 2009 showing astronauts working outside the ISS. Credit: Ralf Vandebergh Remember when it was a big deal when amateur astronomers starting imaging the International Space Station as seen from Earth , showing individual modules and other parts of the ...
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• New Series of Astronomy Cameras with Gigabit Ethernet

  
  Your Story — Authority: 594
  Highly affordable CCD cameras that allow cable lengths of up to 100 meters.
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• More Jupiter and the Moon

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  Tony Travaglia of Otago, New Zealand, has produced some wonderful atmospheric shots of the Moon and Jupiter. He sent them to me two months ago, so I have been very remiss in not putting them up till now. My apologies Tony, everyone, enjoy! (oh yes, and click to embiggen).
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• New high-res CCD cameras for far-out images

  
  Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine — Authority: 715
  The Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) is adding two new models to its line of specialized, high-resolution CCD cameras for astrophotography and spectography. The ST-8300M and ST-8300C both feature an 8.3 megapixel CCD, thermoelectric cooling, and a USB 2.0 interface. The camera bodies accept both standard c-mount ...
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• The Moon on 11/27/09

  
  Flintstone Stargazing — Authority: 106
  The Moon on 11/27/09 The Moon was quite bright last night and so there really wasn’t too much use in imaging anything deep sky stuff.
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• M31-Andromeda Galaxy on 11/25/09

  
  Flintstone Stargazing — Authority: 106
  M31-Andromeda Galaxy on 11/25/09 I recently bought a 135mm f/2.8 lens off of eBay. It’s an old Soligar (it’s about my age) and has a manual focus, Because my DSI uses a T-mount as well as this lens, I just bought a couple spacers and now I’m able to use my DSI to take widefield shots like this one. With my ...
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• Half moon with seas

  
  Gibberish — Authority: 121
  I shot this half-moon image using the eyepiece projection method (which I used for the photo in the previous blog entry as well). The eyepiece used was a 15mm GSO-manufactured SmartAstronomy Plössl. You can tell by the purple fringe and lack of sharpness in the southern region how the seeing conditions were not ...
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• Mare Imbrium at the terminator

  
  Gibberish — Authority: 121
  Encouraged by a forecast of good conditions from the Clear Sky Chart , this evening I set up my 6" Newtonian telescope with the hopes of testing The Wifes Canon 50D on some astrophotography. Before sundown I attempted to set up a proper polar alignment for the tracking motor. Alas, my polar alignment wasnt spot-on, ...
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• fireflies or lightning bugs?

  
  astropixie — Authority: 467
  a recent big picture set features 25 photos from the international national geographic photo contest . my favorite is a beautiful photo by steve irvine that shows "about one hour of firefly activity near my home in rural Ontario. The precision of the background star trails is an interesting contrast to the ...
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• Piggyback mount

  
  Gibberish — Authority: 121
  Get your mind out of the gutter! I posted a year or so back regarding my refurbishment of my Meade 465 Newtonian telescope , a long, involved process made even more long and involved by my obsession with detail, due no doubt to daddy issues (relentless criticism of project flaws will scar a fellow for life, I tells ...
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• Orion setting over Santiago de Compostela

  
  Jonstraveladventures — Authority: 111
  I dont post these pictures as great examples of astrophotography - that much is clear but Im always keen to point out what is around us to be observed with very little effort and minimal cost. I woke up around 3 in the morning a few days back and thought Id take a look outside to see if the Leonids were in evidence. ...
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• By Jupiter!

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  Image credit, Chris Wyatt (click on images to embiggen, its worth it). Correspondent Chris Wyatt of Bendigo has sent in these terrific pictures of Jupiter and its Moons. Chris writes: "From mid August to early October I have made a number of efforts to photograph Jupiter, especially with the Great Red Spot (GRS) ...
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• M27- Apple Core Nebula on 11/19/09

  
  Flintstone Stargazing — Authority: 106
  M27- Apple Core Nebula on 11/19/09 I’ve decided to just call M27 the Apple Core Nebula. It’s also known as TNFKATDN or “The Nebula Formerly Known As The Dumbbell Nebula”. It was a pretty nice night, though cold, until about 11, when wispy clouds started to mess up the view. I spent a while earlier seeing if ...
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• The Null Experiment: Taking Leonid Pictures

  
  Idle Thoughts — Authority: 106
  First off; I tried to take meteor pictures and got no results, i.e. a null experiment . But it was an interesting exercise that I thought Id share. I have a long history of spending time out at night watching for meteor streaks in the sky, and have many good memories of those times. When I heard that this years ...
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• Waiting for Meteors

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  Waiting patiently for the Leonids ( observation instructions here ), the numbers are ramping up , SkippySky predicts cloud free viewing, Ive set my camera up for photography (guides to taking neteor photos are here and here ), and Im looking forward to some nice meteors.
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• M33-Pinwheel Galaxy on 11/15/09

  
  Flintstone Stargazing — Authority: 106
  M33-Pinwheel Galaxy on 11/15/09 Tonight, I visually observed a number of targets and finished up what I need to get my Messier Award from the Astronomical League (through my club, the Barnard Astronomical Society ). As a result I just had time to image one thing and I chose M33, the Triangulum or Pinwheel Galaxy. ...
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• Saturn and the Moon

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  Saturn is below the crescent Moon on the morning of Friday 13 November. Canon IXUS, 2.5 second exposure 200 ASA.
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• The Moon and Mars in Cancer.

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  The Moon near Mars on November 9, 2009. Castor nad Pollux are below left, Procyon is top left. The Beehive is overwhelmed by Moonlight. Click to embiggen.
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• Mars up close, really, really close.

  
  Astroblog — Authority: 132
  Some of the best HiRISE images of Mars ever, dont waste time here, go to the site now ! Hat tip, the Bad Astronomer .
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• C20-North American Nebula (NGC7000) on 11-7-09

  
  Flintstone Stargazing — Authority: 106
  C20-North American Nebula (NGC7000) on 11-7-09 This was my first attempt at the North American Nebula, also known as C20 or NGC7000. If you look at the image sideways, it sort of looks like the gulf of mexico – actually other images by other people show the shape more completely (plus this is just a part of it – ...
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