tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276195786950884392024-03-04T23:29:24.409-08:00Coates AstrophotographyAstrophotography by Steve Coates
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-1099699730335780182017-08-23T17:01:00.000-07:002017-08-23T17:06:37.073-07:00August 21st partial eclipse <span style="background-color: black; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: white;">August 21st partial eclipse from Livermore Falls, Maine. Canon T2i 1/400 sec f/7.1 at 270mm.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-6160877086783888072016-06-30T19:06:00.001-07:002016-06-30T19:06:40.373-07:00Sunrise through trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-88649621082139609542016-01-23T04:21:00.000-08:002016-01-23T04:21:54.205-08:00Town of Livermore Falls, Maine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-8791949908734901292016-01-22T17:45:00.001-08:002016-01-22T17:45:15.831-08:00Backyard Moonscape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaged from my backyard using Canon T2i and ProOptic 8mm fish eye lens f/3</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">.5.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-45328243731016303952015-03-22T17:11:00.002-07:002015-03-22T17:12:26.617-07:00M101 the Pinwheel galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">M101, the Pinwheel galaxy,
is a face on spiral galaxy in Ursa Major measured at a distance of 21 million
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right of M101 is the peculiar galaxy NCG 5474.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This was imaged from dark
skies of <st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-24086523168829011192015-02-24T16:21:00.002-08:002015-02-24T16:21:58.535-08:00M81/M82 Bode's galaxy and Cigar galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">~11.8 million light years distant<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state>
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<st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state></st1:place> (LUM)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Combination of 6 min and 10 min exposures stacked in
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-32033076807820576302015-02-01T04:49:00.001-08:002015-02-01T04:50:41.352-08:00Wide field of Pac Man <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">NGC 281 the Pac Man nebula (field of view 118 arcmin x 154 arcmin)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">RGB data captured on October 29 and 31, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">H-Alpha data captured on November 1 and November 2, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Ocala, FL</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">RGB data: Combination of 60 sec, 120 sec and 180 sec. exposure stacked in DSS for a total of 4 hour 7 min with 10 minute</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">H-Alpha data: 10 minute exposure stacked in DeepSkyStacker for a total of 2 hours and 10 min.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">PhotoShop CS5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Orion 80mm EON</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Orion 50mm guide scope with SSAG</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Canon T1i (modified)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Losmandy G11 with Gemini II</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Hutech IDAS Light Pollution Suppression (LPS) Filter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Astronomic 6nm H-Alpha clip filter for Canon EOS</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Additional data adding detail to the inner nebula was accomplished using an Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope (Ha data) and Explore Scientific 127mm CF APO (RGB)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Ha data 3 hours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">RGB data 40 min each Red, Green and Blue channel binned 2x2</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-47314225427968654162014-12-15T18:31:00.001-08:002014-12-15T18:31:15.629-08:00Melotte 15 in the Heart nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1uL5GKa" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://coatesastrophotography.com/img/s12/v176/p609239724-5.jpg" height="181" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Melotte 15 is an emission nebula with star cluster in the
center of the Heart nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaged from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place> through Ha, Red, Green
and Blue filters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">30 minute exposures (unbinned) in Ha combined for a total of
3 hours. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">6 minute exposured (binned 2x2) totaling 1 hour Red, 1 hour
Green and 1 hour Blue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Processed in Photoshop <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm CF Apochromatic
refractor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II German equatorial mount</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-20842753914703470182014-12-13T19:41:00.002-08:002014-12-21T18:24:02.693-08:00NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">NGC 2174, or the Monkey Head nebula, is an emission nebula
in the constellation Orion located around 6,400 light years from Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ha 30 min subs x 6 (unbinned)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">OIII 30 minute subs x6 (binned 2x2)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SII 30 minute subs x6 (binned 2x2)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red, Green and Blue 4 minute subs x6 (binned 2x2) for star
color <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm CF APO refractor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683 wsg-8 cooled CCD camera<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmandy G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-50855659326206890242014-12-07T04:55:00.002-08:002014-12-07T04:55:35.887-08:00M78 in Orion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1w1fkfx" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://coatesastrophotography.com/img/s6/v147/p510881154-5.jpg" height="217" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">M78 is a reflection nebula in Orion located around 1,600
light years from Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaged from Chiefland Star Party Group Field in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Luminance: 8 minute subs x 18 (unbinned)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Red/Green/Blue: 4 minute subs x 10 (binned 2x2)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm CF Apochromatic
refracter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8 cooled CCD camera<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmandy G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-45547621101223380302014-12-02T17:09:00.001-08:002014-12-02T17:09:53.980-08:00NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula (BiColor)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">NGC 2174, the Monkey Head nebula</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">NGC 2174, or the Monkey Head nebula, is an emission nebula
in the constellation Orion located around 6,400 light years from Earth. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is a bicolor image taken through Hydrogen alpha and
Oxygen 3 filters. A "synthetic green" channel was created by using data from the Ha (Red) and OIII (blue). My plan is to add SII data to create the Hubble palette and to also image through Red, Green and Blue filters to correct the star colors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ha 30 min subs x 6 (unbinned)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">OIII 30 minute subs x6 (binned 2x2)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope:
Explore Scientific 127mm CF APO refractor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI
683 wsg-8 cooled CCD camera</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmandy G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-26585940909395759732014-12-01T17:19:00.001-08:002014-12-01T17:19:31.176-08:00M33 the Triangulum galaxy (widefield)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">M33 the Triangulum galaxy is a spiral galaxy ~3 million
light years distant in the constellation Triangulum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This was imaged October 21 and 22, 2012 and November 21,
2014 from <st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FL.</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Luminance 48min, Red 60min, Green 60min, Blue 60min and
60min of Ha using the Orion 80mm EON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">An additional 8 minutes luminance (x15) was imaged November
21, 2014 with the Explore Scientific 127mm <st1:place w:st="on">APO</st1:place>
from Chiefland Star Party Group field.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-61403672346796560042014-11-30T16:56:00.002-08:002014-12-01T11:29:31.416-08:00IC 1871 the Soul nebula (Hubble palette)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://bit.ly/1y5NC3d" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://coatesastrophotography.com/img/s6/v148/p862047272-5.jpg" height="245" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">IC 1871 the Soul nebula (Hubble palette)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The soul nebula is an emission nebulae located in Cassiopeia
~7,500 light years from Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ha: 1800 second subs x 10</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">OIII: 1800 second
subs x 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SII: 1800 second subs
x 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm Apochromatic
refractor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmany G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-3092285379824416102014-11-28T07:53:00.000-08:002014-11-28T15:58:04.998-08:00IC 1871 the Soul nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">IC 1871 the Soul nebula<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The soul nebula is an emission nebulae located in Cassiopeia
~7,500 light years from Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">RGB: 360 sec x 10 subs in each channel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ha: 1800 second subs x 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm Apochromatic
refractor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmany G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-39404916146633977422014-11-27T19:29:00.000-08:002014-11-27T19:30:29.480-08:00IC 63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">IC
63 the Ghost of Cassiopeia<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">IC
63 is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia located around 600
light years from Earth. The cloud formation (resembling a ghost) is caused by
ionized Hydrogen ions from nearby star, gamma Cas, also known as Navi. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaged
from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaging
telescope: Explore Scientific 127mm apochromatic refractor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaging
camera: QSI 683wsg-8 cooled CCD camera<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Losmandy
G112 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-73740003402174102732014-11-22T18:11:00.000-08:002014-11-22T18:50:51.722-08:00M33 the Triangulum galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">M33
the Triangulum galaxy<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Spiral
galaxy int he constellation Triangulum located around 3 million light years from
Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaged
from Chiefland Star Party Group field (Luminance) and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>
(RGB)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Red,
Green and Blue imaged October 21 and 22, 2012 with the Orion 80mm EON<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Luminance
imaged November 21, 2014 with the Explore Scientific 127mm <st1:place w:st="on">APO</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaging
camera: QSI 683 wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Processed
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Losmandy
G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-56245806206472760522014-11-12T14:21:00.002-08:002014-11-12T14:21:50.083-08:00NGC 281 the PacMan nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">NGC
281 the Pac Man nebula is an emission nebula in the constellation of Cassiopeia
about 9,500 light years from Earth. NGC 281 is home to IC 1590, a star cluster,
and several Bok globules. Bok globules are areas of dark, dense dust found in
HII regions. These dense areas ungo gravitaional collapse which in turn forms
double stars or multiple star systems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaged
from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaging
telescopes: Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope (Ha data) and Explore
Scientific 127mm CF APO (RGB)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imaging
camera: QSI 683wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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data 3 hours<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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data 40 min each Red, Green and Blue channel binned 2x2<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Losmandy
G11 with Gemini II</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-17061189173821778432014-10-27T16:35:00.002-07:002014-10-27T16:36:39.416-07:00Widefield of Andromeda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Here is an image in which I
combined a recent M31 from Chiefland (taken with the 80mm EON) from this past
weekend and blended it to an image I took with a Nikon 180mm ED lens. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaged October 2, 2011 and October
23, 24 and 25, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaged from <st1:city w:st="on">Ocala</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">FL</st1:state> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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80mm EON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging cameras: Canon T1i (Hap
Griffin modified) and QSI 683 wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Losmandy G-11 with Gemini II
German equatorial mount<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Registar used to combine galaxies
from the two different imaging scales.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-7855375895584387672014-10-27T13:09:00.002-07:002015-03-03T16:08:14.544-08:00M42 the Orion nebula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;">Imaged
from Chiefland Star Party Group Field in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>,
<st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>. This was imaged October
23, 24 and 25, 2014</span></span><br style="text-align: start;" />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;">M42 is a reflection
and emission nebula located around 1,344 light years distant in the Orion constellation</span></span><br style="text-align: start;" />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;">Imaging
telescope Orion 80mm EON focal length of 480mm<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><br style="text-align: start;" />
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><span style="text-align: start;">Imaging
camera QSI 683 wsg-8</span></span><br style="text-align: start;" />
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G-11 with Gemini II German equatorial mount</span></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-77766029304506994492014-10-26T13:17:00.001-07:002014-10-26T13:17:33.008-07:00M31 the Andromeda galaxy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I finally was able to make it to dark skies of Chiefland, Florida. I quickly found that the only way to image galaxies is from dark skies. Here is M31, the Andromeda galaxy, a Spiral galaxy around 2.5 million light years distant
located in the constellation Andromeda.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Imaged October 23,24 and 25 from Chiefland Star Party Group Field, </span><st1:place style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Chiefland</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place></span></div>
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Imaging telescope: Orion 80mm EON with a
focal length of 480mm</div>
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Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8</div>
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Losmandy G11 with Gemini 2 German equatorial mount</div>
</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-2772141885503346062014-10-21T16:31:00.002-07:002014-10-21T16:32:56.312-07:00For Sale Astro-Tech 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien with Moonlight High Resolution Stepper Motor focuser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://coatesastrophotography.com/p667039534" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://coatesastrophotography.com/img/s5/v119/p895970699-4.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">For sale is an Astro-Tech 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien with
Moonlight High Resolution Stepper Motor focuser in excellent condition. I am
the only owner and user of this scope and focuser. I have owned this scope from
February 2012 to the present and was used primarily for AstroPhotography. This
scope is in excellent condition with no scratches on the body. The mirror has
no blemishes other than the expected dust on the surface. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Specs from the Astronomics web site: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* 1625mm focal length <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* 8 inch f/8 true Ritchey-Chretien hyperbolic mirror optical
design <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* 0.57 arc sec resolution <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* low thermal expansion quartz primary and secondary mirrors
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* 99% reflectivity non-tarnishing dielectric mirror coatings
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tube <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">* two dovetail rails, one Vixen-style and one Losmandy-style
"D-plate". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Included with the sale: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">*Moonlight focuser with High Resolution Stepper Motor CS
model flange, 1.15" travel brass compression ring drawtube. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">***NOTE*** You will need buy the motor controller if
planning to use for automation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Asking $1500.00. Will ship CONUS only. Prefer PayPal. The AT8RC optical tube will ship in
the original box. Please email me with any questions.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02799736684750889928noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1027619578695088439.post-69000602097357132932014-10-18T13:43:00.001-07:002014-10-18T13:43:44.327-07:00IC 5067<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">IC 5067 is an HII emission, and part of the Pelican nebula
located in the constellation Cygnus. IC 5067 is around 1,800 light years from
Earth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging telescope: Astro-Tech 8 inch Ritchey-Chretien
telescope<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Imaging camera: QSI 683wsg-8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ha data 3 hours<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">SII and OIII data 2 hours and 20 minutes each filter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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