Crescent MoonThis image was taken to test my 6 inch Maksutov for planetary imaging, and this was first light for that scope. Like the result.
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Moon
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Moon |
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St. Pölten, 5.6.2010, 21:30 MESZ
(5.6.2010 19:30 UTC) |
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10 frames with Nikon D40x using the 6" Mak
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Total Lunar EclipseOn June 15 a very long total lunar eclipse took place, which was in parts also visible from Austria. Here are three snapshots I was able to take with the 3.5 inch Maksutov (the 6 inch was used for visual observation by mself and our guests at the NOe Sternwarte.)  | | | during totality at 22:41 CEST
| end of totality at 23:10 CEST
| 23:15 CEST
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Moon - Total lunar eclipse
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Moon |
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Michelbach, 15.6.2010 |
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3.5 " f/12 Maksutov
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Solar Structures and bad seeingSeveral days after the lunar eclipse I tried to do some evening solar imaging. The seeing was very bad, therefore the image of the structures and the spot are very bad.   IC 1396 - Elephant's trunkIC 1396 is not the catoalogue ID of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula. It actually the designation of a star cluster with nebulosity, where the elephant's trunk is only a part of this nebulosity. The image shows only the central part of this large nebulosity complex, which spans nearly three degrees in each direction [1]. Therefore the image below shows only the central part (about 1 x 0.7 degrees).
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IC 1396
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Star cluster with nebulosity
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St. Pölten, 29.6.2011 23:00 CEST (21:00 UTC)
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9x300s L, 3x300 RGB (2x2)
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