Sun and Moon
ISS transit of the Sun
ISS transit of the Sun
By Robert Vohlidka
The International Space Station transit the sun, on 7-26-10, at 8:58:43 am EST, New York.
Canon 40D Hutech Mod with daytime filter insert, and Baader solar filter on Canon 300mm lens at 300mm, f/5.6. One image out of 173, at ISO 100, RAW and 1/1600sec.
The Moon and airliner
The Moon and airliner
by Glen Batson
I was testing camera settings with my new AT72ED at dusk and took this picture of the Moon and a commercial airliner. Astro-Tech AT72ED, Canon 50d, ISO800, 1/800s, 06/20/2010 8:03pm CST
Telescopic view of the moon.
Telescopic view of the moon.
Full moon
Full moon
This is an exact day and time full moon. The picture was taken on 7-26-10 at 1:37 am.
Sunspot Group 1089 in H-alpha
Sunspot Group 1089 in H-alpha
by Mike Borman
Sunspot Group 1089. Image was taken July 24, 2010 from my backyard in Evansville, Indiana. I used a Televue 102iis refractor, Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter, Imaging Source DMK41AU02.AS camera, 2X barlow, Celestron CGE Pro mount. Processed with Registax and Adobe Photoshop. More images can be seen on my website at www.mborman.org .
Solar faculae and surface
Solar faculae and surface
by Ken Leone
This Solar B&W photo was taken in Shalimar, FL at 1130 CDT on 3/13/10 with an ETX-90 using a Canon G6 with a 40mm EP and light-blue filter. It was shot at 1/125, f3.0 and enhanced with Photoshop. The two dark spots half way to the North limb are Sun spots, the other spots are faculae. The waves show the turbulent nature of the Sun's surface. This was a surprising result with very basic equipment.
The Moon
The Moon
by Jean B.
Montreal, Canada. July 22th 2010 approx. 21h00. 130mm Newtonian reflector. Shot with a Nikon D5000 reflex full manual mode with an universal photo adapter: ISO 5000, 1/250 with a X2 Barlow. Photoshop CS to increase contrast and add some artistic color.
The majestic Mare Crisium, Mare Feconditatis, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Serenitatis can be seen.
"Whirlpool" Sunspot 1084 in h-alpha
"Whirlpool" Sunspot 1084 in h-alpha
by Mike Borman
"Whirlpool" Sunspot 1084 in h-alpha. This image was taken on July 3, 2010 from my home in Evansville, Indiana. The spot reminded me of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. The image was taken with a Televue 102iis refractor, Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter, Imaging Source DMK41AU02.AS camera, on a Clestron CGE Pro mount. More solar images can be seen on my website at www.mborman.org .
Sunspot 1087 in Hydrogen-alpha light
Sunspot 1087 in Hydrogen-alpha light
by Mike Borman
Sunspot 1087 in h-alpha. Image was taken July 10, 2010 from the Patoka Lake Visitor's Center near Wickliffe, Indiana, where the Evansville Astronomical Society was providing programs on Astronomy and views through telescopes to the public. The image was taken with a Televue 102iis refractor, Coronado SM90 h-alpha filter, Imaging Source DMK41AU02.AS camera, on a Celestron CGEM mount.
Moon, south pole craters
Moon, south pole craters
by Jean B.
Another shot of the moon (Montreal, Canada, 20h00, 21 July 2010). 130mm Reflector equiped with an Infinity-2 CCD camera, captured with Infinity software, Photoshop CS). Completely on the left side we can see Clavius a 225 Km crater (3.5 Km deep) and the nearby Maginus (194 Km in diameter, depth of 4.3 Km depth.
