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311stack
Mercury transits the Sun on 11/8/2006. This event is rarely observed on Earth because Mercury's orbit is inclined 7 degrees to that of Earth. Mercury is the spot lower left of center, while the larger dark patches due east and west are sunspots.
Date: 11/10/2006
Views: 641
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M31-andromeda-reproc
M31 - Andromeda. This galaxy is in a collision course with our Milky Way, but at least it's about 3 million light years away.
This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800 and 4 x 45 second exposures @ ISO 1600.
Date: 10/31/2006
Views: 1475
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m45-plieades-pushed
M45 - The Pleiades. At a distance of about 370 light years, this group of stars is passing through a cloud of interstellar gas which can be seen as blue nebulosity.
This is 8 x 60 second exposures @ ISO 800
Date: 10/31/2006
Views: 960
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M42-final
M42, the Orion Nebula
6 exposures each, ISO 200, 400 and 800 @ 30"; aligned, stacked and histogram adjust in Registax; masks, levels and curves appled in Photoshop.
Date: 10/06/2006
Views: 598
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fullmoon-sharp
The almost-full moon on 10/6/06.
10 exposures, ISO 100 @ 1/2000, aligned and stacked in Registax, levels in PS.
Date: 10/06/2006
Views: 707
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M_51.jpg
Date: 05/21/2006
Views: 465
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