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Club Members' Photographs
A number of our club members have an interest in astrophotography. The
following are some of their photos.
[Keith Goodale: Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain and a SSDSMI-II CCD
Camera with focal reducer at the Club's Sullivan Observatory on May
25 - 26, 2009.]
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| M5 - Exposure 10 X 30L, 8 X 30R, 8 X30G,
8 X 30B |
M5 (Monochrome Luminance Image) - Exposure
10 X 30L |
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy (Monochrome Luminance
Image) Exposure: 25 X 30 L |
[Keith Goodale and Chris Chase[M47]: Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain
and a SSDSMI-II CCD Camera at the Club's Sullivan Observatory.]
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| M47 - Combined LRGB image, January 2009 |
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NGC 6910 (Rocking Horse Cluster), August
2008 |
[Keith Goodale; with a 8" Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain and a Sony
DSC-H2 Camera in October 2008.]
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| Earth's Moon |
Earth's Moon |
Chris Chase and Keith Goodale with a
Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain and a SSDSMI-II CCD Camera with focal
reducer Exposure: 5x30 L, 5X30 R, 5X30 G, 5x30 B |
[Keith Goodale and Chris Chase: with an Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain
and a SSDSMI-II CCD Camera at the Club's Sullivan Observatory in October
2008.]
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| Galaxy NGC 891 - Monochrome Luminence
Exposure 8x30L |
Messier 42 - Exposure 3x30 L, 3x30 R,
3x30 G, 3 x 30 B |
Globular Star Cluster Messier 56 - Monochrome
Luminence Exposure 10 x 30L |
Keith Goodale: September 29, 2006 using a Sony DSC-H2 [f/4, 1/250
sec., ISO-80]
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| 5:12 pm |
5:15 pm |
5:17 pm |
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| Keith Goodale: October 20, 2007,using
a Sony DSC-H2 [f/2.8, 1/00 sec., ISO-80] |
Keith Goodale: The Moon, October 2007,
using a Sony DSC - H2, Keene NH |
Keith Goodale: Gibbous Moon, October
2007 using a Sony DSC - H2, Keene, NH |
[Keith Goodale: with an Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain and a SSDSMI-II
CCD Camera at the Club's Sullivan Observatory]
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| M 11 Open Star Cluster (Wild Duck Cluster):
August 2008, Combined 2 Minute 40 Second LRGB Exposure |
M 13 Globular Star Cluster: August 2008,
Combined 3 minute Luminance exposure |
M 57 Ring Nebula: August 2008, 4 Minute
Combined LRGB Exposure |
[Keith Goodale and Chris Chase: with an Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain
and a SSDSMI-II CCD Camera at the Club's Sullivan Observatory]
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| NGC 6934 - Globular Cluster in Delphinus:
September 19, 2008, Combined LRGB Exposure, [11 X 20 sec Luminance,
5 X 20 sec Red, 5 X 20 sec Green, 4 X 20 sec Blue] |
NGC 7006 and MCG +3-53-11 - Globular
Cluster and Faint Galaxy in Delphinus: September 19, 2008, Monochrome
Exposure, 11 X 20 sec Luminance |
Inverted Image of NGC 7006 and MCG +3-53-11
- Globular Cluster and Faint Galaxy in Delphinus: September 19, 2008,
Monochrome Exposure, 11 X 20 sec Luminance, Image inverted and processed
in Maxim DL and Photoshop |
[Keith Goodale and Chris Chase: with an Orion 9.25" Schmidt-Cassegrain
and a SSDSMI-II CCD Camera at the Club's Sullivan Observatory]
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| M 15 Globular Star Cluster: Combined
3 Minute LRGB Exposure August 2008 [note: Keith solo] |
M 27 Dumbell Nebula: September 2008,
Combined 4 Minute LRGB Exposure |
Almach - Double Star LRG: September 2008,
Combined LRGB 1 second exposure |
We encourage all club members to submit their astrophotos for posting. If
possible, include the date, location, camera model and image settings. Email
your digital photos to
Jim Faux.