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Comet Garradd from Kelling Heath286 viewsWide-field image taken on 22nd September from Kelling Heath with Canon 20D and Pentax 50mm lens. No light pollution filter required!
DR
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Gemini with BAS 300D288 viewsGemini shot with the BAS modded Canon 300D The bright (red) nebula is Sh2-252 but just above and left of it is the smaller Jellyfish Nebula. This gives an indication of the superb h-alpha sensitivity of our modded camera. David R
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Comet Hartley313 viewsTaken on 11th Oct 2010 with 4-inch Takahashi and Canon 40D. It comprises 10 x 4 minute exposures aligned on the comet - hence the 10 dot stars!
DR
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Transit of Ganymede 28/11/2012314 viewsTaken later the same night at 11:01UT with Ganymede just about to transit across Jupiter - the shadow is already appearing on the disc. Io is the moon to the left.
David R
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Jupiter & Ganymede 28/11/2012344 viewsAt last the red spot was around the front! Forgotten how cold is was outside! Taken 28th November 2012. Best 2000 from 3000 frames with Celestron C8 and Lifecam.
David R
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Jupiter with Ganymede, Io & Europa331 viewsTaken at 22:10 BST on 30th March 2016. Webcam was acting up so struggled to get this one before the clouds. ADC set for 40 degree elevation. Auto-stakkert used for combining as recommended by Ross. It is much easier. David R
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Jupiter, Io & shadow of Europa522 viewsFar too windy last night as it was shaking the scope but at least it kept the dew off. David R
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Jupiter 10/12/2012638 viewsSteady seeing last night so ventured out into the cold! Best 1000 frames from a 4000 frame avi with Celestron C8 and Microsoft Lifecam.
David R
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Jupiter & Io467 viewsIt's time to dust off the Celestron C8 and the webcam! Used a flip mirror this year - as recommended by Ross - it does make life a lot easier. David R
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Jupiter 7th June 2018410 viewsAnother warm evening so another image of Jupiter - this time I was just in time to catch the red spot. Note title should read 7th June not May - sorry. David R
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Lacerta from Kelling Heath299 viewsThis image covers northern Cygnus and Lacerta up to Cepheus at the top edge. The huge dark nebula NNE of Deneb is prominent as are the bright North American/Pelican Nebulae. The emission nebula at the top middle is IC1396 with Herchel's Garnet Satr on its top edge. The small (red/magenta) nebula near the top left corner is the Wizard Nebula.
David R
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Comet Lovejoy384 viewsThe is the image shown in the forum taken on Friday night between the clouds. I had a UHC filter in the camera which I wouldn't recommend and a shorter focal length would have fitted more in - 300mm would be perfect. David R
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Lunar Geology (Selenology)257 viewsThis is the image from the Astronomy Now magazine article "Shooting the Moon in Full Colour", April 2012. The colour saturation has been boosted (using IRIS) to reveal the geology of the Lunar surface. The grid overlay has also been produced with IRIS. You will need to buy the magazine to find out how I did it!
DR
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M31 from Kelling Heath296 viewsMy last image from our Kelling Heath Star Party jaunt. Canon 20D and Pentax 85mm lens. Again no filter used - don't try this at home!
DR
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Transit of Mercury303 viewsLast view from my back garden before it went behind the trees. David R.
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Constellation Monoceros223 viewsTurn left at Orion for Monoceros. Needed a picture of this constellation so set the tracker up in the back garden and left it running for 50 minutes. The Rosette Nebula is the faint nebula just above centre.
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But where was Mercury?268 viewsMoon and Venus but Mercury seems to have been lost is the Icelandic dust!!!
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Milky Way from Kelling Heath356 viewsGives some idea of the quality of Kelling Heath skies. Shot with Canon 20D and Pentax 50mm lens on 22nd Sept.. No light pollution filter used - a bit different to Bolton!
DR
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C. Panstarrs & Blackpool Tower303 viewsAt last Dean and I saw the comet. Battling through 15 foot high drifts of snow we made it to Rivington carpark and the clouds cleared! David R.
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Sagitta from Kelling Heath298 viewsWhat a difference no light pollution makes! Sagitta just right of centre and Delphinus bottom left.
The coathanger is easy to locate but can you spot the Dumbbell Nebula?
David R
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