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- M20091215 031606 Sebring FL
Set of sprites captured on Dec 14, 09 over a large mesoscale convective system in the direction of Georgia. This is looking North and the storm was 300+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · - M20091215 025508 Sebring FL
Bright sprite with halo captured on Dec 14, 09 over a large mesoscale convective system in the direction of Georgia. This is looking North and the storm was 300+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · Date/Time 2009:12:16 11:17:06 · Resolution 768 x 494 - M20091215 024111 Sebring FL
Set of C-sprites captured on Dec 14, 09 over a large mesoscale convective system in the direction of Georgia. This is looking North and the storm was 300+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · - M20091202 060943 Sebring FL
Another sprite captured on Dec 02, 09 from the same mesoscale convective system over the Gulf of Mexico. This is looking West/North-West and the storm was 360+ miles away. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None · Date/Time 2009:12:03 20:52:01 · Resolution 768 x 494 - M20091016 035005 B
Another sprite from the same storm. This storm was about 250 miles to the northeast over the Atlantic. This sprite generated an early-fast ionospheric disturbance which I picked up with my SID receiver. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 16mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None - M20100808 072527 Sebring FL
A very bright halo. Imaged over the Atlantic on August 08, 2010. The glare on the bottom left corner is from a street lamp. Telescope: - Camera: Watec 902H with 12mm 1:1.4 lens. Filtration used: None - 081109-07
I took this one a few weeks prior to the previous two cloud to ground lightning. This storm produced a lot of cloud to cloud discharges. 5 sec exposures at f2.8. Work down in PhotoShop. Telescope: - Camera: Kodak DCS330 Professional. Filtration used: - · Date/Time 2009:08:11 23:54:15 · Resolution 800 x 310 - Pleiades Raw 091907
The Pleiades M45. 20x30sec avi, aligned and stacked in K3CCDTools. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0, and finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Logitech QC Pro 3000 with long exposure modification, and raw mode modification. 55mm 1:1.8 camera lens attached for wide field of view. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:03:20 19:55:40 · Resolution 631 x 465 - Jupiter zoom 031807
Jupiter. 200 avi images captured with K3CCDTools and processed in RegiStax4. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Logitech QC Pro 5000 Webcam in prime focus. Filtration: Baader Planetarium UV/IR cut filter. · Date/Time 2007:03:18 08:54:29 · Resolution 640 x 480 - M17 08262011
M17, The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. The Omega Nebula is between 5,000 and 6,000 light-years from Earth and it spans some 15 light-years in diameter. 20x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v2.4.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Mead DSI Color 16bit camera with Peltier cooler modification. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:09:03 08:29:21 · Resolution 900 x 701 - MilkyWay-02-101207
10 minute exposure of the the Milky Way. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used Fujifilm HQ 100 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle stopped down to 4. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. · Date/Time 2007:10:13 19:37:37 · Resolution 800 x 540 - MilkyWay-NAmericanNeb-101207
10 minute exposure of the Milky Way. In this image the North American Nebula, Veil Nebula, Gamma Cygni and IC1396 are all visible. Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in Photoshop. Telescope: - Camera: Fujica ST701. Used Fujifilm HQ 100 ISO 35mm film. Lens used was 28mm 1:2.5 wide angle stopped down to 4. Atop Orion EQ1 motorized mount. · Date/Time 2007:10:13 19:14:36 · Resolution 800 x 540 - M51-1 DSIPro 15sec 042207
The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. 25x15sec fits exposures captured and combined in Meade's Autostar Envisage V5.85 software. Histogram stretching, Curves, and Dynamic background extraction done in PixInsight LE 1.0. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. This was my first attempt at imaging a galaxay through my telescope. Telescope: Meade DS-2114ATS-TC on Orion EQ1 motorized mount. Camera: Mead DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Camera in prime focus with an Atik x.5 focal length reducer. Filtration used: Baader UV/IR Cut filter · Date/Time 2011:06:06 21:35:59 · Resolution 626 x 450 - M31 10252013
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the Andromeda constellation. 20x300sec fits exposures captured and combined in Nebulosity v3.1.0 software. Finishing touches done in PhotoShop. Telescope: Orion 8" 1000mm f4.9 Newtonian reflector. Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Guide Scope: Meade 800mm f10 reduced to f5 with Atik x.5 focal length reducer (ADM rings). Imaging Camera: Orion StarShoot Pro Color. Guide Camera: Meade DSI Pro monochrome 16bit camera. Imaging camera in prime focus. Filtration used: IR · Date/Time 2013:10:26 12:55:44 · Resolution 900 x 599 - 8inch AtlasEQG Setup
KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA · Original Date 3/14/11 10:32 AM · Model DiMAGE X1 · Focal Length (35mm) 37.0mm · Metering Mode Multi-segment · ISO Equivalent 160 · Exposure Time 1/40s · Aperture 3.5 · Exposure Bias Value 0 EV · Exposure Program Program normal · White Balance Auto white balance · Flash Flash fired, auto · Resolution 480 x 640