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The Sun, June 30, 2012

Ron Brecher — Sat, 22 Mar 2014 02:28:27 +0000

The Sun, June 30, 2012 The Sun, June 30 2012 Click image for full size version June 30, 2012 I shot the moon last night and the sun today. Enjoy! Tekkies: Celestron NexImage 5 with Gain=4, exposure set to avoid white clipping, 24-bit RGB, full frame, unbinned. Sun: SolarView 50 mm f/8 EQ-6 [...]

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Moon, Venus and Jupiter

Ron Brecher — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:17:34 +0000

Moon, Venus and Jupiter Click image for full size version April 3, 2012 When bright planets and the moon appear close to each other in the sky, the views can be really striking. They are not only visually beautiful, but they make good photographic targets that require no special equipment or image processing skills. On [...]

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Moon, Venus and Jupiter – Close-up

Ron Brecher — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:31:52 +0000

Moon, Venus and Jupiter - Close-up Click image for full size version April 3, 2012 When bright planets and the moon appear close to each other in the sky, the views can be really striking. They are not only visually beautiful, but they make good photographic targets that require no special equipment or image processing [...]

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Comet 7P Holmes

Ron Brecher — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:35:36 +0000

Comet 7P Holmes Click image for full size version November 7, 2007 This image of Comet 7P Homes was shot through a Celestron GPS-11, 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope and a QYH8 one-shot-colour camera. It is a stack of 20 10-second exposures. I was just beginning in astrophotography at this time, and did not keep careful track [...]

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