Thursday, April 30, 2015

SHS Star Party 4/29/15

Views from the SHS Star Party 4/29/15
Student viewing the night sky
Location: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, CT
Date/Time: 4/29/15 9:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: None
Mount: Manfrotto Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 18mm (lens)
f/5
Exposure: 29s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: None

Student viewing the night sky
Location: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, CT
Date/Time: 4/29/15 9:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: None
Mount: Manfrotto Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 18mm (lens)
f/5
Exposure: 29s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: Photoshop (black point)

Jupiter and the Beehive Cluster (Praesepe, M44)
Location: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, CT
Date/Time: 4/29/15 9:38 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: None
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 40mm (lens)
f/5
Exposure: 29s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: Photoshop (black point)

Jupiter and its Four Largest Moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)
Location: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, CT
Date/Time: 4/29/15 9:18 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm (lens)
f/7.5
Exposure: 1s
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: Picasa3 (Crop)

Waxing Gibbous Moon (85%, mag -11.85)
Location: Seymour Middle School, Seymour, CT
Date/Time: 4/29/15 9:55 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm (lens)
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/250s
ISO: 200
Post Processing: Picasa3 (Crop)

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Daytime Moon and Jupiter!

Nothing like the daytime moon!
Moon - First Quarter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 6:07 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: None
Mount: Manfrotto Tripod
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 300mm (lens)
f/5.6
Exposure: 1/10
ISO: 200
Post Processing: None


Moon - First Quarter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 6:29 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/320
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: None


Moon - First Quarter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 8:04 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/250
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: Picasa3


 Moon - First Quarter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 8:04 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/250
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: None


Moon - First Quarter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 8:04 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/160
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: Picasa3


Jupiter and its Four Largest Moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 8:04 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/3.3
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: Picasa3














Jupiter and its Four Largest Moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto)
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/25/15 8:04 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight I Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/4
ISO: 800
Stacking: None
Post Processing: Picasa3


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Monday, April 20, 2015

Jupiter 4-18-15

First image of Jupiter with the new set up!  Happy, but I have to improve my post processing.


Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/18/15 ~11:30 PM
Camera: Orion StarShoot USB Eyepiece Camera II, 2x Barlow
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: ~ 1 min video
ISO: NA
Stacking: RegiStax
Post Processing: None


Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/18/15 ~11:30 PM
Camera: Orion StarShoot USB Eyepiece Camera II, 2x Barlow
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: ~ 1 min video
ISO: NA
Stacking: RegiStax
Post Processing: Picasa3

Jupiter
Location: Home, Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 4/18/15 ~11:30 PM
Camera: Orion StarShoot USB Eyepiece Camera II, 2x Barlow
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: none
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: ~ 1 min video
ISO: NA
Stacking: RegiStax
Post Processing: Picasa3


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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Venus and Pleiades at the Hotel Hershey

Venus and Pleiades
Venus and Pleiades
Location: Hershey, PA
Date/Time: 4/11/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 55mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 7 s
ISO: 1600 

Orion
Orion
Location: Hershey, PA
Date/Time: 4/11/15 ~9:00 PM
Camera: Canon Rebel T3i
Mount: Fixed Tripod
Focal Length: 55mm
f/5.6
Exposure: 7 s
ISO: 1600 


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