Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Monday, October 26, 2015 5:49 AM
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
fixed tripod
30 sec.
f/3.5 18mm
ISO 400
Picasa3 Crop, Label
Monday, October 26, 2015
Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Venus, Jupiter, and Mars in conjunction on my morning walk with the dog! Currently within 5 degrees of each other where they will be until 10/29. While two planet conjunctions happen with some frequency, three planet alignments are much less common. The next not occurring until 2021.
Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Monday, October 26, 2015 5:49 AM
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
fixed tripod
30 sec.
f/3.5 18mm
ISO 400
Picasa3 Crop, Label
Conjunction of Venus, Jupiter, and Mars
Monday, October 26, 2015 5:49 AM
Canon EOS REBEL T3i
fixed tripod
30 sec.
f/3.5 18mm
ISO 400
Picasa3 Crop, Label
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Deep Sky Images from CSP-25
Great night observing and imaging at CSP-25 (Connecticut Star Party, 25th year). The annual event is put together by the Astronomical Society of New Haven (ASNH) and this year it was held at the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation in Goshen, CT on the weekend of October 9-11, 2015. The event was well attended by many local astronomy clubs including my own, Booth Memorial Astronomical Society (BMAS). Thank you ASNH for holding this event.
Continuing with my goal of imaging all 110 Messier Objects and other objects:
Dumbbell Nebula 8:23 pm
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 8:23 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 5-60s (total exposure, 5min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop)
Note: It turned out OK for what it was, a test. I took better images of the Dumbbell (longer exposure) previously but it was the first object of the night.
Andromeda Galaxy - 9:06 pm
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, M32 - Satellite Galaxy, M110 - Satellite Galaxy
Continuing with my goal of imaging all 110 Messier Objects and other objects:
Dumbbell Nebula 8:23 pm
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 8:23 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 5-60s (total exposure, 5min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop)
Note: It turned out OK for what it was, a test. I took better images of the Dumbbell (longer exposure) previously but it was the first object of the night.
Andromeda Galaxy - 9:06 pm
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy, M32 - Satellite Galaxy, M110 - Satellite Galaxy
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 9:06 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 6-60s, 15-120s, 1-180s (total exposure, 39min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (Label)
Note: I am pleased with the way this turned out. I have imaged M31 before but not for this long (39 min). I wish I did this for even longer. Maybe next time.
North American Nebula 10:29 pm
North American Nebula
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 10:29 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 6-60s, 4-120s (total exposure, 14min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS
Note: There are certainly much better photos of this object but this was the first time I ever was able to capture any nebulousness.
The Pleiades Cluster - 10:57 pm
M45 - Pleiades Cluster
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 10:57 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1-60s, 5-90s, 16-120s, 3-180s (total exposure, 49min 30s)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS
Note: I am also pleased with the way Pleiades turned out. I have imaged M45 before but not for 49 min. This is one of my favorite objects to observe and image, thus look for more images of this in the future.
Bode's Nebula, the Cigar Galaxy and NGC 3077 - 1:30 am
M81 - Bode's Nebula, M82 - Cigar Galaxy, NGC 3077
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/11/15 1:30 am
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 22-90s (total exposure, 33min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop)
Note: Again, there are certainly much better photos of these objects as well, but this was the first time was able to image this with the help of BMAS members, Elliot Severn and Pete. It did get a little misty while imaging so the sub exposures are not as good as they could be.
Overall I had a decent imaging session but in hind sight I did too much. I should have imaged less objects for longer exposures.
Date/Time: 10/10/15 9:06 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 6-60s, 15-120s, 1-180s (total exposure, 39min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (Label)
Note: I am pleased with the way this turned out. I have imaged M31 before but not for this long (39 min). I wish I did this for even longer. Maybe next time.
North American Nebula 10:29 pm
North American Nebula
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 10:29 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 6-60s, 4-120s (total exposure, 14min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS
Note: There are certainly much better photos of this object but this was the first time I ever was able to capture any nebulousness.
The Pleiades Cluster - 10:57 pm
M45 - Pleiades Cluster
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/10/15 10:57 pm
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1-60s, 5-90s, 16-120s, 3-180s (total exposure, 49min 30s)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS
Note: I am also pleased with the way Pleiades turned out. I have imaged M45 before but not for 49 min. This is one of my favorite objects to observe and image, thus look for more images of this in the future.
Bode's Nebula, the Cigar Galaxy and NGC 3077 - 1:30 am
M81 - Bode's Nebula, M82 - Cigar Galaxy, NGC 3077
Location: Goshen, CT
Date/Time: 10/11/15 1:30 am
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: Orion StarShoot G3 attached to and Orion Short Tube 80mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 22-90s (total exposure, 33min)
ISO: 800
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop)
Note: Again, there are certainly much better photos of these objects as well, but this was the first time was able to image this with the help of BMAS members, Elliot Severn and Pete. It did get a little misty while imaging so the sub exposures are not as good as they could be.
Overall I had a decent imaging session but in hind sight I did too much. I should have imaged less objects for longer exposures.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
New Project...Messier
My new project - Image all 110 Messier objects. The Messier Catalog, of course named in honor of Charles Messier, a French astronomer, who in the 1700's while searching for comets began cataloging other objects so they would not be confused with comets to be discovered.
I have previously imaged the following: M3-Globular Cluster, M4 - Globular Cluster, M8-Lagoon Nebula, M13-Globular Cluster, M27-Planetary Nebula, M31-Andromeda Galaxy, M32-Galaxy, M42, Great Orion Nebula, M45-Pleiades Star Cluster, M57-Planetary Nebula, M110-Galaxy. I plan to organize this better and may re-image some of these as time goes on and I improve my technique.
I have previously imaged the following: M3-Globular Cluster, M4 - Globular Cluster, M8-Lagoon Nebula, M13-Globular Cluster, M27-Planetary Nebula, M31-Andromeda Galaxy, M32-Galaxy, M42, Great Orion Nebula, M45-Pleiades Star Cluster, M57-Planetary Nebula, M110-Galaxy. I plan to organize this better and may re-image some of these as time goes on and I improve my technique.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Lunar Eclipse Composite
Below is my composite of the Lunar Eclipse from Sunday 9-27-15. The photos were taken with the Boothe Memorial Astronomy Society at the Observatory in Stratford, CT. I used Photoshop to combine the images and Picasa3 to label the times. I am new to Photoshop which is why it took so long to process the images. Also, the my scope had some dew on the objective lens but they still came out OK. I was happy to get anything at all. Next time I will connect the anti-dew heating straps earlier to avoid this problem.
Eclipse
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 08:43 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 08:43 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/400s
ISO: 100
ISO: 100
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 09:50 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 09:50 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/60s
ISO: 200
ISO: 200
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 10:41 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 10:41 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 2s
ISO: 1600
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:03 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:03 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 2s
ISO: 1600
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:27 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:27 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1.6s
ISO: 1600
ISO: 1600
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Eclipse
Location: Boothe Memorial Park Observatory, Stratford, CT
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Date/Time: 9/27/15 11:51 PM
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i, Backyard EOS
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Sirius EQ-G GoTo Telescope Mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/160s
ISO: 400
ISO: 400
Post Processing: DSS, PS, Picasa3 (crop, label)
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Venus in the Morning...
I walk my dog, Ruthie, every morning at 5:30 am and have great views. This time I brought the camera and got a got a couple of quick shots. Venus is at its brightest right now even though it is not full.
Canon EOS Rebel T3i
18-55 mm IS II
18mm
ISO 400
10s
F/3.5
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Prelude to the Lunar Eclipse
See this object turn color during the Eclipse on September 27th with Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society at Boothe Memorial Park in Stratford.
This event also marks “First Light” of our newly redesigned 16” telescope.
The scope has too much magnification to enjoy an eclipse, but we'll have other scopes on the field for the eclipse and other astronomical objects.
Directions:
The Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society (BMAS) Observatory is in Boothe Memorial Park at 5800 Main St, Stratford, CT. Our building is located on the hill between the RR museum and the cemetery.
From Merritt Parkway, use Exit 53. Proceed south on Route 110 to Main St. Putney which branches off to the right. Ride south on Main St. Putney six-tenths of a mile to the park.
NOTE: Bathrooms not available.
Image Details:
Enjoy an evening viewing an eclipse and other astronomical objects.SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 8:00-11:00 pm
This event also marks “First Light” of our newly redesigned 16” telescope.
The scope has too much magnification to enjoy an eclipse, but we'll have other scopes on the field for the eclipse and other astronomical objects.
Directions:
From Merritt Parkway, use Exit 53. Proceed south on Route 110 to Main St. Putney which branches off to the right. Ride south on Main St. Putney six-tenths of a mile to the park.
NOTE: Bathrooms not available.
Image Details:
The Moon
Location: Monroe, CT
Date/Time: 9/20/15 20:20
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i (Controlled by Backyard EOS)
Date/Time: 9/20/15 20:20
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3i (Controlled by Backyard EOS)
Telescope: Orion ED80 80mm f/7.5 Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Explore Scientific Twilight 1 altazimuth mount
Autoguiding: None
Focal Length: 600mm
Focal Length: 600mm
f/7.5
Exposure: 1/160s
ISO: 100
ISO: 100
Post Processing: PS (crop)
Thursday, September 17, 2015
The Waxing Crescent Moon
The Waxing Crescent Moon (19.17%) from my front lawn.
Nikon D3000
VR 70-300mm
300mm
ISO 200
1/100s
F/5.6
Nikon D3000
VR 70-300mm
300mm
ISO 200
1/30s
F/5.6
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