The final jpeg was shot in B&W, and can be grabbed here.
We did 25 exposures at 90 seconds each.
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Astronomy. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Stephen's Quintet
It's almost 4AM here at the observatory, and we are starting to wrap things up. Once we obtained our goal of photographing M13 (see previous post), I asked to see if we can grab an image of Stephen's Quintet. This sweet collection of galaxies can be found in the Pegasus Constellation. From our location in Twin Falls, ID our target was pretty close to the Zenith, so we didn't seem to have trouble.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Lulin Has Arrived!
One of the more exciting opportunities an amateur astronomer has over others, who do not study the sky is that we get to view celestial objects that most people miss. Comet Lulin (aka C/2007 N3) is getting brighter in the night sky! Below are a couple of posts online regarding the comet.
Check it out and see if you can find it in your winter sky!
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Check it out and see if you can find it in your winter sky!
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