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a few astrophotographs taken this past week

Posted on June 1, 2020 by

by Robert Vanderbei Below is the picture I took two night’s ago of the Needle Galaxy (aka NGC 4565). For those who are interested in more details about the telescope, the camera, and the exposure, check out this webpage. And, … Continue reading →

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Pictures

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

“Skies were clear last night and the seeing was pretty good. Here’s a photo I took of M42 using my 10 inch Ritchey-Chretien…” – Robert Vanderbei on 4 Feb, 2019

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on February 2, 2019 by

For more pictures of the Lunar Eclipse by Robert Vanderbei follow the link below. Lunar Eclipse by Robert Vanderbei The following picture by Matthew Oechsner

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Eta Carinae

Posted on February 26, 2016 by

by Robert Vanderbei Two images of Eta Carinae taken on February 7, 2016. SBIG Universal on Takahashi FSQ-104D H-alpha = 40 min, OIII = 6 min Two-minute unguided exposures. Richardson-Lucy deconvolution, Gaussian blur, Log.

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The Trapezium in M42

Posted on January 29, 2016 by

by Robert Vanderbei

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Moon Occults Venus in the Daytime

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

by Michael Wright On December 7, 2015, a daytime occultation of Venus by the Moon was visible from most of North and Central America. I observed from my office parking lot at lunchtime using IS binoculars, but member Robert Vanderbei created … Continue reading →

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M27, the Dumb Bell Nebula

Posted on August 14, 2015 by

by Robert Vanderbei

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July 2015 Blue Moon

Posted on August 2, 2015 by

Blue Moon by Member Robert Vanderbei July 30, 2014, 22:35 EDT (8 hours before actual full fullness) Canon 450D on 10″ RC Four-image Mosaic of 8-image stacks. Exposure: 1/2400 sec at ISO 800.

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Summertime Favorites: Messier 13 and 92

Posted on September 2, 2014 by

Member Robert Vanberbei captured these stunning images of two favorite summertime deep sky objects: Messier 13 – the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules and Messier 92 another globular in the same constellation. For M13 and M92’s H-R diagrams and more of … Continue reading →

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Imaging the Universe

Posted on March 31, 2014 by

by Surabhi Agarwal, Co-editor Spring is finally here. Amateur astronomers can now rejoice in the fact that they can look up at the sky without being part of the film “Frozen”. It is time to take out your cameras and … Continue reading →

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