| M45 5 seconds exposure on tripod
 nobuour  2013-12-30 14:36
 968  0
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| Nova Delphini 2013
nobuour 2013-12-30 14:11
1256 0
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| Milky Way between Casiopea and Perseus
nobuour 2013-12-30 5:42
1270 0
Nikon F 50mm F/2.8
EOS Rebel XSi ISO1600, 15 seconds, 30 frames
on tripod (no tracking)
12/26/2013
Sunnyvale CA
bright stars on the upper left are the head of Perseus,
bright stars on the bottom are knee and foot of Cassiopea |
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| M42 with Zhumell 30cm Dobsonian and Coma Corrector of Gang Sheng Optical
nobuour 2013-12-30 5:34
1034 0
EOS Rebel T3 (KISS X50) ISO6400, 0.5 seconds, 30 frames
12/24/2013
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nobuour 2013-12-30 5:29
1081 0
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| Orion and Horsehead Nebula without tracking (on tripod)
nobuour 2013-12-30 5:25
979 0
EOS Rebel T3, ISO6400, 3 seconds, 50 frames,
Sigma Zoom 15-500mm at 150mm
10/31/2013 |
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nobuour 2013-12-30 4:56
1143 0
Sigma Zoom 150-500mm at 500mm,
EOS Rebel T3,ISO3200, 90 seconds, 40 frames
12/30/2013
Sunnyvale CA |
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| NGC7538
nobuour 2013-12-30 4:49
992 0
VC200L
EOS REBEL T3, ISO3200, 2 minutes, 30 frames,
12/20/2013
Sunnyvale CA |
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nobuour 2013-12-30 4:39
863 0
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nobuour 2013-12-30 4:36
821 0
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nobuour 2013-12-30 2:48
1014 0
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nobuour 2013-8-16 18:43
700 0
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nobuour 2013-8-1 0:47
1222 0
| Sigma Zoom 55-135mm (old lens) with EOS T1i |
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nobuour 2013-8-1 0:43
1414 0
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| NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula
nobuour 2013-8-1 0:40
1298 0
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| M94
nobuour 2013-8-1 0:38
1052 0
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| Part of Virgo Cluster NGC4473(top),4461(down left),4458(down,right),4438,4435,4406,4402
nobuour 2013-8-1 0:34
1157 0
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nobuour 2013-8-1 0:26
1010 0
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nobuour 2013-7-4 1:50
1049 0
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nobuour 2013-6-6 20:55
955 0
Same equipment as used for NGC 4038/39,
30 subframes of 3 min. exposure at ISO 1600, totaling 1.5 hours of exposure. |
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nobuour 2013-6-6 20:48
2074 0
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nobuour 2013-5-12 4:16
1304 0
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nobuour 2013-5-4 2:13
947 0
5/3/2013 from Sunnyvale CA USA
VC200L of 1800mm FL with a self modified EOS KISS X2 (XSI or 450D) with IDAS LPS-P2 filter,
ISO1600 sub exposures of 180 seconds, 20 lights, 10 darks and 10 flats,
processed with PS CS5, Noise Ninja and Olympus Background extraction |
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| Orion, Pleiades and Jupiter
nobuour 2013-4-19 19:16
1760 0
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| constellation Gemini
nobuour 2013-4-9 21:48
1401 0
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nobuour 2013-3-22 7:46
959 0
16 images are stacked, 10 noise and 10 flat frames
ISO800 0.6 second exposure at 500mm FL,
EOS REBEL XSI (450D or KISS X2),
processed with Photoshop CS5 and Noise Ninja |
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| Barnard's Loop and the nebulae in the Orion Constellation
nobuour 2013-3-15 5:42
982 0
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nobuour 2013-3-14 5:05
915 0
Single shot and three shots staced
ISO800 0.6 second exposure at 500mm FL
EOS REBEL XSI (450D or KISS X2) |
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nobuour 2013-3-12 5:44
970 0
| ISO800 0.6 second exposure 150mm FL |
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| H-alpha and RGB composite for the M42/NGC1977 image
nobuour 2013-3-2 8:45
1116 0
The shots were made just for testing purpose!
3 min. x 8 frames at ISO3200 for H-alpha (poorman's H-alpha --- Lumicon H-alpha + IDAS LPF P2)
2 min. x 3 frames (IDAS only)
same Sigma zomm (150-500mm) at 500mm.
Regardng H-alpha and RGB composite,
please refer to the method of 80/20/20 by Neil Heacock.
http://tinyurl.com/7jqxzly |
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| M42 Great Orion Nebula and NGC1977 Running Man Nebula
nobuour 2013-3-2 7:08
1010 0
The Trapezium is seen at the center of M42.
Gadgets:
Sigma Telephoto lens 150-500mm at 500mm FL,
with two EOSs, EOS Rebel XSI and T3, both modded,
0.5,2,4,8 minute exposures (4~8 frames each) at ISO1600 with XSI and Orion SkyGlow filter and,
2 min. x 25 frames at ISO3200 with EOS Rebel T3 with IDAS LPF P2
Note 8 minutes frames were discarded due to drift.
The processing was not easy due to the difference in the transmission spectra between the Orion and the IDAS filters. |
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nobuour 2013-2-13 22:07
959 0
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| M77 and NGC1055
nobuour 2013-2-13 22:05
964 0
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| Rosette Nebula
nobuour 2013-2-13 6:50
953 0
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| NGC2237-9 Rosette Nebula
nobuour 2013-2-13 6:39
1151 0
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| NGC1333
nobuour 2013-2-13 6:15
882 0
Shooting this reflection/emission nebula was quite challenging. Dark clouds surround the nebula.
VC200L+Vixen Reducer
Canon EOS T3(KISS X50), self-modded
ISO3200, 2 minutes exposure
59 light frames, 20 dark and flat frames each
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| IC405 The Flaming Star Nebula
nobuour 2013-1-15 1:37
1132 0
Emission/Reflection Nebula, being bombarded by the UV light by AE Aurigae,
the brightest star in this photo. AE Aurigae was originated near or
at the Orion M42 and is passing now through IC405. Refer to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IC_405
for detail.
1/15/2013 from Sunnyvale,
Same scopes and EOS Rebel T3 (1100D or Kiss X50)
33 light frames ISO 3200 and 90 seconds Exposure
APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap031124.html
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| Orion, Pleiades and Jupiter
nobuour 2013-1-10 6:25
1381 0
10/09/2012
from Sunnyvale CA USA |
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nobuour 2013-1-2 22:38
1219 0
1/2/2013
Subframes
1st day: 5 min. x 9 frames and 3 min. x 5 frames
2nd day: 3min. x25 frames
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| NGC 281 Pacman Nebula
nobuour 2013-1-2 19:35
1236 0
| shooting gadgets are same as for M1 |
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| M1 Crab Nebula 6523 light years from Earth
nobuour 2013-1-1 4:50
1171 0
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| IC1805 and 1848
nobuour 2012-10-28 8:51
1013 0
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| Cassiopea Region
nobuour 2012-10-22 6:52
1014 0
Double Cluster NGC844 and 869 (mosaicked)
IC 1805 Heart Nebula and a part of IC 1848 Soul Nebula
EOS Rebel T3, 150mm FL, 30 second Exp.
40 light frames
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| M31 Andromeda Galaxy
nobuour 2012-10-22 6:45
1111 0
M31 Andromeda Galaxy
EOS T3 self modded
500mm FL Sigma Zoom
ISO3200 90 seconds Exp.
30 lighs
9/26/2014 reprocessed |
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| NGC6946
nobuour 2012-9-10 20:51
1251 0
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nobuour 2012-8-28 6:22
1084 0
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| Milky Way, photographed with EOS Rebel a modded T3 on a fixed tripod
nobuour 2012-8-17 5:03
1394 0
Canon Standard Zoom Lens of 35mm - 80 mm, came with a film camera(EOS Rebel),
At 35mm FL, ISO1600, 15 second exposure
18 sub-frames are stacked.
20 dark and 20 flat frames |
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nobuour 2012-8-7 18:55
1559 0
Sunnyvale California
Sigma Telelphoto Zoom Lens 150-500mm at 150mm
Canon EOS T1i |
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nobuour 2012-7-26 20:14
993 0
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nobuour 2012-7-26 2:19
1013 0
VC200L + Reducerwith modded EOS Rebel T5(KISS X50)
ISO3200 and 90 second exposure
Around 50 frames are stacked. |
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nobuour 2012-7-24 12:03
1101 0
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| NGC6559
nobuour 2012-7-22 6:24
1019 0
| located at 1.4 degrees east of Lagoon Nebula |
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nobuour 2012-7-12 23:09
1102 0
From Sunnyvale CA (Silicon Valley)
VC200L with Vixen Reducer (combined FL= @1260mm) and with EOS Rebel T3, IR-modified, on Sirius EQ-G mount, controlled by EQMOD. Guided with modified Tasco refractor, Meade DSI Pro camera and PHD guiding. The total exposure is 1-1/2 hour.
At ISO3200 and Exposure of 90 seconds, 60 light frames were shot on July 10th and 11th. 40 and 40 shots were taken for dark and flat frames, stacked by DeepSkyStacker.
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| M83
nobuour 2012-6-24 18:21
1199 0
from Sunnyvale CA (Silicon Valley) on 4/29/2012
with Vixen VC200L with the Reducer
on Orion Sirius EQ-G mount |
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nobuour 2012-6-24 4:53
1502 0
40 lights, 40 darks and 40 flats at 90 second exposure and ISO3200.
VC200L and the IR Modified T3
on Sirius EQ-G, guided by a modified Tasco and
PHD guiding, controlled by EQMOD,
stacked with DeepSkyStacker,
retouched with Photoshop CS5, Olympus Background Subtraction Toolkit
Reprocessed on 4/5/2014 |
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| NGC2403
nobuour 2012-6-23 18:51
1220 0
Shots from Sunnyvale CA (Silicon Valley) on 5/1 and 5/11 in 2012,
with Vixen VC200L and its Reducer,
on Orion Sirius EQ-G mount,
guided by self modified Tasco refractor (500mm FL) and Meade DSI Pro 2, bu using PHD (software)
80 lights 70 darks and 30 flats at ISO3200 and 75 second exposure for the subframes,
process with DeepSkyStacker, Phtoshop CS5, Noise Ninja and Olympus Background Extraction
retouched on 3/15/2015 |
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| Dark Noise Comparison T1i vs T3 (KISS X3 vs. X50)
nobuour 2012-6-11 18:40
870 0
Noise Value Table
T1i T3
Exposure start
Mean 2.64 2.96
Std 1.78 1.29
temp*(1) 21 23
Exposure end *(2)
Mean 5.61 3.52
Std 4.34 1.62
temp 29 28
*(1) Celsius
*(2) last of 2 minutes x 10 exposures at ISO 3200 |
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| Venus Transit ans Sunset 6/5/2012
nobuour 2012-6-11 18:01
1079 0
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| Saturn on 5/29/2012
nobuour 2012-5-30 19:34
1061 0
VC200L and EOS T1i (KISS X3) with 2X extender
captured with EOS_MOVREC at ISO800
edited with VirtualDub,
stacked with Registax 6,
reprocessed (9/4/2012). |
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nobuour 2012-5-26 21:10
972 0
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nobuour 2012-5-21 8:20
1114 0
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| M81 and M82
nobuour 2012-5-2 20:01
1149 0
from Sunnyvale CA (Silicon Valley) on 4/29/2012
with Vixen VC200L with the Reducer
on Orion Sirius EQ-G mount,
guided by self modified Tasco refractor (500mm) and Meade DSI Pro 2
20 lights 20 darks and 10 flats
process with DeepSkyStacker, Phtoshop CS5, Noise Ninja and Olympus Background Extraction
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| Center Area of M42
nobuour 2011-12-25 2:25
1273 0
3600mm FL using VC200L + 2X Extender (Sigma)
Single shot at ISO3200 and 2 minutes exposure
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nobuour 2011-12-25 0:55
1816 0
Reprocessed on 11/28/2011
Sigma 150-500mm Zoom Lens
EOS T1i
ISO3200 ExpTime 45 seconds
10 lights, 10 darks, 10 flats
updated with the photos taken at
ISO3200, 2min. exposure, 20 lights, 20 darks, 10 flats on 12/24/2011 |
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nobuour 2011-12-25 0:42
1439 0
Location: Sunnyvale CA USA
Date: 02/02/2011
M78 is seen at the top left corner.
SigmaZoom 150-500mm at 150mm with Canon EOS T1i (Kiss X3), ISO3200, 75 seconds, 10lights, 10 dark and 10 flats,
updated with the stack of the shot on 12/24/2011 with 20 lights, 20 darks and 10 flats at the same exposure time. |
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| NGC1068
nobuour 2011-12-18 17:10
1086 0
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| NGC7662 The Blue Snowball
nobuour 2011-12-17 17:05
1130 0
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nobuour 2011-12-13 8:00
940 0
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nobuour 2011-12-13 7:59
987 0
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nobuour 2011-12-13 7:58
1020 0
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nobuour 2011-12-11 8:34
1041 0
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nobuour 2011-12-11 8:33
1023 0
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| Double Clusters NGC884 and 869
nobuour 2011-12-3 21:06
1055 0
Sigma Zoom lens 150-500mm at 313mm FL
ISO3200 10x30seconds and 5x1minute |
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| Moon on 11/29/2011 7:33 PM
nobuour 2011-12-3 5:02
1101 0
VC200L with reducer
10 jpg files are stacked by Registax V5.
ISO200 Shutter Speed=1/100 second |
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| NGC7331
nobuour 2011-12-1 4:19
1163 0
NGC7331 was challenging to shoot from Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley.
ISO1600 5x5min. 20x3min.
ISO3200 30x2min., totaling about 2 and half hours exposure and corresponding dark frames.
The third day, 12/1/2011, was quite windy, having distorted the star shapes.
The equipment was same as before. |
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| NGC253 Silver Coin Galaxy
nobuour 2011-11-15 23:56
1490 0
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| NGC6960 Supernova Remnants
nobuour 2011-10-28 19:38
1490 0
Vixen VC200L+Reducer (1280mm FL), Canon EOS T1i, not modified. with Orion Skyglow filter
ISO1600, 300 seconds, 19 lights,16 dark, 11 flats,
guided by a Modified Tasco refractor (60mm Dia 500mm FL) and Meade DSI 2 C CCD and PHD,
mounted on Sirius EQ-G controlled by ASEQMOD, stacked with DSS and processed with Photoshop CS5. Location: Light Polluted Silicon Valley, Sunnyvale CA USA
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| NGC5866
nobuour 2011-10-27 16:04
1104 0
Edge on Galaxy, guessed as M102, which has been missing on the catalogue.
photo, taked on 9/26/2011
in Sunnyvale, CA |
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| M13
nobuour 2011-10-19 0:51
1724 0
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| M3
nobuour 2011-10-19 0:12
1073 0
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| M5
nobuour 2011-10-18 7:49
1336 0
VC200L with Oron SkyGlow filter without reducer
on Sirius EQ-G Mount
Canon Eos T1i at ISO3200 10x120seconds
6/28/2010 Sunnyvale California |
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| M4
nobuour 2011-10-18 7:47
930 0
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nobuour 2011-10-17 8:47
825 0
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nobuour 2011-10-11 17:13
1326 0
VC200L with Reducer and LP filter,
taken from Sunnyvlae CA USA
9/30/2011 |
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| NGC6781
nobuour 2011-10-11 1:57
1172 0
photographed on 8/31/2011
in Sunnyvale
same VC200L and EOS T1i
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nobuour 2011-9-25 20:18
1231 0
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nobuour 2011-9-23 17:25
1195 0
Vixen VC200L + Canon EOS T1i(KISS X3)
10 frames of ISO1600 45seconds Exposures,10 dark and 10 flat frames, stacked with DeepSkyStacker,
Mount: Sirius EQ-G, controlled by ASEQMOD,
Guide: a modified Tasco scope* (60mm aperture and 500 mm FL) with Meade DSI2 and PHD
Image Processing: Photoshop CS5
*: OT of the Tasco 900mm FL is cut short and a Kenko Closeup achromat lens of 500 mm FL is inserted, making a 500ml FL scope |
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nobuour 2011-9-21 14:51
2720 0
Eyepiece Projection method
30mm 2 inch eyepiece
EOS T1i (KISS X3) with no camera lens
video captured using mov_rec with 5X option,
stacked by Registax 5
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| M27
nobuour 2011-9-19 1:19
1099 0
| photographed on 9/18/2011 |
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| M22
nobuour 2011-9-15 1:51
906 0
Tasco 60mm aperture 900mm FL achromat OTA is cut and Kenko 500mm close-up lens is used as
reducer, having a combined FL of @ 500mm.
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| Modified Tasco Telescope
nobuour 2011-8-25 2:01
1078 0
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nobuour 2011-8-7 7:58
1281 2
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nobuour 2011-8-7 0:24
1189 0
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nobuour 2011-8-7 0:04
1612 0
Sunnyvale California
Sigma Telelphoto Zoom Lens 150-500mm at 150mm
Canon EOS T1i |
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nobuour 2011-8-6 23:27
1098 0
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nobuour 2011-8-2 1:23
1141 0
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nobuour 2011-7-7 6:29
1683 0
image update taken on 7/xx/2011 at a Santa Cruz Mountain area
ISO3200 66 seconds exposure
4 lights, 4 darks and 10 flats |
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nobuour 2011-5-12 4:48
1576 0
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| M99 Galaxy
nobuour 2011-5-2 12:56
1278 0
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| Leo Trio
nobuour 2011-4-29 1:03
1122 0
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