tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42071811229483334942011-11-12T00:15:40.108-05:00Have a look at the universe through the eyes of a wandering wonderer. Welcome to my Astrophotography Blog! (All photos posted here are copyrighted by the photographer and are not to be used in any other media without written permisson.)Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-81647995370376188942009-08-21T22:17:00.005-04:002009-08-21T22:33:43.021-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/So9Y53noUrI/AAAAAAAAAPE/1_z6NFvl2dM/s1600-h/double+cluster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/So9Y53noUrI/AAAAAAAAAPE/1_z6NFvl2dM/s400/double+cluster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372610631682249394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stats:<br /><span class="post">9 x 4min Subs<br />QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with AT66ED and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-8164799537037618894?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-82162900024329743872009-08-02T17:48:00.006-04:002009-08-04T01:34:26.191-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnfIW8y0fsI/AAAAAAAAAOU/Iu5rLeRu960/s1600-h/m13+best.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnfIW8y0fsI/AAAAAAAAAOU/Iu5rLeRu960/s400/m13+best.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365977777637195458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In this image is the Great Hercules globular cluster along with some galaxy friends to the left of the cluster, <span class="post">IC4617 (in between M13 and NGC6207) and </span><span class="post">NGC6207.<br /><br /><br />Stats:<br />12 x 4min subs<br /></span><span class="post">QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter</span><br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4<div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-8216290002432974387?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-21016401995187339632009-08-01T22:53:00.007-04:002009-08-21T22:21:24.025-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnZEo7MQBNI/AAAAAAAAAN0/t1gy_B_y3rs/s1600-h/andromeda+5min1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnZEo7MQBNI/AAAAAAAAAN0/t1gy_B_y3rs/s400/andromeda+5min1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365551475933054162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stats:<br /><span class="post">10 x 5min Subs<br />QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with AT66ED and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4</span><span class="post"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-2101640199518733963?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-44385122750057042692009-07-31T17:44:00.005-04:002009-08-25T00:07:26.513-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNjeoNDoCI/AAAAAAAAAS0/_dO9qW7nR0g/s1600-h/veil+10min.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNjeoNDoCI/AAAAAAAAAS0/_dO9qW7nR0g/s400/veil+10min.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373748158222540834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnNmOKCeOXI/AAAAAAAAAM0/0lE1GNru_dY/s1600-h/veil+10min+resize.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-4438512275005704269?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-65918557522862450662009-07-20T23:15:00.004-04:002009-07-21T14:55:48.878-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SmYPMBv0xSI/AAAAAAAAAMs/VoJaxO5DBik/s1600-h/m16+further+stretch+crop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SmYPMBv0xSI/AAAAAAAAAMs/VoJaxO5DBik/s400/m16+further+stretch+crop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360989105733027106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SmUzOXgJ_dI/AAAAAAAAAMM/O5EG5cFxfLw/s1600-h/m16+cropped.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-6591855752286245066?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-49395879477365828382009-07-20T23:06:00.007-04:002009-08-28T18:03:21.791-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SmYNudsB8ZI/AAAAAAAAAMk/LpVMRVPaWkk/s1600-h/m16+further+stretch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SmYNudsB8ZI/AAAAAAAAAMk/LpVMRVPaWkk/s400/m16+further+stretch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360987498325602706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The majestic "Pillars of Creation" can easily be discerned here in this widefield view of the famous Eagle nebula. These pillars are an active site of star birth.<br /><br />Stats:<br /><span class="post">10 x 5min Subs<br />QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with AT66ED and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-4939587947736582838?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-22003842317727510462009-05-31T06:40:00.030-04:002009-08-28T18:05:00.136-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpSlqa7djyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/-GYIaXyJfYA/s1600-h/new+bubble2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpSlqa7djyI/AAAAAAAAAT8/-GYIaXyJfYA/s400/new+bubble2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374102403561656098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Stats:<br /><span class="post">6 x 20min Subs<br />QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4 </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-2200384231772751046?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-85490372499204956892009-05-21T19:28:00.019-04:002009-08-28T18:04:06.854-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNZCPtG58I/AAAAAAAAASk/ae63W3KSsgE/s1600-h/dumbell+new.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNZCPtG58I/AAAAAAAAASk/ae63W3KSsgE/s400/dumbell+new.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373736675493472194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A very well-known planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. It is located roughly 1,360 light years away<br /><br />Stats:<br /><span class="post">8 x 15min Subs<br />QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br />Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-8549037249920495689?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-86339927444692002522009-05-21T06:52:00.045-04:002009-08-24T21:45:53.293-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNCSTvBAFI/AAAAAAAAASE/-diov9PTLug/s1600-h/new+north+america.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SpNCSTvBAFI/AAAAAAAAASE/-diov9PTLug/s400/new+north+america.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373711662685683794" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is an emission nebula considered to be 1500 light years away from Earth. As its name suggests, the nebula closely resembles the North American continent complete with the Gulf Coast.<br /><br />Stats:<br />5 x 15min Subs<br /><span class="post">QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br /></span>Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4<div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-8633992744469200252?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-85996782311945558952009-05-02T21:41:00.013-04:002009-07-21T03:57:30.773-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SiKeeLrXIkI/AAAAAAAAAIM/B8Ga0dGrvow/s1600-h/m51+10min.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SiKeeLrXIkI/AAAAAAAAAIM/B8Ga0dGrvow/s400/m51+10min.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342006349382754882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is an image of a "grand design" spiral galaxy roughly 23 million light years away. It is interacting with its neighbor galaxy known as NGC 5195. Towards the right of M51 are two smaller NGC galaxies.<br /><br />Stats:<br />7 x 10min Subs<br /><span class="post">QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br /></span>Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4<div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-8599678231194555895?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4207181122948333494.post-12043026250918959782009-04-29T00:55:00.003-04:002009-08-04T01:19:17.459-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnfEzp2ZOkI/AAAAAAAAAOE/L76yUrxEiTE/s1600-h/needle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_D2N79Us1rkU/SnfEzp2ZOkI/AAAAAAAAAOE/L76yUrxEiTE/s400/needle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365973872721607234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A beautiful "edge-on" unbarred spiral galaxy galaxy located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. Note the neighboring galaxy seen as a dim smudge just to the right of the Needle galaxy.<br /><br />Stats:<br />7 x 5min Subs<br /><span class="post">QHY8 w/IDAS LPS Filter<br /></span>Orion 80ED mounted on CG-5GT<br />Auto-guided with ST80 and Meade DSI<br />Preprocessed in Nebulosity<br />Processed in CS4<div class="blogger-post-footer">All images presented here are copyrighted by the photographer. The photos are not for reproduction in any other media source without written permission from the photographer.<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4207181122948333494-1204302625091895978?l=absurduniverse.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Astronuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16201879437236457929noreply@blogger.com0