ASTRO PHOTOS:


Here is a collection of images created by members of PAS. Most are astrophotography, but we also include atmospheric phenomena, technology, and original artwork. The originals include slides, prints, and digital images, all of which have been reproduced in 72 or 150 dpi JPEG format, slightly compressed for faster viewing. These images are copyrighted, and may not be used without the explicit permission of their creator.

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Two shots of Comet 17P Holmes:
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Chris Johnson


2007-11-01 - Celestron C11 at Prime Focus on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C, 1x30s,1x15s stacked

2007-11-02  - Celestron C14 at Prime Focus on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 30x10s subs

IC434 (Horsehead) - Celestron C11 with Hyperstar on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 30x30s subs

M37 - Celestron C11 with Hyperstar on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 10x10s subs

M42 (Orion) - Celestron C11 with Hyperstar on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 10x10s 30x30s subs

M45 (Pleiades) - Celestron C11 with Hyperstar on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 50x60s subs

M101 (Pinwheel Galaxy) - Celestron C11 with Hyperstar on CGE Mount. Starlight Express SXVF-H9C shot at 60x30s subs

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Comet Holmes.tifSonny Schug November 8, 2007. Canon 400D, 30 seconds, ISO 800.805k
Comet P17 HolmesChris JohnsonCelestron 11" SCT  + F 6.3 focal reducer using a Meade DSI Pro-II camera.  Luminance with IR Block filter.  30 eight second frames aligned, stacked and adjusted in Registax4.39k
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Rod Sutter

Taken October 28th from Phoenix.
Shot A-focal with a Nikon Coolpix 4600, through a 6" DOB.  +2 exposure.

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Planetary AlignmentDon BoydTaken by the Salt River off of Bush Highway, in Far North Mesa on April 15 2002. Alignment of all five planets and the moon, Jupiter, Moon, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Mercury, Mercury and Saturn are in the skyglow and difficult to see, Mercury is right next to the cactus. 57 k
Mercury Transit of 11/08/2006Sonny SchugTaken at Chet's house on the 8th.
1/750 second, prime focus, with Pentax istDS DSLR. 5" f/5 refractor with sun filter.
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Comet SwanSonny Schug30 second, unguided, Pentax ist DSLR with Orion light pollution filter on a 5" f/5 Orion refractor, prime focus at 24x magnification.104k
Horsehead Nebula   Keith Parizek, Evered Kreimer   45 min, 12" Schmidt, glass plate 103aE Kodak   82k
Quarter Moon   Jerry Belcher   2 sec, 12" Schmidt, Unitron at prime focus, IsoPan ASA 50   42k
Comet Hale-Bopp   Steve & Deannea Dagilis   11 min, Nikon F3+200 mm zoom, f4.5, hypered TechPan 2415   100k
Halley's Comet   Dan Heim   1 hour, OM1 + 100 mm Zuiko, f2.8, Ektachrome ASA 1600   96k
1991 Total Eclipse   Dan Heim   1/8th, OM1 + 100 mm Zuiko, f2.8, Kodachrome ASA 64   76k
1994 Annular Eclipse   Dan Heim   1/125th, eyepiece projection, Celestron SS80, Kodachrome ASA 64   63k
Lunar Corona   Dan Heim   1/4th, OM1 + 100 mm Zuiko, f2.8, Ektachrome ASA 1600   76k
Sun Pillar   Dan Heim   Sony Mavica MVC-FD81, full auto   92k
Cloud Shadow   Dan Heim   Sony Mavica MVC-FD81, full auto   85k
M-31 Star Field   Roger Serrato   10 min, Minolta XG1 + 28 mm Rokker, f2.8, Kodak Gold 200   86k
Comet Machholz   Barbara Hartman   9 best 10 second exposures stacked and processed w/Registax  Kodak DX4900 digital camera, 10" Orion Atlas eq    27k
Partial Lunar Eclipse   Barbara Hartman   Kodak DX4900 auto, 6" Orion Dob, 25mm eyepiece   107k
Mercury, Venus, Saturn   Barbara Hartman   Kodak DX4900 auto, tripod mounted, 70 mm zoom   83k
Deep Impact Comet Tempel1   Justine & Scott Loucks   False color image taken with an 11" SCT at f/3.3, 40 x 15 sec fames stacked on the comets motion - Mid Exposure time 05:57:15 UTC.  Taken during "Deep Impact" on July 4th, 2005.   25k
VenusMoonJupiter   Rod Sutter   Shot with Nikon Coolpix   4k
Network Nebula   Scott Loucks   b/w with some pretty bad field curvature at the bottom but I thought I would post anyway...   36k
Saturn   Chet Schuler   Saturn taken with a Celestron NextStar video camera, Meade 12" LX200 with 2X Barlow, 300 frames (10 seconds) stacked and processed with Registax.   59k
Mars   Chet Schuler   Mars taken with a Celestron NextStar video camera, Meade 12" LX200 with 2X Barlow, 300 frames (10 seconds) stacked and processed with Registax.   25k
Moon crater Copernicus   Chet Schuler   Moon crater Copernicus taken with a Meade 416 camera through an IR filter using the Meade 12" LX200 and a 2X Barlow.   91k