Astro-Photos

  • Astro-Photo: Bubble Nebula

    Object: Bubble Nebula or NGC 7635 Photographer: Michael Cooke Camera: eVscope v1 Location: San Mateo, CA

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  • Astro-Photo: NGC 6520 & Barnard 86

    Object: NGC 6520 (an open cluster of stars) & Barnard 86 (Dark Nebula) Photographer: Michael Cooke Camera: eVscope v1 Location: Crestview Park, San Carlos, CA.

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  • Astro-Photo: Cocoon Nebula

    Object: Cocoon Nebula or IC 5146 Photographer: Michael Cooke Camera: eVscope v1 Location: Crestview Park, San Carlos, CA.

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  • Astro-Photo: Sculptor Galaxy

    Object: Sculptor Galaxy or NGC 253 Photographer: Michael Cooke Camera: eVscope V1 Location: San Mateo, CA The galaxy was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.

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  • Astro-Photo: Comet Tauchinshan-Atlas showing Anti-Tail

    Object: Comet Tsauchinshan-Atlas (aka C/2023 A3) showing anti-tail. Photographer: Stephen Kwong. Camera: A stack of 17 x 30 seconds exposures. Used a Rokinon 135mm lens at F/2 aperture, ZWO ASI533MC camera, ZWO ASIAIR Plus computer, and tracked on Skywatcher AZ GTI mount. The picture was post processed in Siril. Location: Crestview Park, San Carlos, CA.

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  • Astro-Photo: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas

    Object: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas Photographer: Kevin Simpson Camera: iPhone 16 Location: San Mateo, CA

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  • Astro-Photo: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (aka C/2023 A3)

    Object: Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (aka C/2023 A3) Photographer: Marion Weiler Camera: iPhone 15 Pro, 0.5 seconds Location: College of San Mateo, San Mateo, 10/14/2024, 7:53pm PST

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  • Astro-Photo: Aurora Borealis Aug 2024

    Object: Aurora Borealis Photographer: Marion Weiler Camera: iPhone 15 Pro, 28 mm main lens, 0.5 seconds Location: Svelvik, Norway

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  • Astro-Photo: Lunar Terminator

    Object: Lunar Terminator Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 12” Orion Dobsonian Location: Backyard San Jose

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  • Astro-Photo: The Elephant Trunk Nebula (M27)

    Object: The Elephant Trunk Nebula (M27) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 160 minutes Location: Backyard San Jose

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