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Image |
Date |
Photographer
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Description |
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4
May 2006 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein
|
Moon
close-up 1
Telescope: 13 inch Alvin Clark refractor
Eyepiece: 40 mm
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 DSC-P93A
1/6 sec exposure, F/5.2, ISO 100.
Craters of the moon during first phase, just after sunset. Slight
brightness and contrast enhancement. |
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4
May 2006 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein
|
Moon
close-up 2
Telescope: 13 inch Alvin Clark refractor
Eyepiece: 40 mm
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 DSC-P93A
1/6 sec exposure, F/10, ISO 100.
Mare and craters of the moon during first phase, just after sunset.
Slight brightness and contrast enhancement. |
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4
May 2006 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein
|
Moon
close-up 3
Telescope: 13 inch Alvin Clark refractor
Eyepiece: 40 mm
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 DSC-P93A
1/40 sec exposure, F/2.8, ISO 100.
Mare and craters of the moon during first phase, just after sunset.
Slight brightness and contrast enhancement. |
 |
4
May 2006 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein
|
Moon
close-up 4
Telescope: 13 inch Alvin Clark refractor
Eyepiece: 40 mm
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 DSC-P93A
1/6 sec exposure, F/5.2, ISO 100.
Mare and craters of the moon during first phase, just after sunset.
Slight brightness and contrast enhancement. |
|
|
7
September 2005 |
Hannes
Pieterse,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Moon
sliver with crater names
Telescope: Celestron GPS 11
Reducer: 6.3
Camera: Canon 10D, Shutterspeed: 1/180
ISO: 400
This image of the moon shows various craters clearly visible on
the edge of the moon's shadow. |
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21
May 2005 |
Shaun
Twigge ,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Jupiter
through 12"
Telescope: 12 inch Meade LX200GPS
Photo equipment: LPI Imager
Other equipment: 2x Barlow lens
Comments: Automatic stacking with Autostar software from about 3
000 images; the moon Io's shadow clearly visible as black dot to
upper right.
Details of cloud bands visible over surface. |
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|
3 May 2005 |
Shaun
Twigge,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Saturn
through 12"
Telescope: 12 inch Meade LX200GPS
Photo equipment: LPI Imager
Comments: Automatic stacking with Autostar software from about 150
images; slight “unsharp masking” effect with software.
Shadow of planet on rings clearly distinguishable. |
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|
22
April 2005 |
Neels
Raath ,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Jupiter/Moon
Occultation, including planetary moons (compilation)
Telescope: 10 inch Dobsonian reflector
Eyepiece: 25 mm
Camera: Sony W15 digital
Comments: No use was made of adapters or filters.
This image was compiled from two separate photos.
The whole moon is shown beautifully in this wide-field image, craters
and mare clearly visible. In addition, the photo was taken with
an unmotorized 10 inch dobsonian and various efforts had
to be put in until a perfect image was obtained. |
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|
22
April 2005
|
Hannes
Pieterse,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Jupiter/Moon
Occultation
Photo taken on 22 April 2005, showing the moon occulting the gas
giant Jupiter and its visible moons.
Date/Time: 2005:04:22 17:49:51
Shutter speed: 1/180 sec
ISO: 400
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Image |
Date |
Photographer
|
Description |
 |
4
June 2005 |
Gideon
Steyl,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Star
fields around Crux-Carina
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1
Comments: The beauty of the Southern skies becomes evident with
this exposed photo, showing Crux (centre) and two prominent deep
sky objects (NGC 3532 and the Eta Carina Nebula - above rigth pole). |
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1
May 2005 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Star
field of Scorpio and milky way
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 P93A
Comments: No magnification. 30 second timed exposure.
Digital editing: Gamma correction, brightness and contrast enhancement. |
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|
2
April 2005 |
Gerrit
Penning,
ASSA Bloemfontein |
Constellation
of Orion, situated above the 13 inch refractor building at Boyden
Observatory
Camera: Sony Cybershot 5.1 P93A.
Comments: No magnification. Timed exposure in seconds. Structure
illuminated by ground flashes.
Digital editing: Gamma correction, brightness and contrast enhancement.
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