Astrophotography

Amateur Astrophotography
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These photos were taken with a Nikon D100 Digital SLR
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Moon                                             ISO 1600
Waxing crescent
One of my better exposures, but perhaps not perfectly focused.
1/250
September 12 2002

M11   NGC 6705                              ISO 3200
The Wild Duck Cluster contains an estimated 2900 stars, one of the richest and most compact open clusters. 6th magnitude, 5600 ly away, in the constellation Skutum, close to the center of the Milky Way.
30 sec
September 12 2002

M13 NGC 6205                               ISO 3200
This globular cluster found in Hercules is only a faint 5.8 magnitude, and contains possibly several 100,000 stars at 25,100 light years away.
30 sec
September 12 2002

Tarazed SAO 105223                     ISO 1600
Located in the Summer Triangle, just above Altair, estimated 284 light years distant, with a magnitude of 2.72.
20 sec f/6.3
September 12 2002

Schedar of Cassiopeia                   ISO 1600
Magnitude 2.2 at 120 Light years
30 sec f/6.3
September 12 2002

Caph of Cassiopeia                        ISO 1600
Magnitude 2.3 at 42 Light years
20 sec f/6.3
September 12 2002

Cih of Cassiopeia                           ISO 1600
Center of the W has a variable magnitude averaging 2.5.
Magnitude 1.6-3.0 at 780 Light years
20 sec f/6.3
September 12 2002

Ruchbah of Cassiopeia                   ISO 1600
Magnitude 2.7 at 62 Light years
20 Sec f/6.3
September 12 2002

Cassiopeia The Queen                     ISO 1600
The five brightest stars of the big W are shown here.
20 sec f/5
September 12 2002

Milky Way through Cygnus              ISO 3200
Centered on Eta, the beta, Albireo is seen in the lower right.
30 Sec f/5
September 12 2002

Milky Way through Cygnus              ISO 3200
This image just west of Deneb captures the Gamma (Sadr), Delta and Eta of Cygnus, the Swan.
25 Sec f/5
September 12 2002

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	Moon ISO 1600 Waxing crescent One of my better exposures, but perhaps not perfectly focused. 1/250 September 12 2002
	M11 NGC 6705 ISO 3200 The Wild Duck Cluster contains an estimated 2900 stars, one of the richest and most compact open clusters. 6th magnitude, 5600 ly away, in the constellation Skutum, close to the center of the Milky Way. 30 sec September 12 2002
	M13 NGC 6205 ISO 3200 This globular cluster found in Hercules is only a faint 5.8 magnitude, and contains possibly several 100,000 stars at 25,100 light years away. 30 sec September 12 2002
	Tarazed SAO 105223 ISO 1600 Located in the Summer Triangle, just above Altair, estimated 284 light years distant, with a magnitude of 2.72. 20 sec f/6.3 September 12 2002
	Schedar of Cassiopeia ISO 1600 Magnitude 2.2 at 120 Light years 30 sec f/6.3 September 12 2002
	Caph of Cassiopeia ISO 1600 Magnitude 2.3 at 42 Light years 20 sec f/6.3 September 12 2002
	Cih of Cassiopeia ISO 1600 Center of the W has a variable magnitude averaging 2.5. Magnitude 1.6-3.0 at 780 Light years 20 sec f/6.3 September 12 2002
	Ruchbah of Cassiopeia ISO 1600 Magnitude 2.7 at 62 Light years 20 Sec f/6.3 September 12 2002
	Cassiopeia The Queen ISO 1600 The five brightest stars of the big W are shown here. 20 sec f/5 September 12 2002
	Milky Way through Cygnus ISO 3200 Centered on Eta, the beta, Albireo is seen in the lower right. 30 Sec f/5 September 12 2002
	Milky Way through Cygnus ISO 3200 This image just west of Deneb captures the Gamma (Sadr), Delta and Eta of Cygnus, the Swan. 25 Sec f/5 September 12 2002