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Monday, March 28, 2011

Saturn Celestron NexStar 4SE Telescope RegiStax NexImage



Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron
GOTO Alignment - Solar system align - Saturn
NexStar 4se Telescope
NexImage celestron Webcamera CCD Solar System imager VGA 640x480 with Barlow 2-x lens (compliments the Plossl eyepieces - from Celestron Eyepiece and Filter Kit - 1.25")
AMCap software for NexImage
Registax 5.1.9.2

Photos of Saturn - near Saturn opposition 03/20/2011 03/25/2011

Video duration 7 min (420sec), Frame Rate 5 frames/second, 2100 frames and 1 min 40 sec (100sec), Frame Rate 10 frames/second, 1000 frames.
Registax v5 - Align Default, Center Gravity, Gradient2; Drizzling Optimization, Wavelet - Gaussian Initial Layer 2, RGB Align - Estimate, Histogram stretch

A thin black gap in the rings - Cassini division is visible from amateur telescope celestron 4SE in the backyard.

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NexImage and Celestron 4SE- Brooklyn Astrophotography

Brooklyn Astronomy and Astrophotography - Celestron 4SE and Celestron NexImage
NYC Astrophotography - Celestron 4SE and NexImage

Saturday, March 5, 2011

My Hobby is Astrophotography

What happens to astrophotographers. BEWARE!
Priceless....excellent videos...couldn't stop laughing...



Thursday, February 3, 2011

Time-lapse Sunset in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

Here is two time lapses I've made in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica (hotel Costa Verde).
Time-lapse sunset and time-lapse sky stars - Orion Constellation (with sky clouds). Taken in January 2011.
Hope You Enjoy them :)
Camera Canon 40D and Digital Timer Remote For Canon EOS.



Blue Sunset Costa Rica
Sunset Costa Rica
Cloudy Sunset Costa Rica
Gold Sunset - Costa Rica

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Total Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010 Winter Solstice

Total Lunar Eclipse December 21, 2010
New York, NY Celestron 4SE telescope. All exposures were taken with Canon 40D. Backyard astronomy and digital astrophotography. Weather in New Your during the eclipse time was fantastic, but a little bit cold.

Total Lunar Eclipse
Total Lunar Eclipse Celestron NexStar 4SE Canon 40D

The eclipse of December 21 2010 Tuesday morning was the first total lunar eclipse to occur on the day of the Northern Winter Solstice - the shortest day and longest night of the year (Southern Summer Solstice) since 1638 (first time in 372 years), and only the second in the Common Era. That will not happen again until 2094.

The eclipse was the first total lunar eclipse in almost three years, since the February 2008 total lunar eclipse. It is the second of two lunar eclipses in 2010.

NYC Total Lunar Eclipse Celestron 4SE Canon_40D Brooklyn Astronomy

Total Lunar Eclipse Celestron 4SE Canon_40D Brooklyn Astronomy

Total Lunar Eclipse Celestron 4SE Canon_40D Brooklyn Astronomy
Total Lunar Eclipse Celestron 4SE Canon_40D Brooklyn Astronomy


Partial eclipse begins 1:33am EST
Total eclipse begins 2:41am EST
Middle of eclipse 3:17am EST
Total eclipse ends 3:53am EST
Partial eclipse ends 5:01am EST




Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Blue Moon November 21 2010 Celestron 4se Canon 40D

Color full moon, blue moon, Canon 40D, Celestron 4SE


Blue Moon (November 21, 2010) - Year 2010
Canon EOS 40D camera and Celestron NexImage 4SE telescope - Backyard astronomy Digital Full Moon Photography

A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons. The earliest recorded English usage of the term "blue moon" was in a 1528.
In 2010 Blue Moon was November 21.

There are 4 photos of the Blue Moon.
First photo was colored in Photoshop.

1. Neutralize the colors (the median of the values of R, G and B is the same).
2. Create two duplicated layers.
3. First layer set as luminosity
4. Saturate the second layer.
5. Make invisible main background layer.
6. Play games with best parameters
So those colors are real, and the only difference is that they've been exaggerated a bit :)

Second photo: Blue Moon - White Balance: Tungsten light
Third photo: White-Black Moon - White Balance: Cloudy, twilight, sunset
Fourth photo: Yellow-Red Moon - White Balance: Shade

Blue Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn Astronomy



Full Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Brooklyn Astronomy


Full Moon Celestron 4SE Canon 40D



The Moon Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4 SE Canon 40D

Moon Astrophotography Celestron NexStar 4 SE Canon
Backyard Astronomy - Astrophotography Celestron - My amateur astro-photos
Celestron Nexstar 4SE - 4 inches telescope 101.6mm
Canon EOS 40D SLR Digital Camera
Canon Live View
The Moon Photos
Blue Moon November 21, 2010 (A blue moon can refer to the third full moon in a season with four full moons).
Music Debussy Suite Bergamasque: Claire De Lune ("Moonlight")


Moon astro-photography.

Photoshop:
Shadow / Highlights
Unsharp Mask
Brightness/Contrast



Celestron 4SE Canon 40D Moon Brooklyn Astronomy Backyard Astrophotography 
Hyginus is a small lunar caldera located at the east end of the Sinus Medii. Its rim is split by a long, linear rille that branches to the northwest and to the east-southeast for a total length of 220 kilometers
Hyginus is a small lunar caldera located at the east end of the Sinus Medii. Its rim is split by a long, linear rille that branches to the northwest and to the east-southeast for a total length of 220 kilometers. Celestron 4se, Canon 40D, Brooklyn Moon astrophotography 
Between two seas: Mare Tranquillitatis (Latin for Sea of Tranquility) and Mare Serenitatis (the "Sea of Serenity"). Apollo 15 landing at site Hadley–Apennine region.
Apollo 15 landing site at Hadley–Apennine region, Mare Serenitatis, Mare Tranquillitatis. Canon 40D, Celestron 4SE, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard

Tycho is a relatively young crater (about 108 million years). This age suggests that the impactor may have been a member of the Baptistina family of asteroids. A larger asteroid from the same family may have been the impactor responsible for creating Chicxulub Crater on Earth 65 million years ago, and causing the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Tycho crater, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE
Moon astrophotography Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE, Tycho crater, Brooklyn Moon astronomy from backyard 

Copernicus is a lunar crater named after the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. The crater is located in eastern Oceanus Procellarum. It is estimated to be about 800 million years old. The circular rim has a 30 km wide. The crater rays spread as far as 800 kilometers across the surrounding mare.

Copernicus crater, Astronomy from Brooklyn backyard Canon 40D and Celestron 4SE
Celestron 4SE Moon Copernicus crater,  Brooklyn backyard Astronomy