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M 45
Published on 29 Oct 2006 at 8:48 pm.
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Filed under astrophotography, star clusters.
We had a star party this past weekend. As usually happens, the public got tired and went away before the astronomers. So, I took an opportunity to take a couple of astrophotos. Here is the Pleiades star cluster (Messier number 45) in Taurus. I used a Nikon D70 camera with a […]
Makeup Moon Photo
Published on 4 Oct 2006 at 10:20 am.
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Last night my students were taking a test. They didn’t have any questions for me, and I had finished the work that I had brought with me to work on. So, I decided to drag a telescope out and take a photo of the Moon while I was waiting. I did this quickly, so it […]
Missing Moon Photos
Published on 3 Oct 2006 at 8:37 pm.
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When I went to the airshow this weekend, I took lots of photographs. I used several rolls of film. Yeah, I know. Everyone else has gone digital. Well, I still like film for various reasons. I took most of the film to be developed at a place near my house right away. That is where […]
Astrophotography: NGC 6530
Published on 20 Aug 2006 at 12:53 pm.
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This is the star cluster NGC 6530.
The star party went well last night. We didn’t have that many people from the public there. But, the park ranger said that there weren’t many people staying in the park. Most of the public schools just started, and thay may have something to do with […]
