Weasner's Meade ETX Guest Gallery

GUEST SKY ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY

Last updated: 28 August 2006

Some ETX users have sent me examples of their astrophotography. If you have some examples you would like included here please send me a description of how you made the astrophotos and a copy of the images as GIF or JPEG files (due to internet email gateway issues, please send only one image file per message). Send to etx@me.com. Alternatively, if you have created your own web page with your examples please let me know and I'll include a link to your site.

Submitted by: Dieter.Wolf@DNSint.com [28 Aug 06]
just before you're leaving - haven't even read your last OO report: Did you know that (astro-)photographers like rain? - Sometimes... PANASONIC Lumix DMC-FZ30, ISO400, f/11 35mm, 1/6s - 420mm, 1/13s (through the window and out of the hand thanks to image stabilization)

Submitted by: Leung Henry (hleung1688@yahoo.com) [4 Aug 06]
I have attached a picture of big dipper. Canon Digital Rebel, Lens: Sigma 24-70mm 2.8, Exposure: 29 seconds, F-stop: 2.8, ISO:800, RAW format converted jpeg, On tripod, Location: outside Bright Angel lodge at Grand Canyon, Date: 6/20/06

Submitted by: Paul Campbell (iamzoup@yahoo.com) [15 Jul 06]
Here is a recent SunPillar. Taken with my etx 125 and a cybershot mounted to a 40mm lens. cleaned up in photoshop

Submitted by: chasiotis elias (elias_chasiotis@stendor.coo.gr) [9 Jul 06]
Yesterday i had the great chance to catch and capture the ISS connected with the space shuttle Discovery with my ETX! It was unbeliavable! Tracking was done manually.

Submitted by: Job Geheniau (geheniau@xs4all.nl) [25 Jun 06]
I tried the ISS spacestation with the ETX. You have to act quickly because it's gone before you know it.
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Submitted by: Job Geheniau (geheniau@xs4all.nl) [17 Jun 06]
Nice Lightning here yesterday

Submitted by: mike forster (m42@comcast.net) [8 Jun 06]
sky shot thru a sony dscf717 last summer, hope you can use it.

Submitted by: Kevin (kevin@secondstorystudio.com) [25 May 06]
I used my digital camera to capture Venus at sunrise. Though you could add it to your wed site?

Submitted by: Ignacio Rodriguez Rocha (iarr@magnekon.com) [19 May 06]
A nice image for the sky section of astrophotography gallery. This was taken on May 17 in Monterrey, Mxico ( 25N 100W ). It was very interesting because this type of halos are not seen very often ( at least in Monterrey ).

Submitted by: Dave Wallace (d_wallace@ecrm.com) [2 Apr 06]
Here's a shot I took while on vacation earlier this month: Alpha and Beta Centauri and the Southern Cross taken from Ayers Rock. (The original image -- on-line at http://wa1gsf.net/photography/Australia/originals/CRW_2775.jpg -- looks a lot nicer. But it's 3072x2048 pixels and weighs in at about 2 MB: be warned!) Details: Taken at 13:14 on 7-Mar-2006 GMT (22:44 7-Mar-2006 local time) Canon EOS Digital Rebel (300D) 50mm [80mm effective] at f/2, 30 sec, ISO 400 The view has been rotated 90 degrees clockwise (S is down) Notes: Beta and Gamma Crusis are double stars. The companions are resolvable (in the original photo). Alpha Crusis is a triple star, but not resolvable at the resolution and magnification used.

Submitted by: Dieter.Wolf@DNSint.com [8 Mar 06]
looking forward to see your OO report. Had you a chance to 'catch' the close approach of the young moon with the Plejades with your Nikon D70? Here in Southern Germany we had snow - snow - snow (may be you saw it on tv) And you would not believe that - between the snowstorms - there was a gap... 2006-03-05, 19:20 CET, PANASONIC Lumix DMC FZ-30 at ISO 400 with 420mm equivalent focal length, f3.7, composite 1/800s for the moon and 5s for the Plejades

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in January-February 2006.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in November-December 2005.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in September-October 2005.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in July-August 2005.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in January-June 2005.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in November - December 2004.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in April - October 2004.

See the Guest Sky Astrophotography Archive for photos posted in January - March 2004.