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Tag: Canis Major

The Dog Star & the Pup

Camera :ZWO ASI071 Exposure:300 x 2 sec., stacked Image date:2022-02-09 Which is the first star to become visible after sunset? … More

amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Canis Major, cosmos, creation, deep sky, Featured, image, LX-90, Meade LX-90, nature, photography, science, Sirius, southern skies, space, Stars, The Pup, Universe, world

Open Cluster M41

An open star cluster in Canis Major, visible to the naked eye. Imaged at a field session with Macarthur Astronomical … More

Canis Major, Ed120, ngc 2287, open cluster, Skywatcher, telescope

Dark Sky Observing Thwarted

Above: The Large Magellanic Cloud. Canon 60D on Star Adventurer mount, 24mm lens, 3 minutes, f4.5, ISO 1600, cropped. Following our visit … More

Alpha Centauri, antares, Canis Major, Central West Astronomical Society, Clouds, cookamidgera, Crescent, CWAS, Dorado, Galaxy, Jupiter, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, Milky Way, Moon, nsw, Observatory, Orion, parkes, PGC 17223, Rigil Kentaurus, Satellite, Spiral galaxy, Sunset

Milky Way

Some unguided (hence short exposure) wide field images taken with my Canon 60D and Sigma 50mm f/1.8 lens: All images … More

Betelgeuse, Canis Major, Carina, Crux, Milky Way, Orion, Puppis, Rigel, The Pointers

Iridium Flare

A magnitude -7.0 flare from the left antenna of Iridium 25 satellite on 23rd February 2016.   Visually this was … More

Canis Major, Flare, Iridium, Puppis, Satellite, Sirius

Orion Wide Field

2015-12-31 Orion Region 2min 18mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 Testing my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer camera mount, last night I achieved … More

Aldeberan, Belt, Canis Major, deep sky, Hyades, M42, Monoceros, NGC 2244, Orion, Rosette Nebula, Sirius, Taurus

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