Astrophotography by Drew J. Evans http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy A website dedicated to my astrophotography imaging of our solar system and beyond. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:04:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=433 Sunspot AR1429 http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/sunspot-ar1429/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunspot-ar1429 http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/sunspot-ar1429/#comments Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:15:59 +0000 Drew J. Evans http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/?p=69 id="wpa2a_2"

Sunspot AR1429

The sun pocked with sunspots on March 11, 2012. Sunspot AR1429 (far right at mid latitude) was the cuprit for the solar flare and solar storm. Taken with Canon t3i using Thousand Oaks Type II glass solar filter and Takahashi FS60c. 1/4000sec exposure taken at ISO 1250.

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Venus, Jupiter, and Crescent Moon Conjunction

 

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M104 / NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy

M104 / NGC4594 – Sombrero Galaxy

Portable Pier: Particle Wave Technologies
Mount: AstroPhysics Mach1
Scope: AstroPhysics 155mm EDFS f/7
Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T3i
ISO: 6400
Exposures: 5×90 seconds stacked in Regim at Casitas de Gila, New Mexico.

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Orion and the Winter Milky Way

Orion and the Winter Milky Way February 22, 2012 at 2:25AM Casitas DeGila, New Mexico

Canon EOS REBEL T3i using 32mm EF lens mounted on Astrotrac TT320X-AG (unguided)
605 second exposure at f/4
400 ISO

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Winter Constellations and Jupiter Setting

Winter Constellations and Jupiter Setting

 

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Winter Constellations from my Backyard

Winter Constellations from my Backyard

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Sunspot activity on January 15, 2012

Sunspots using Thousand Oaks Type II glass solar filter and Takahashi FS60c / Canon t3i

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Canon EOS Digital Rebel t3i

Canon EOS Hutech Modified 350D

Canon EOS Digital Rebel 300D

Sigma 4.5mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens

Astrotrac TT320X-AG

Takahashi Teegul Sky Patrol II

Hutech LPS 17-40mm

Canon EF f/4L USM 18-35mm

Tamron 50-300mm Telezoom Lens

0.42 Fisheye Lens

2x Autofocus Teleconverter

Canon Angle Finder C

Canon Remote Capture Software

Canon Eyepiece Extender

Canon Wireless Shutter

Meade Piggyback Bracket

Bogen 3011BN Heavy Tripod

Bogen 3130 Tripod Head

Bogen 3275 Junior Geared Head

15-foot USB Amplifying Extenders

DSLR Focus

10" Meade RCX400 f/8 GPS with UHTC 10"

Meade LX200 f/10 GPS with UHTC

 Takahashi FS-60C Apochromatic Refractor

4.5" Meade 4500 f/8 Reflecting Telescope

Meade Superwedge

Meade 8×50 Viewfinder

Orion 6×30 Right-Angle Viewfinder

Z-Bolt

BTG-10 Lithium Green Laser Pointer

Meade LPI

Meade DSI Pro with RGB Filter Set

Autostar II

Austostar Suite Meade

10" Hard Dew Shield

Meade Shock Absorbers

Meade USB to Serial adapter to Laptop

"Springy Thingy" for mounting assistance

Takahashi f/4.5 Focal Reducer

Meade f/6.3 Focal Reducer

Meade 2" Series 5000 2x TeleXtender

Meade 24mm Series 5000

2" Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

Meade 2" 90-degree Diagonal with UHTC

Meade 1.25" Series 5000 5x TeleXtender

Meade 1.25" 90-degree Diagonal

Meade Super Plossl 1.25" 12mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece

Meade Super Plossl 1.25" 40mm Eyepiece

Meade Super Plossl 1.25" 26mm Eyepiece

Edmund Scientific 12mm Coated Eyepiece

Celestron Ultima 1.25" 7mm Eyepiece

Meade 2x Barlow Lens Meade

Variable Projection Camera Adapter

Celestron #21 Orange Filter

Celestron Light Pollution Reduction Filter Meade

#547 AC Adapter

Meade Rear-Cell Eyepiece Holder (visual back)

Kronos 30x90mm Mod. II 45° Ocular Astronomy Binoculars
]]> http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/astrophotography-equipment/feed/ 0 Autumn Waxing Moon http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/autumn-waxing-moon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autumn-waxing-moon http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/autumn-waxing-moon/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 02:45:29 +0000 Drew J. Evans http://www.drewjevans.com/astronomy/?p=171 id="wpa2a_16"

Autumn Waxing Moon

Autumn Waxing Moon

 

November, 2011 at 11:45PM
10″ Meade RCX400 and Canon EOS Hutech Modified 350D
Composite Exposure 1/400 sec at ISO200.

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Jupiter and it's Jovian Moons

Jupiter and it's Jovian Moons

Jovian moons (from left to right) are Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, and Io.
10-inch Meade RCX400 using Meade LPI. Total of 230 frames stacked in Registax

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