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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 21:54:34 GMT -5
These photos I took have been reduced in resolution a lot for web. This first one is M42, The Great Orion Nebula, in Orion's belt. Baby stars are hatching in there. This is the best shot I've gotten of it. You can see it with the naked eye.  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 22:11:42 GMT -5
This is a double cluster of stars in Perseus. Magnificent even in a small scope. This is about a 5-minute exposure through a 35mm camera with a 200mm telephoto riding piggyback on a telescope with a clock drive.  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 22:28:16 GMT -5
This is the summer Milky Way - a beautiful sight! I've labeled some of the points of interest. The Andromeda galaxy can easily be seen with the naked eye.  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 22:47:54 GMT -5
This is M31. The Andromeda galaxy. All the stars you see there are as drops on your windshield. The galaxy you see is like faraway mountains - it's 2.2 million light years away. Note the spiral action.  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 23:08:25 GMT -5
Comet Hale-Bopp.  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 28, 2004 23:35:27 GMT -5
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Post by strat-0 on May 29, 2004 18:36:05 GMT -5
Sol  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 29, 2004 18:38:40 GMT -5
Lightening in the Gulf of Mexico  |
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Post by strat-0 on May 29, 2004 18:41:00 GMT -5
The kite-shaped constellation is Delphi.  |
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Post by phil on May 29, 2004 19:56:45 GMT -5
FUCK THE COSMOS ... !! Say hello to the original PHILÉMON ... !!  |
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Post by maarts on May 30, 2004 7:21:43 GMT -5
Philemon wasn't bad but no match for my hero- Gaston Lagaffe!  |
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Post by Dr. Drum on May 30, 2004 7:35:32 GMT -5
Cool shots, strat-0 but why'd ya let all the other riff raff in here with their comics and donkeys?  |
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Post by maarts on May 30, 2004 7:53:54 GMT -5
Ooh! I love the smell of snobs in the morning ;D OK, if you want hifalutin pix, here we are:  |
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Post by maarts on May 30, 2004 7:59:23 GMT -5
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Post by maarts on May 30, 2004 8:16:02 GMT -5
...this series definitely is more down-to-earth as Strat(osphere)'s opening stanza...these pics belong to Simon Larbalestier, one of the more interesting photographers around and certainly not unknown to Pixies-fans amongst us.  |
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