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A few astro shots from 2012

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Here are a few interesting pics I've taken with a variety of cameras and telescopes this year.

Harvest Moon 2012 taken from Fort Davis in September:

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Jupiter, Callisto, Ganymede, Europa, and Io; taken from Midland in Early November:

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Lunar surface, taken in October with a high-filter optic:

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Related fun pics:

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Cool stuff Tim! I like the Jupiter shot showing the moons.

Check out the photos this guy has:

http://www.allans-stuff.com/astrophotography.html

He was my next door neighbor for about 15 years, total gadget freak. He's always been into photography, but has really gotten into the stellar stuff in recent years. He's got some pretty amazing stuff.

Here is his capture of the Andromeda Galaxy,

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Part of the Orion Nebulae
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The whole thing... anyone else see the face and the body?
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To take those kinds of pics definitely requires some high-end gadgetry; guide scopes, infrared digital filters, and -- of course -- a good telescope. The pics I took above were taken with five-inch and ten-inch Meade self-guiding scopes.

Well done work on his part. Looks like he's probably got a good bit of of the gear needed for planet hunting.
 
TWTim said:
To take those kinds of pics definitely requires some very high-end gadgetry; guide scopes, infrared digital filters, and -- of course -- a massive telescope.
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:tab He makes good money, has an understanding wife, and has no kids :D He's one of those guys that when he gets into a hobby, he goes in deep. He has an amazing ability to learn stuff thoroughly, FAST, and to remember it in incredible detail. He's one of my "go to" guys when I have questions about things like computers, cameras, and electronics in general. We've been buying our work computers from him for 18 years and he has incredible problem solving skills. He is completely self taught, having nothing more than a high school education. What is funny is that he used to teach some Microsoft certification courses and he did not have any of the certifications he was teaching, hehe.
 
Tourmeister said:
:tab He makes good money, has an understanding wife, and has no kids :D He's one of those guys that when he gets into a hobby, he goes in deep. He has an amazing ability to learn stuff thoroughly, FAST, and to remember it in incredible detail. He's one of my "go to" guys when I have questions about things like computers, cameras, and electronics in general. We've been buying our work computers from him for 18 years and he has incredible problem solving skills. He is completely self taught, having nothing more than a high school education. What is funny is that he used to teach some Microsoft certification courses and he did not have any of the certifications he was teaching, hehe.
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Hmm; exceptionally smart, no kids, understanding wife, and obsessed with pursuing his own intellectual and artistic interests at every opportunity. It seems I've found my doppelgänger.

LOL. :mrgreen:
 
TWTim said:
Hmm; exceptionally smart, no kids, understanding wife, and obsessed with pursuing his own intellectual and artistic interests at every opportunity. It seems I've found my doppelgänger.

LOL. :mrgreen:
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He's about your height too :-P
 
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