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Category: KPO Digital Images

Digital Image: The Heart Nebula

Posted onMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021

This is the Heart Nebula, IC 1805, in the constellation of Cassiopeia. This image was taken from Key West, Florida. This was captured using my travel astrophotography kit. The skies from the Florida Keys are dark due to the small amount of land and population. of course Key West is much more populated, but this Read More …

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Digital Image: Jupiter – Saturn Conjunction

Posted onDecember 26, 2020December 26, 2020

The great astronomical event to close out the less-than-stellar year of 2020, was the exceptionally close pass of the two largest planets in the solar system; Jupiter & Saturn. The closest alignment appeared just a tenth of a degree apart and lasted for a few days in the southwestern sky. On the evening of December Read More …

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Digital Image: The Milky Way from Capitol Reef

Posted onSeptember 3, 2020

Here is the Milky Way from Capitol Reef National Park in Utah. The North American Nebula is visible in the center of the image. Capitol Reef had unbelievably dark skies, and the basic constellations were lost in the swath of star clouds. Image Info Canon 6D on a tripod, ISO 16,000, 30 seconds, Canon 16-35mm Read More …

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Digital Image: Big Dipper over the Grand Canyon

Posted onSeptember 3, 2020

Here is Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. In this image the canyon illumination was created by a waxing gibbous moon, probably about 80% full. Click on the image for a larger version. Image Info This is a single frame image, taken with my Canon 6D on a tripod, with Read More …

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Digital Image: Milky Way from Mesa Verde

Posted onSeptember 3, 2020October 1, 2020

This is the Milky Way from Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado. There’s tremendous detail in this image! Here is an Annotated Version. That’s Jupiter there on the left, with the constellation of Sagittarius just to the lower right – it looks like a teapot. The upper left area is the Scutum star cloud. On the Read More …

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