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Jupiter, Moon and Venus Conjunction

This is a quick snap of Jupiter (top) Venus and the Moon taken from the terrace taken on 30-Nov 2008. Unfortunately it was cloudy the next day when they were even closer, and in a smiley face Conjunction



Nikon D50, 38mm, Exposure 1.6s, ISO 800

EQ-6 Noise removal procedure

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Maxvision MN152 F4.8 Maksutov-Newtonian

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Mont Blanc

Here is a view of Mont Blanc taken from our terrace with the 8SE telescope. At 4,800m it' one of the highest mountain in Europe, and the peak it right on the French / Italian border. 


Camera : Nikon D50 

Exposure : 1/1000

Scope : 8SE

Distance to target: 80 km

Here is the same view in Google Earth. The line goes from Lausanne in Switzerland, across Lake Geneva and the French border (yellow line) all the way to Mont Blanc.

First astro photos

Here are my first astro photos - taken with a Sony Cybershot hand held up to the eyepiece of the 8SE.

Moon
Exposure: 1/40 sec
Scope : Celestron Nexstar 8SE
Camera : Sony Cybershot DSC-P71



Jupiter
Exposure : 1/30 sec
Scope : Celestron Nexstar 8SE
Camera : Sony Cybershot

Celestron Nexstar 8SE

My first scope - the Celestron Nexstar 8SE. Here it is set up ready for use on the terrace with the French alps in the background.