Nova Erupts in Sagittarius

A possible nova PNV J17452791-2305213 just discovered:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/Nova-Erupts-in-Sagittarius-148454005.html

Astrophotography - Planetary Conjunction

Object: Planetary Conjunction - The Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Pleiades, Taurus
Date: 24-Mar-2012
Equipment:

• Canon EOS Rebel XT with Canon zoom lens

Description:

Wide-field un-tracked long-exposure photograph of conjunction of solar system objects and constellations.

The image was taken on a tripod mount. It was cropped, and no other processing was done, except for adding the labels on the second image.
After taking the picture of the moon, Jupier, Venus and the Pleiades, I found that I got a bonus image of the constellation of Taurus!

Images

The Moon, Jupiter, Venus, Pleiades, Taurus. 24-Mar-2012.
f/4 18mm 10sec ISO-1600

Astrophotography - Mars

Object: Planet Mars
Date: 14-Dec-2007
Distance to Mars: 0.59118AU
Equipment:

• Logitech QuickCam Pro, lens and casing removed, 35mm canister added to fit in the focuser
• Orion 6" dobsonian telescope

Description:

102 of 299 images stacked in RegiStax v4.0, processed in Photoshop.

The images were taken untracked, with a dobsonian mount. The images were captured using K3CCD sofware while they drifted in the field of view. The telescope had to be manually moved after every set of exposures, and the target re-found before capturing the next set of images. This procedure requires extreme patience and a high level of skill.

Astrophotography - Comet 17P/Holmes

Object: Comet 17P/Holmes
Date: 30-Oct-2007
Equipment:

• Canon Digital Rebel XT on tripod

Description:

Wide field image of Comet 17P/Holmes captured with Canon Digital Rebel XT tripod mounted.

Astrophotography - Mars

Object: Planet Mars
Date: 03-Nov-2005
Distance to Mars: 0.46595AU
Equipment:

• Logitech QuickCam Pro, lens and casing removed, 35mm canister added to fit in the focuser
• Orion 6" dobsonian telescope

Description:

74 frames stacked in RegiStax 3, processed in Photoshop.

The images were taken untracked, with a dobsonian mount. The images were captured using K3CCD sofware while they drifted in the field of view. The telescope had to be manually moved after every set of exposures, and the target re-found before capturing the next set of images. This procedure requires extreme patience and a high level of skill.

Astrophotography - Mars

Object: Planet Mars and the Pleiades Constellation
Date: 28-Oct-2005
Equipment:

• Canon PowerShot A95 on tripod

Description:

Wide-field long exposure with Canon PowerShot A95 on tripod. 15 sec exposure with 16mm @ F/4, ISO400; 4 images registered, stacked and processed in Photoshop

Astrophotography - Planetary Conjunction

Object: Planet Saturn
Date: 23-Apr-2004
Equipment:

• Canon EOS Rebel with 50mm lens

Description:

Wide-field long-exposure photographs of conjunction of solar system objects.

Images

Venus, Moon, Mars, and Saturn. 23 April, 2004.
50mm Fujufilm HQ ASA 100