Astronomy class images
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Image of sun near sunspot maximum (1981)
Closeup showing granulation
Two images of Orion's belt and sword, including M42
(second taken with Tulane's Schmidt camera by John Martinez)
Image of Pleiades; click for larger image.
Photograph of M45, the Pleiades, taken by Chris Runquist in
Feb. 1998 at Cunningham Observatory. Click
on image for larger version.
H-alpha image of Sun. Click on image
for larger version.
C-14 with DayStar H-alpha filter.
White-light image of Sun. Click on image to expand.
C-14, Feb. 11, 1998, 1/8 sec on Delta 100 with 8" aperture solar
filter
Close-up of Theophilus region. March 3, 1998, 1/8 sec on C-14
with 16mm eyepiece projection (f/22) on TMAX 400 CN. Click on image to expand.
Region of Mare Fecunditatis. 1/30 sec at f/11 on C-14, March 3, 1998
on TMAX 400 CN. Click on image
Copernicus (in darkness) and Eratosthenes. Click on image.
Photo Feb. 5, 1998 C-14, 1/8 sec with 16mm eyepiece projection (f/22),
Delta 100
Another March 3, 1998 lunar photo, this by Chris Runquist. Click for
larger image.
Image of Saturn. Click to see this and another image. C-14 image
1 sec at f/22 on Feb. 5, 1998.
CCD image of Orion's Trapezium. Click to see enlarged image.
Portion of spectrum of Sirius, photographed at Cunningham Observatory,
April 21, 1998. Click on image to see enlarged version.
Objects viewed at this past week's observing sessions:
galaxies: M51, M81, M82, M104
globular clusters: M13, M3
galactic clusters: M35, M44
planetary nebulae: M57, NGC 2392 (Eskimo)
planets: Venus, Jupiter (and Moon)
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