RRAS Members' Astronomy Photos
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M-42
6" f/6 Newtonian, Prime Focus
5 minute exposure on Kodak Gold 1600 Film
Taken Jan. 16, 1991 at Thibodaux, LA
by Darin Templet
M-45
6" f/6 Newtonian, Prime Foucs
5 minute exposure on Kodak Gold 1600 Film
Taken Nov. 17, 1990 at Thiboaux, LA
by Darin Templet
Milky Way in Sagittarius
Piggy back with 135mm telephoto lens
10 minute exposure on Kodak Gold 800 Film
Taken July 22, 2000 at Chaco Culture National Park
by Darin Templet
Moon
8" f/10 SCT, Prime Foucus
1/125 second exposure on Kodak Gold 100 Film
Taken March 31, 2001 at Rio Rancho, NM
by Darin Templet
M-27
14" f/11 SCT with f/6.3 focal reducer, Prime Foucus
Combination of two six minute (red and green), and one seven and a half minute (blue) CCD images.
Taken August 18, 2001 at Chaco Culture National Park
by Darin and Melanie Templet
M-15
14" f/11 SCT, Prime Focus
10 minute BW CCD image with false coloring
Taken September 21, 2001 at Chaco Culture National Park
by Darin Templet
Sun
5" f/10 SCT, 31 mm eyepeice projection with an Olympus D-460 digital camera
Taken August 19, 2002 at Rio Rancho, NM
by Jim Messick
NGC 7331
14" f/11 SCT with f/6.3 Focal Reducer
Combination of three 20 minute CCD images (red, green, and blue)
Taken October 13, 2001 at Chaco Culture National Park
by Darin Templet
NGC 891
14" f/11 SCT with f/6.3 Focal Reducer
Combination of three 10 minute CCD images (red, green, and blue)
Taken October 13, 2001 at Chaco Culture National Park
by Darin Templet
If you would like to include your photos in this gallery, email them to
Darin Templet.
Please include a description of when, where and how the photo was taken
Moon
5" f/10 SCT, eyepeice projection with an Nikon Coolpix 5700, 40mm eyepiece, 2.5x powermate
1/126 second exposure. Taken September 13, 2003 at Rio Rancho, NM
by Jim Messick
Lunar Eclipse
5" f/10 SCT, eyepeice projection with an Nikon Coolpix 5700, 18.8 mm eyepiece,
8 second exposure. Taken October 27 at Rio Rancho, NM
by Jim Messick
