Astrophotography portfolio Justina Spinale
Moon Date: Wed. July 25, 2012 Time: 10:19 PM Weather: Breezy night, some areas of sky-clear, other areas-hazy Telescope: 8 inch Meade Camera: Star-shoot Pro - Orion Number of Exposures: 1 Duration of Exposure: 10 seconds Number of Dark Frames: None Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Virgo Elevation: RA: 13h 45m 58s DEC: -14 52’ 46” AZ: +235 05’ 00” ALT: +12 55’ 00” Processing Steps: None
Saturn Date: Wed. July 25, 2012 Time: 10:33 PM Weather: Breezy night, some areas of sky-clear, other areas-hazy Telescope: 8 inch Meade Camera: Star-shoot Pro - Orion Number of Exposures: 1 Duration of Exposure: 10 seconds Number of Dark Frames: 1 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Virgo Elevation: RA: 13h 30m 45s DEC: -6 51’ 57” AZ: +235 18’ 00” ALT: +23 26’ 00” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling
Ring Nebula Date: Mon. August 13, 2012 Time: 10:22 PM Weather: Nice conditions, clear Telescope: 10 inch refractor Camera: Celestron CCD Number of Exposures: 3 Duration of Exposure: 1 minute Number of Dark Frames: 3 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Lyra Elevation: RA: 18h 54m 4s DEC: +33 02’ 59” AZ: +127 04’ 00” ALT: +76 22’ 00” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling, stacking, changing curves
Lagoon Nebula Date: Wed. August 15, 2012 Time: 10:30 PM Weather: Cold night, semi-hazy Telescope: Celestron 8 inch Camera: Canon E0S Xsi Number of Exposures: 4 Duration of Exposure: 30 seconds Number of Dark Frames: 4 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Sagittarius Elevation: RA: 18h 4m 34s DEC: -24 22’ 55” AZ: +186 36’ 46” ALT: +23 7’ 31” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling, stacking, changing curves
Open Cluster m11 (WILD DUCK) Date: Wed. August 15, 2012 Time: 10:40 PM Weather: Cold night, semi-hazy Telescope: Celestron 8 inch Camera: Canon E0S Xsi Number of Exposures: 1 Duration of Exposure: 30 seconds Number of Dark Frames: 1 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Scutum Elevation: RA: 18h 51m 47s DEC: -6 15’ 04” AZ: +179 40’ 38” ALT: +41 32’ 19” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling
Globular Cluster m28 Date: Wed. August 15, 2012 Time: 10:40 PM Weather: Cold night, semi-hazy Telescope: Celestron 8 inch Camera: Canon E0S Xsi Number of Exposures: 3 Duration of Exposure: 30 seconds Number of Dark Frames: 3 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Sagittarius Elevation: RA: 18h 25m 17s DEC: -24 51’ 33” AZ: +186 20’ 14” ALT: +22 29’ 14” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling, Stacking, changing curves
Whirlpool Galaxy Date: Mon. August 20, 2012 Time: 10:30 PM Weather: Cold and very cloudy night Telescope: Celestron 8 inch Camera: Canon E0S Xsi Number of Exposures: 5 Duration of Exposure: 1 minute Number of Dark Frames: 5 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Ursa Major Elevation: RA:13h 30m 26s DEC: +47 08’ 07” AZ: +302 43’ 59” ALT: +38 43’ 53” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling, Stacking, changing curves
Mizar and friend Date: Mon. August 20, 2012 Time: 10:40 PM Weather: Cold and very cloudy night Telescope: Celestron 8 inch Camera: Canon E0S Xsi Number of Exposures: 2 Duration of Exposure: 15 seconds Number of Dark Frames: 2 Number of Flat Frames: None Constellation: Ursa Major Elevation: RA: 13h 24m 26s DEC: +54 51’ 36” AZ: +312 23’ 48” ALT: +40 57’ 30” Processing Steps: Cropping, scaling, stacking, changing curves, brightness/contrast