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Pinned topic The Rate of Movement of Celestial Objects
The single most important number for the astrophotographer is the rate of movement of the
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 16-May-13 12:56 PM
by nrothschild
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Pinned topic Chasing New and Old Moons
Any members reading this have surely shot the moon. Most start with the full moon, doubtl
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 10-May-13 07:10 PM
by scara36
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Pinned topic Welcome To The *NEW* Astrophotography Forum!
For many years the staff has talked about the idea of this forum. It has finally come abo
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 05-Oct-12 08:46 PM
by nrothschild
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Pinned topic Policy on Non-Nikon Camera Gear in the Astro Forum
The team has discussed the issue of posting images made with non-Nikon gear in this Astrop
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 05-Oct-12 08:25 PM0260 ---
Pinned topic Astrophotgraphy Forum dedication
This forum is dedicated to the memory of Captain Alan G. Poindexter. A Naval flyer, ast
jrp Administrator JRP is one of the co-founders, has in-depth knowledge in various areas. Awarded for his contributions for the Resources 12-Sep-12 09:50 AM0196 ---
A general, generic topic Cocos Night Sky 23/07/2012
Hi, greetings from the sandbar We were having a lovely bbq at Trannies Beach (so named
Marjani Moderator expert in ocean scapes and underwater photography 22-May-13 02:35 PM
by nrothschild
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A topic tagged as having a question Full moon landscapes?
This may be a silly question, but is it possible to do full moon landscapes with the moon
scara36 Silver Member 22-May-13 03:20 AM
by nrothschild
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A general, generic topic A different conjunction: Jupiter and Uranus
Once every 13 years and 4 months, Jupiter passes by Uranus. Jupiter's "year" is 11.9 Eart
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 21-May-13 02:21 PM027 ---
A general, generic topic May-June Conjunction Challenge
I have a new challenge centered on an astronomical event playing out over the next few wee
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 20-May-13 06:31 PM
by nrothschild
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This is a hot, active topic! Night Sky of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Last night was the first in many a month where I had the chance to head north to our old j
Marjani Moderator expert in ocean scapes and underwater photography 20-May-13 12:51 AM
by Marjani
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A general, generic topic Moon-Pleiades-Mercury Conjunction - An Oldie But Goodie
On April 26, 2009 the roughly 1 day 21 hour old moon fully occulted the Pleiades star clus
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 19-May-13 04:53 PM025 ---
A general, generic topic Waxing Moon with V1, redux
After I commented on one of Neil Rothschild's recent posts, in the ongoing thread about sh
gvk Silver Member 19-May-13 03:28 AM
by gvk
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This is a hot, active topic! May New Moon Challenge!
I thought I would try a challenge. If it works, maybe some contests? May is about the
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 19-May-13 03:26 AM
by gvk
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A general, generic topic Dawn and Dusk Shooting - Camera Metering
Of interest to astrophotographers and general landscape photographers is the problem of me
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 17-May-13 10:33 PM042 ---
A general, generic topic Southern Hemisphere Challenge: Crux and Omega Centauri
This is only for the Southern Hemisphere because these objects are not visible from the US
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 17-May-13 10:10 PM029 ---
A general, generic topic Ready for astrophotography!!!!
I'm really glad to find this forum on Nikonians. I've been following the thread over on F
winthrop Silver Member 08-May-13 02:30 AM
by lastdaylight
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A general, generic topic Sorry, computerless and got bored!
Took this image many moons ago ;) and wanted to try out the Photoshop iTouch on the iPad
glxman Silver Member 08-May-13 02:23 AM
by glxman
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This is a hot, active topic! Orion Nebula
Here's a shot of the Orion Nebula, M42, taken about a year ago. I'm hoping to stir up some
lastdaylight Gold Member 07-May-13 05:33 PM
by winthrop
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A general, generic topic Eclipse attempt back in Dec 2002
Hi Guys, Had the old Nikon FE, tried to capture an eclipse but did not know what I was do
glxman Silver Member 05-May-13 12:23 AM
by glxman
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A general, generic topic Large CME impact 4-13
Predicted ETA for the CME. 1700-1800Z (0900-1000 AKDT) on Saturday 13 April. It was gen
2pixels_short Gold Member 13-Apr-13 05:16 PM
by 2pixels_short
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A general, generic topic First time shooting stars...........
Hey all, I had an opportunity to photograph the stars the other night. We were supposed
Bump57 Silver Member 13-Apr-13 06:39 AM
by nrothschild
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A general, generic topic ISS and Soyuz Docking
Literally had a few minutes to set up my dreadful tripod and connect the 70-200mm lens and
scriberoo Silver Member 05-Apr-13 06:33 PM
by nrothschild
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A general, generic topic Aurora Borealis - with new D7100
Took these on 3-17-13 at 2:30AM in Northern Wisconsin. Thanks for looking. Al Ni k
cockers Silver Member 30-Mar-13 06:22 PM
by cockers
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A general, generic topic First moon shot new lens..
Prior shots from 70-300 4.5-5.6 were..meh... This taken in back yard...some light pollu
s2sailorlis_nikon Silver Member 29-Mar-13 02:04 AM
by s2sailorlis_nikon
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A general, generic topic Large CME impact 3-16
Here are a few images as a result of the huge CME that hit the magnetosphere last night. T
2pixels_short Gold Member 19-Mar-13 11:51 PM
by lastdaylight
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A general, generic topic Comet PanStarrs + Moon crescent over Valley of Fire
As I thought that my photo is more a landscape than an astronomic photograph, I have poste
newbird Silver Member 19-Mar-13 07:21 AM085 ---
A general, generic topic The Moon and Jupiter
Had a chance of these two together tonight, less than ideal as only my monopod available a
simonsi Silver Member 18-Mar-13 06:40 AM085 ---
A general, generic topic anyone try the Vixen Polarie tracker for DSLR?
found this http://www.vixenopti cs.com/mounts/polari e.html anybody try it, or the http:/
autoexer Silver Member 18-Mar-13 12:19 AM058 ---
A general, generic topic PanSTARRS over Alaska
Nothing to write home about. If the weather holds I will be back out tomorrow night. ht
2pixels_short Gold Member 15-Mar-13 05:13 PM
by simonsi
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This is a hot, active topic! Comet Alert: March 12-??
This [link:http://science .nasa.gov/science-ne ws/science-at-nasa/2 013/06feb_panstarrs| NASA
nrothschild Moderator Neil is an expert in several areas, including camera support 15-Mar-13 02:16 AM
by lastdaylight
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