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Orion Constellation and Open Clusters

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Posted on December 12, 2015 by Benoit Guertin
Constellation Orion and Open Clusters

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Open clusters around Orion. Continue reading →

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Jupiter – April 11th, 2015

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Posted on April 12, 2015 by Benoit Guertin

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Jupiter is a good target right now as it’s high in the sky, so you’re not looking through too much atmosphere and turbulence. Now this is far from my all-time best shot, but after a 3 year break, I’m a … Continue reading →

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How bright is a February Full Moon? These are the raw photos from my phone.
Tonight's SNOW MOON done extremely quickly on my phone with Snapseed to stack a short and long exposure.
Year 2020 in review with the top 9 photos. There was no doubt that C/2020 F3 NEOWISE would be in this list.
First time trying out the QHY5III290C camera and decided to do that in daytime in the slightly warmer -3degC weather.
Finally a sunny day and some visible active sunspot regions.
Processed images of C/2020 F3 NEOWISE from July 9th that I never got around to working on as I couldn't get DSS or Registax to properly deal with this series of photos.
Crescent Moon, Saturn and Jupiter all within the same frame.
New gear! I was long overdue to get a Planetary/Guiding camera to replace my 15+ year-old Philips webcam where my exposure time was limited to between 1/5sec and 1/60sec.

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Apollo 11 and 17 landing sites and other features
Apollo 11 and 17 landing sites and other features Moon (October 6th, 2016) – Benoit Guertin
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE in the dawn sky July 9, 2020 (Benoit Guertin)
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE in the dawn sky July 9, 2020 (Benoit Guertin)
September 27th Full Moon
September 27th Full Moon
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE taken with Skywatcher 80ED telescope, July 23, 2020 (Benoit Guertin)
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE taken with Skywatcher 80ED telescope, July 23, 2020 (Benoit Guertin)
Ring Nebula - Messier 57 Planetary Nebula Benoit Guertin
Ring Nebula – Messier 57 Planetary Nebula Benoit Guertin
Jupiter - 2017 opposition - SW80ED and 2x barlow
Jupiter – 2017 opposition – SW80ED and 2x barlow
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE - 09-JUL-2020
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE – 09-JUL-2020 (Benoit Guertin – Laval, Quebec)
Leo Triplet - M66 Galaxy Group
Leo Triplet – M65 (right), M66 (below) and NGC3628 (upper left)
Milky Way - Sagittarius (just above the trees) to Altair (bright star upper left)
Milky Way – Sagittarius (just above the trees) to Altair (bright star upper left)
Milky Way around constellation Vulpecula
Milky Way around constellation Vulpecula – Benoit Guertin
Moon Rising over New-York Skyline (photo montage)
Moon Rising over New-York Skyline (photo montage)
M13 Globular Cluster
M13 Globular Cluster – Benoit Guertin
Jupiter - Benoit Guertin
Jupiter – Benoit Guertin
Overlay with star chart - October 5th, 2016
Overlay with star chart – October 5th, 2016
August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse
August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse
Sunspots on 2020-12-29
Active Sunspot Regions 2794 and 2795 on 2020-12-29
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