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Digital Camera
Imaging |
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Total Lunar Eclipse
We were fortunate to see the total lunar eclipse in
Singapore. Instead of the normal bright white full Moon (see the inset),
the Moon looked like a crescent Moon. On closer inspection, its red
"body" was apparent and progressed to an almost total eclipse before
passing out of the Earth's shadow to become a regular full Moon. The
lights in the lower left are that of an airplane that just happened to
be flying by the Moon during the 1.6s exposure. Simply Spectacular!!
by KJB |
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4 Apr 15 |
Total Eclipse Prominences
A closeup of some of the prominences visible during
the total eclipse as seen from the Pacific Ocean in Nov 2012.
by KJB |
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14 Nov 12 |
Venus Transit Animation
An animated GIF of the transit of Venus in 2012. Only
the 2nd half of the transit was visible as the first half was blocked by
clouds.
by KJB |
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6 Jun 12 |
Reno Annular Eclipse
A montage of the stages of the 2012 annular eclipse
as well as the Eclipse Stage in Reno, Nevada.
by KJB |
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20 May 12 |
Galileoscoped Moon
Lunar picture taken in August last year. Canon 550d
with Galileoscope and its barlow lens. There's light pollution though
and the weather that night was cloudy. Taken from room window. Minor
editing done. Exposure 0.5s, ISO400.
by Khairul Ansar. |
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14 Aug 10 |
Sunstreak
Nice crack filament on the surface of the sun. It is
nice to see some solar activity again. Photos taken using an Olympus
e620 with 2x barlow through a Coronado PST, ISO 320, 1/15 sec and 1/10
sec.
by Chris Cheng. |
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31 Jul 10 |
Total Solar Eclipse
The coronal rays where composited from up to 12
different images taken during the 11 July 2010 eclipse over Easter
Island. Photos taken using a Canon 550D, ISO 200, f/5.6, with a 300mm
lens and a 1.4x teleconverter. Shutter speeds range from 1/2000 to 4
seconds.
by KJB. |
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11 Jul 10 |
M42 - Orion Nebula
Canon 500D prime focus on Meade LX200R 12", 8 sec x
10 ISO 1600, stacked and post
processed with Photoshop.
by KJB.
Photo is from backyard - in spite of all the light
pollution lots of detail can still be obtained. |
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12 Dec 09 |
The Moon
Canon 500D prime focus on C9.25. 1/25 sec ISO100.
From Punggai.
by KJB.
The Moon is always a good starting target for
photography. Good detail can be obtained with any telescope and very
fast shutter speeds. |
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27 Sep 09 |
Moon Halo
Canon 500D prime focus on C9.25. 1/25 sec ISO100.
From Punggai.
by KJB.
This optical phenomenon is due to ice crystals in
the clouds. If you zoom in, you can actually see the colours of the
rainbow in the halo! |
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27 Sep 09 |
M42 - Orion Nebula
Canon 300D prime focus on C9.25-GT, 30 sec, post
processed with Photoshop.
by KJB |
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1 Mar 05 |
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CCD/CMOS
Imaging |
Date |
The Moon in 170 Megapixels
A 13,000x13,000 composite image of the Moon.
Individual 1936x1096 frames were captured in video mode using ZWO's
ASI290MC CMOS camera mounted on Meade's LX200R 12". About 150 frames
were extracted from the video stream, and the images were then processed
in Photoshop CS6. They were initially lined up manually, then the moon
was divided into 9 sectors. Each sector was aligned and blended, largely
using Photoshop's photomerge function, and those that failed had to be
done by hand. Making-of video here.
by Koh Joo Beng & Jordon Koh |
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19 Jan 19 |
M4 (NGC 6121)
Took in Malaysia using the Orion Eon 80 and the Orion
Starshoot 2 CCD (1/2 inch format) on the CG5-GT mount guided by the
Orion SS Autoguider
by Alfred Cheang |
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8 Jun 10 |
M16 - Eagle Nebula
Took in Malaysia using the Orion Eon 80 and the Orion
Starshoot 2 CCD (1/2 inch format) on the CG5-GT mount guided by the
Orion SS Autoguider
by Alfred Cheang |
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8 Jun 10 |
M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
Took in Malaysia using the Orion Eon 80 and the Orion
Starshoot 2 CCD (1/2 inch format) on the CG5-GT mount guided by the
Orion SS Autoguider
by Alfred Cheang |
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8 Jun 10 |
Leo Triplet (M65 & M66)
Image with Canon 400D & 4 inch f/6 refractor from
Tanjung Sedili, Johor. Total exposure: 50 X 1min subframes unguided.
Processed and stacked with Iris and Canon dslr professional editor.
by Alfred Cheang |
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13 Mar 10 |
M51 galaxy
Image with Canon 400D & 4 inch f/6 refractor from
Tanjung Sedili, Johor. Total exposure: 33 X 1 min subframes unguided.
Processed and stacked with Iris and Canon dslr professional editor.
by Alfred Cheang |
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13 Mar 10 |
M42 - Orion Nebula
M42 image with Celestron C102 wideview f/5 achromatic
refractor and Orion Starshoot Imager from condo balcony. Total exposure
30s X 120 subframes unguided. Processed with DL Essential.
by Alfred Cheang |
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13 Feb 10 |
Horsehead & reflection nebula
Taken from condo grounds with Orion starshoot imager,
f/6 4in refractor and unguided shot. Processing includes colour
balancing and gamma stretching. 30s subframe, about 50 minutes in total
after discarding bad frames
by Alfred Cheang |
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13 Feb 10 |
Flame Nebula
Taken from condo grounds with Orion starshoot imager,
f/6 4in refractor and unguided shot. Processing includes colour
balancing and gamma stretching. 30s subframe X 30
by Alfred Cheang |
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13 Feb 10 |
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Microscope Images |
Date |
Centipede Stinger !
Canon Ixus 700, stack of 4 images, with custom white
balance, and post processed with Photoshop.
by KJB |
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25 Sep 05 |
Aliens
You don't need to go to the movies to see Aliens.
They're right outside - in rain-water that's been standing for a while.
No larger than a millimetre in length. It's name - harpacticoid copepod!
by KJB |
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11 Oct 03 |
Sand
Even normal sand from the sea-side, when put under a
microscope, take on new properties. Some are transparent like crystals.
by KJB |
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13 Sep 03 |
Moth dust
Anyone touched a moth before and noticed the "dust"
on their fingers. Under a microscope, they resolve into these nice
"feather"-like particles.
by KJB |
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16 Aug 03 |
Bacteria on Human Cheek Cells
This is a simple experiment that everyone can do.
Appreciate the fact that there are more bacteria in our mouth than
number of people on this planet!
by KJB |
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26 Jul 03 |
