Images From Space
| ~ The Wide-field Sky ~ Constellations and larger sky views | ||
| Constellation Auriga | Wide field image; With parts of Taurus and Gemini. |  |
| Constellation Auriga (with lines, etc) | Traditional lines and main stars and deep sky objects identified. |  |
| Constellation Orion | Wide field image taken with Canon digital camera. |  |
| Constellation Scorpius ?with Jupiter ?Aug 14, 2007 | A wide-field image taken with a Canon DSLR |  |
| Sagittarius, the movie! Watch the Milky Way move behind the trees. | This is a very big avi file that will take about 5 minutes to download. | |
| A Gallery of Recent Supernovae | ||
| ~ The Latest Supernovae Website: Data, pictures, links, on currently observable Supernovae. | Maintained by David Bishop of the Astronomy Section of the Rochester Academy of Science. | |
| Supernova 2011dh in Spiral Galaxy M-51; image taken 06/04/11 at 4:40 UT | A 30-minute exposure thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5. |  |
| Supernova 2011dh in Spiral Galaxy M-51; image taken 06/07/11 at 4:00 UT. | Color image. | |
| Background Information ~ Learn more about these images! | ||
| A Sample of Image Processing ~ see how it? done!! | See how the CCD image of M-19 was processed (this is a LARGE file) |  |
| A Special News Note: New Estimates of Globular Star Cluster Ages and Distances | Informational text: includes LINKS for more details. | |
| A Special News Note: The Age of the Universe Paradox | How can stars be older than the Universe?? Includes LINKS for more details. | |
| The Planetary Nebulae: What are they??? | Read a description of these objects; includes links to our pictures and other sites. | |
| Kopernik People, Places, and Activities | ||
| Galilean Nights Event ?Oct 22, 2009 | A sidewalk astronomy event held in front of the Broome Co Library | |
| Jay Sarton? Going Away Party Dec 12, 2006 | Pictures from Jay's party; click on the links on the page. | |
| John Dobson: the Amateur Astronomer and Telescope Inventor's visit | Photos of the famous Dobsonian Telescope inventor's visit to Kopernik | |
| Photo of Kopernik Space Education Center in Autumn | Spectacular fall foliage provides a backdrop |  |
| Photo of Kopernik's 20 inch F/8.1 Telescope | Our Optical Guidance Systems Ritchey-Chretien Cassegrain Telescope |  |
| Photos of Kopernik Space Education Center on a Winter? Dawn | The morning after an all night ?ale-Bopp?session. | |
| The 100 Hours of Astronomy at Kopernik Observatory History file; pdf file | This 11 page pdf file describes the event and has many pictures. | |
| The 100 Hours of Astronomy at Kopernik Observatory, April 2nd thru 5th, 2009 | Learn about what happened during this amazing world-wide event! | |
| The Deep Sky Image Gallery | ||
| ~ Messier's Nebulae & Star Clusters: Our Pictures of Objects in the Messier Catalog | All of our pictures of the Messier Objects are at this link! | |
| ~ Our complete collection of Star Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies, and older Supernovae | Where have all the pictures gone? They're all here! All images over 2 months old are at this link. | |
| ~ The 15 Palomar Globular Star Clusters - Kopernik CCD Images | The Palomar Globular Clusters are some of the most remote clusters in the Milky Way. | |
| IC 5146, aka the Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus | H-alpha CCD image taken thru Kopernik's 20 inch telescope working at F/5. | |
| M- 1, Supernova Remnant, aka The Crab Nebula | A remnant of the supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in AD 1054. | |
| M-31, the Nucleus of the Andromeda Galaxy | Image of the central bulge of M-31 taken with our 20-inch telescope. | |
| M-32, a compact Elliptical Galaxy in Andromeda | A companion of M-31; CCD Image taken thru our 20 inch telescope. | |
| M-42 and M-43, the Orion Nebula | Mosaic of two images taken thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5 | |
| M-51, A Spiral Galaxy & companion, aka ?he Whirlpool Galaxy?/a> | Color image taken with STL-1301E CCD camera thru our 20-inch telescope. | |
| M-74, a face-on Spiral Galaxy in Pisces | Three CCD images thru our 20-inch telescope; includes two supernovae. | |
| M-76, A Planetary Nebula; aka The Little Dumbbell | A color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. | |
| M-78, Reflection Nebula in Orion | Color CCD image also shows NGC 2067, NGC 2064, and McNeil's Nebula | |
| NGC 281, an Emission Nebula; IC 1590, an Open Star Cluster | Pacman Nebula in h-alpha thru Kopernik? 20-inch telescope | |
| NGC 1788, a Reflection Nebula; Lynds 1616, a Dark Nebula | A Kopernik CCD image recently published in Sue French? book Deep Sky Wonders. | |
| NGC 2024, the Flame Nebula in Orion | A color image taken with STL-1301E camera thru our 20-inch scope working at F/5. | |
| NGC 2359, a Nebula in Canis Major; aka "Thor's Helmet" | CCD image; a "bubble" nebula that surrounds a Wolf-Rayet Star. | |
| NGC 6888, the "Crescent Nebula" in Cygnus | A color CCD image taken thru our 20-inch telescope | |
| NGC 6960, the western Veil Nebula, aka The Witch? Broom | Mosaic of four narrow-band H-alpha images. | |
| NGC 6979, the Pickering? Triangle section of the Veil Nebula | Mosaic of four narrow-band H-alpha images. | |
| NGC 6992, the eastern loop of the Veil Nebula | Mosaic of three narrow-band H-alpha images. | |
| NGC 7000, the North American and Pelican Nebulae | H-alpha & color image thru a Takahashi 106mm F/5 refractor piggyback on Kopernik? 20-inch | |
| The Horse Head Nebula, Barnard 33, in Orion | Color and B&W CCD images taken with new STL-1301E and old ST-9E cameras. | |
| The Moon ~ a collection of lunar images | ||
| ~ Moon Image Collection | This page has links to all of our images of the moon. | |
| Moon, nearing 1st quarter (45% illuminated), January 23, 2010 0:08 UT | SMALL FILE SIZE: Image taken with 6-inch F/12 Astrophysics APO refractor |  |
| The Solar System ~ Images of the Sun, Planets, Meteors, and Comets | ||
| ~ Comet Hale-Bopp - An Image Collection | Kopernik? finest images of Comet Hale-Bopp | |
| ~ Info on Comet Holmes | Info on an amazingly bright Comet that appeared in October 2007. | |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, 11/02/07 image showing inner coma detail | Black & White image showing detail in inner coma. |  |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Jan 9, 2008 at 10:00 pm EST | An 8-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR thru 80mm Brandon APO refractor. |  |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Nov 10, 2007 at 9:30 pm EST | A 7-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR thru 80mm Brandon APO refractor. |  |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken Nov 2, 2007 at 00:05 am EDT | Color CCD image thru Kopernik? 20-inch telescope using STL-1301E camera. |  |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken October 25, 2007 | Image thru Kopernik? 20-inch telescope using a Canon DSLR camera. |  |
| Comet Holmes in Perseus ?the full wide-field frame | Image taken Nov 11, 2007 by KAS Member G. Normandin |  |
| Comet Holmes in the Constellation Perseus ?Nov 11, 2007, 8:00 pm EST | A 7-minute exposure with Canon Rebel DSLR and 50mm lens |  |
| Great Comets of the Past: Images from 1999 thru 2006 | Links to our older Comet pictures; there sure were some fine Comets in past years! | |
| Jupiter ?Nov 2, 2011 | Image with CCD camera thru Kopernik? 20-inch telescope. |  |
| Jupiter, and 3 moons ?11:08 EDT, Sept 2, 2009 | Image with NexImage webcam thru Astro-Physics 6-inch refractor. |  |
| Jupiter, and 3 moons ?11:26 EDT, Sept 2, 2009 | Image with NexImage webcam thru Astro-Physics 6-inch refractor. |  |
| Leonid Meteor Shower Images, Nov. 18th, 2001 and Nov. 17th, 1996 | Photos of the spectacular Leonid Meteor Shower taken at Kopernik | |
| Mars ~ March 16th, 1997 | CCD Images thru the 20 inch using a 2.4x barlow lens |  |
| Mars, four images taken on March 16, 2010 | Taken with our Astro-Physics 6-inch refractor working at F/30 |  |
| Mars, image taken at 4:24 UT on January 23, 2010 | Taken with our Astro-Physics 6-inch refractor working at F/30 |  |
| Photos of the Aurora Borealis - the Great Oct 2003 Solar Storm! | Photos taken by members of the Kopernik Astro Society during the October 2003 Solar Storm. | |
| Photos of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) from 1988-1991 | Photos taken by members of the Kopernik Astro Society during the 1988-1991 solar cycle peak | |
| Photos of the Aurora Borealis from November 2004. | Includes auroras from two nights in November 2004. | |
| Saturn | Color CCD image taken at 2:00 UT on May 17, 2004 |  |
| Saturn, image taken at 3:00 UT on April 23, 2008 | Celestron webcam exposure thru our Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor |  |
| Solar Eclipse Photos by members of the Kopernik Astronomical Society | Please have patience while this page loads; there are many photos. | |
| Sun, White light, with numerous sun spots; taken on May 16, 2000, 21:00 UT | Photo taken with Kopernik? 6-inch heliostat (solar telescope) |  |
| Sunspot Group NOAA 1040 ?close-up view | Taken with our Astro-Physics 6-inch refractor working at F/29 |  |
| Sunspot Group NOAA 1040; image taken at 11:30 EST, Jan 14, 2010 | Image taken with our Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor |  |
| Sunspot Group NOAA 1040; image taken at 11:40 EST, Jan 14, 2010 | Image taken with our Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor |  |
| Sunspot Group NOAA 1109 | Taken with our 20-inch RC Cass masked down to 5.5 inches |  |
| Venus, Feb 26 & Mar 20, 2009 | Images show change in phase over the period |  |
