| ~ 100 Hours of Astronomy – April 2-5 2009 |
| History of 100 Hours of Astronomy at Kopernik Observatory; 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 |
It’s over – however, read this page to learn about what happened during this world-wide event! |
| ~ The Moon ~ a collection of lunar images |
| Crescent Moon, 2.8 days after New ~ large file |
Image thru Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor, April 27th, 2009 |
| Crescent Moon, 2.8 days after New ~ small file |
Image thru Astro-Physics 6-inch F/12 refractor, April 27th, 2009 |
| Lunar Crater Bullialdus; western part of Mare Nubium |
From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope. |
| Lunar Crater Cassini & Valley Vallis Alpes |
From a video with a Phillips TouCam Pro II webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope. |
| Lunar Crater Clavius; walled plain near the moon’s south pole. |
From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope. |
| Lunar Crater Copernicus, plus Kepler and Aristarchus, Jan 2, 2007 |
Image taken with 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics refractor and 2.4X Barlow lens. |
| Lunar Crater Gassendi; walled plain near edge of Mare Humorum |
From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope. |
| Lunar Crater Manilius |
From a video with a Celestron NextImage webcam; 20-inch F/8 telescope. |
| Lunar Crater Tycho, shows bright rays at full moon, Jan 2, 2007 7:30 EST |
Image taken with 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics refractor and 2.4X Barlow lens. |
| Lunar Eclipse of Feb 20, 2008 |
Image taken at Kopernik by N. Guydosh using his DSLR camera. |
| Lunar Eclipse of March 23rd, 1997 |
Photos of eclipse thru 20 in. scope working at F/5; Kodak Gold 200 film. |
| Lunar Eclipse of March 23rd, 1997, Photos thru 20 inch scope |
The eclipse was seen by over 300 visitors to Kopernik, using various instruments. |
| Lunar Terminator, 1st Quarter – with names |
Image identifies many craters in this lunar landscape |
| Lunar Terminator, 1st Quarter, March 4th, 2009, 3:30 UT |
Image thru Kopernik’s 6-inch refractor |
| Moon, nearly full (99.5% illuminated), January 3, 2007 0:30 UT |
Image taken with Canon Rebel DLSR and 6-inch F/12 Astro-Physics APO refractor |
| Moon, nearly full, January 3, 2007 0:30 UT |
Larger version of full moon image. |
| Moon, waxing gibbous (64% illuminated), October 31, 2006 3:30 UT |
Image taken with Canon Rebel DLSR and 6-inch F/12 Astrophysics APO refractor |
| Total Lunar Eclipse, 11:10 EDT, Oct. 27, 2004 |
Photo thru 20-inch telescope working at F/5 |
| Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, larger version |
About maximum eclipse; larger version of same image. |
| Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, partial phase |
Photo taken as the moon emerged from total eclipse. |
| Total Lunar Eclipse, Oct. 27, 2004, partial phase |
Exposure set to show sun lit portion of moon. |
| 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 2008in in Spiral Galaxy M-61. |
A type IIp Supernova; Images taken on 3/18/09, 3/25/09 and 4/30/09 |
| Supernova 2009at in Spiral Galaxy NGC 5301; image taken May 13, 2009 at 3:10 UT |
A CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. |
| Supernova 2009dd in Spiral Galaxy NGC 4088; image taken May 19, 2009 at 3:00 UT. |
As of May, the brightest supernova in 2009. |
| Background Information ~ Learn more about these images! |
| A Sample of Image Processing ~ see how it’s 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 |
| Jay Sarton’s 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’s Dawn |
The morning after an all night “Hale-Bopp” session. |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| M- 3, a Globular Star Cluster in Canes Venatici |
A color CCD image taken thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5. |
| M-109, a Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major |
A color CCD image thru our 20-inch telescope. |
| M-13, the Great Globular Star Cluster in Hercules |
A color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. |
| M-51, A Spiral Galaxy & companion, aka “The Whirlpool Galaxy” |
Color image taken with STL-1301E CCD camera thru our 20-inch telescope. |
| M-61, a Spiral Galaxy in Virgo |
Includes Supernovae 1999gn & 2008in |
| M-72, a Globular Star Cluster in Aquarius |
A 30 minute color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. |
| M-73, an Asterism of 4 stars in Aquarius |
A 5 minute CCD exposure thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5. |
| M-85, Lenticular Galaxy; NGC 4394, Spiral Galaxy, MCG 3-32-29, Elliptical Galaxy, J1225+182, Quasar |
Three interacting Galaxies in in Coma Berenices, plus a distant background Quasar |
| M-87, Giant Elliptical Galaxy in Virgo – with strange optical jet |
Several other galaxies are in the field |
| NGC 1435, Merope Nebula, Reflection Nebula in the Pleiades Star Cluster |
A color CCD image taken thru our 20-inch telescope working at F/5. |
| NGC 3020, NGC 3016, NGC 3019, NGC 3024, Galaxy Group in Leo |
A CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. |
| NGC 3628, an Edge-on Spiral Galaxy in Leo |
Color image; one of a triplet of galaxies including M-65 and M-66. |
| NGC 4361, Planetary Nebula, irregular disk |
A CCD image thru our 20-inch telescope; revised processing |
| NGC 7000 - The North America Nebula |
Photo thru 8 inch F/1.5 Schmidt Camera, and color image taken with Canon DLSR. |
| NGC 7293, aka “The Helix Nebula”, a planetary nebula in Aquarius |
A 60 minute color CCD image thru our 20 inch telescope. |
| NGC 7331, a Spiral Galaxy; Galaxy Group w/ NGC 7335, 7336, 7337 |
Color CCD image, plus negative view identifying objects in this area. |
| 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. |
| The Solar System ~ Images of the Sun, Planets, Meteors, and Comets |
| ~ Comet Hale-Bopp - An Image Collection |
Kopernik’s 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’s 20-inch telescope using STL-1301E camera. |
| Comet 17P/ Holmes, image taken October 25, 2007 |
Image thru Kopernik’s 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, image from 1999. |
CCD image. |
| Jupiter, image from May 31, 2007. |
Color image thru our 20-inch telescope. |
| Jupiter, Saturn, Venus - The Planets in May 2007 |
Images taken on the night of 30/31 May 2007 |
| Jupiter, with Great Red Spot |
Color CCD image taken in May 2003. |
| 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 |
| 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’s 6-inch heliostat (solar telescope) |
| Venus, Feb 26 & Mar 20, 2009 |
Images show change in phase over the period |
